Comparison

Sonocent Link vs Voice Aloud Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sonocent Link

Record, annotate, and organize audio notes with text, photos, and scribbles. Seamlessly sync recordings to a desktop application for further review and study.

Highlights
  • High-quality audio recording
  • Color highlighting of audio
  • Add text and photo notes
  • Scribbled notes alongside audio
  • Full playback and editing
  • Sync with desktop software
Read full description

Sonocent Link is the fully- featured companion app for Sonocent Audio Notetaker, on PC or Mac. The App enables users to create high quality audio recordings, mark up the interesting audio with colour highlighting and add text notes, photographs and scribbled notes alongside the audio. Once a recording is complete it can be saved on the mobile device and imported to Sonocent Audio Notetaker on PC or Mac for further review. *** Sonocent Link enables full playback of recordings made on the app, and allows all editing features to be used in the App on playback, so you can review and engage with your recordings wherever you are. *** Sonocent Link is made available as part of a wider subscription. If you have been told you have access to the Sonocent Link App please use the credentials that will have been provided to you as part of your subscription. If you do not have access to Sonocent Link as part of a wider subscription, please download the ‘Sonocent Recorder’ app, which can optionally be upgraded to receive premium features. “Users are likely to find annotating and visually organising audio a boost to productivity” - PC Advisor magazine Sonocent provides audio note taking software to help students study more effectively and productively by capturing the ideas in their classes as audio files, allowing users to highlight the most useful parts of the recording, to quickly and easily revisit and learn later.

About

Voice Aloud Reader

This application transforms written text into spoken words, making it ideal for those who are busy or have difficulty reading. It supports a wide range of document types and languages, offering a customizable listening experience.

Highlights
  • Reads text aloud
  • Supports various document formats
  • Over 40 languages supported
  • Customizable reading speed, pitch, and volume
  • Customizable interface and read modes
  • File sharing via iCloud/iTunes
Features
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Listen to anything, anywhere. The app reads aloud text documents, e-books, websites, and printed books—perfect for commuting, multitasking, relaxing, or making written content easier to access. Designed for all users, including blind and low-vision users, with support for VoiceOver, Larger Text, sufficient contrast, and Reduced Motion. Use iCloud or iTunes to share files between your computer and the app. VOICES SUPPORT Choose from 40 languages, listen in different voices BOOKS SUPPORT Supports the most popular text formats CUSTOM INTERFACE Customize the font and the read mode at your own discretion CUSTOM SETTINGS Change pitch, volume, and speed of reading Supports text-to-speech in the following languages: English, Chinese, French, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Catalan, Afrikaans, Danish, German, Russian, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Dutch, Czech, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, and Vietnamese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sonocent Link4 screens
Voice Aloud Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voice Aloud Reader at 59% against Sonocent Link's 14%. Voice Aloud Reader also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (19K vs 16). Sonocent Link's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Sonocent Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voice Aloud Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Sonocent Link's written reviews are positive against 59% of Voice Aloud Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonocent Link ships an update every 5 months, Voice Aloud Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sonocent Link versus Voice Aloud Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonocent LinkVoice Aloud Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)4.6 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews58.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1619K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB74 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSonocent LtdMarcin Olawski

Customer experience

Sonocent Link

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Voice Aloud Reader

All ratings18,809 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,028 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative33.6%

Bugs and requests

Sonocent Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Voice Aloud Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly jumps to different sections of text
  • Struggles with formatting of multi-column documents
  • Occasional crashes when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add bookmarking/resume functionality
  • Improve voice quality and pronunciation
  • Allow custom voice speed increments
  • Implement a way to delete documents from library
  • Add support for iBooks library integration

In-app purchases

None

Sonocent Link

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Voice Aloud Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Pro + Premium Voices 1m3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • Premium OCR 100$0.99
  • Premium OCR 800$1.99
  • Pro version$8.99

Questions

Is Sonocent Link free?
Sonocent Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
Voice Aloud Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonocent Link or Voice Aloud Reader?
Voice Aloud Reader is rated higher. Sonocent Link averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Voice Aloud Reader averages 4.6 from 19K ratings.
Do Sonocent Link or Voice Aloud Reader have ads?
Voice Aloud Reader shows ads; Sonocent Link does not.
Which is updated more often, Sonocent Link or Voice Aloud Reader?
Sonocent Link ships an update every 5 months, and Voice Aloud Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Sonocent Link was updated on September 23, 2026 and Voice Aloud Reader on October 17, 2026.

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