Reader vs Text4Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reader
This app provides a distraction-free reading and annotation experience for PDF documents on iOS. Seamlessly sync your annotated files with your Mac for further editing and workflow integration via iCloud.
- Distraction-free reading
- PDF annotation
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Companion to macOS app
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The iOS companion to the macOS Reader PDF viewer. Here you can read with no distractions and annotated, then work further with your documents back on your Mac using iCloud.
Text4Me
This app transcribes text from popular messaging apps, videos, and audio files. It utilizes internal device functionality for secure audio processing, ensuring your data remains private. Simply install and set up the extension to begin converting speech to text.
- Transcribe messages from popular apps
- Recognize text from videos
- Convert audio files to text
- Secure internal audio processing
- Easy extension setup
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Text4Me is transcriber application for ability recognise text from popular messages like: Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Youtube, TikTok, Files, Videos. You should just install application and setup extension via instructions in application. Also it can help recognise text from audio and video files. It's secure for user, you can use internal device functionality for audio processing without sending audio to any service via internet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reader at Free against Text4Me's $2.99. Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Text4Me's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (95 vs 3). On review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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
Reader is free to download; Text4Me costs $2.99 up front. Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text4Me asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text4Me has 95 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Reader's written reviews are positive against 50% of Text4Me's.
Reader ships an update weekly, Text4Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reader | Text4Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Augmented Text Company LTD | Dmytro Hrebeniuk |
Customer experience
Reader
Text4Me
In-app purchases
Reader
- Ask AI Subscription$1.99
Text4Me
No in-app purchases
