Comparison

Snap&Read Universal vs Snapverter

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

Head to head
About

Snap&Read Universal

This app reads text aloud from various sources like websites, images, and PDFs. It can simplify complex vocabulary, translate text into over 100 languages, and annotate documents. Offline access to saved images is also available.

Highlights
  • Reads text aloud from images, PDFs, and websites
  • Simplifies complex vocabulary
  • Translates text into over 100 languages
  • Annotates PDFs and images
  • Offline access to saved images
Features
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Snap&Read Universal reads both accessible and inaccessible text aloud from websites, images, photographs, PDFs, and more. Snap&Read also adjusts complex text to be more readable, and can translate text into over 100 languages. You can even take a picture and have the text within that picture read aloud. Snap&Read has both an App (for reading aloud, translating, simplifying, and annotating PDFs and Images) and a Safari extension (for reading, simplifying, and translating websites). If difficult vocabulary is too challenging, Snap&Read can dynamically level the text. Essentially, Snap&Read will pick out the difficult words/phrases and swap them out for easier to comprehend vocabulary/phrases. To see the original word, just tap on it to toggle between the original word and the simplified word. THIS... "The Time Traveller was expounding a recondite matter to us." BECOMES... "The Time Traveller was explaining​ a unknown​ matter to us." Finally, if you have paper, magazine, book, etc... you can use the Camera feature to take a picture and read. If you’re on the go and don’t want to bring your books… you can save the images to your picture library and access them all later right from the Snap&Read App even if you have no internet connection.

About

Snapverter

This app transforms documents and images into accessible formats. Capture or select content, and it can be read aloud instantly or saved as an accessible PDF. A premium subscription is required for exporting and sharing.

Highlights
  • Image to accessible document conversion
  • Instant read-aloud functionality
  • Save as accessible PDF
  • Export and share accessible documents
  • Camera and photo library integration
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The Snapverter iOS app converts classroom papers and images to accessible documents, in a snap. Snap a picture of any document using your camera, or select any digital image from the Files app or Camera roll on your device, and Snapverter will make it accessible. You can hear it read aloud instantly, or save it as an accessible PDF for exporting and sharing. To get the most out of the Snapverter iOS app, you must have a premium Snapverter subscription through your school or organization. If your organization does not have a Snapverter subscription, you can still use the app to make classroom papers and images accessible and hear them read aloud, but a premium subscription is required to export and share them as accessible PDFs.

Screenshots

Snap&Read Universal4 screens
Snapverter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snapverter at 4.2 against Snap&Read Universal's 2.7. Snapverter also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 10). Snap&Read Universal's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snapverter holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Snap&Read Universal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Snapverter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Snap&Read Universal versus Snapverter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnap&Read UniversalSnapverter
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (10 ratings)4.2 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1041 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon Johnston IncorporatedEverway Opco Ltd.

Customer experience

Snap&Read Universal

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Snapverter

All ratings41 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Snap&Read Universal

No in-app purchases

None

Snapverter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snap&Read Universal free?
Snap&Read Universal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snapverter free?
Snapverter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snap&Read Universal or Snapverter?
Snapverter is rated higher. Snap&Read Universal averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Snapverter averages 4.2 from 41 ratings.
Do Snap&Read Universal or Snapverter have ads?
Neither Snap&Read Universal nor Snapverter shows ads.

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