Subtitle Player vs Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtitle Player
This app enhances foreign language learning through video subtitles. It allows users to easily repeat sentences, mark new vocabulary, and get instant word translations, making the learning process more interactive and effective.
- Sentence repetition
- Mark new words
- Word translation
- Subtitle integration
- Video playback
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Unlike ordinary video players, Subtitle Player focuses on subtitles, making it easier and more effective for learning foreign language with videos. Features: 1. Easy to Repeat by clicking on the sentence. 2. Mark New Words. 3. Word Translation. Usage: 1. Make sure the video file and subtitle file have the same file name prefix. 2. Import video and subtitle files with iTunes or other iOS App.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Listen to downloaded subtitles in your preferred language while watching foreign films. Import subtitles via URL or search directly from opensubtitles.org. Offers language selection and synchronization tools.
- Listen to downloaded subtitles
- Import subtitles via URL
- Search subtitles on opensubtitles.org
- Language selection
- Synchronization and timing
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Listen downloaded subtitles in your own language while you are watching foreign movie. You can import subtitles if you know to URL link or you can search on opensubtitles.org site. Features: * Language selection * Synchronization and timing on movie utilities * Search subtitles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Subtitle Player at none against Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's shown. Subtitle Player also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Subtitle Player holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Subtitle Player's written reviews are positive against 33% of Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's.
Subtitle Player ships an update every 2 months, Subtitle Reader Text to Speech every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtitle Player | Subtitle Reader Text to Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YE LIN | Matrix Software Co. |
Customer experience
Subtitle Player
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
In-app purchases
Subtitle Player
No in-app purchases
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
No in-app purchases
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