Comparison

Text Reader vs Live Collector

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

Head to head
About

Text Reader

Convert text from documents and articles into speech to avoid eye strain. Supports 22 languages and allows you to save texts to a personal list for easy access.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Supports 22 languages
  • Save texts to a list
  • Reduces eye strain
  • Reads documents and articles
Features
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When you have to read some important text, document or article but your eyes get tired, you can easily convert text to speech with this app. 22 languages including Korean and English are supported (Arabic, Chinese, Dannish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish). Save the text in your own list.

About

Live Collector

Features
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Application de collection de faits sportifs

Screenshots

Text Reader4 screens
Live Collector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Live Collector at none against Text Reader's shown. Live Collector also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Reader ships an update fortnightly, Live Collector every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Reader versus Live Collector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText ReaderLive Collector
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwon jun leeEditions de l'Avenir SA

In-app purchases

None

Text Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Live Collector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Reader free?
Text Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Collector free?
Live Collector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Reader or Live Collector have ads?
Text Reader shows ads; Live Collector does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Reader or Live Collector?
Text Reader ships an update fortnightly, and Live Collector every 3 weeks. Most recently, Text Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Live Collector on October 18, 2026.

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