# Peech vs VDScan

The clearest difference is price: Peech at Free against VDScan's $14.99. Peech also leads on ratings volume (8.6K vs 575) and chart position (#125 vs unranked). VDScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (72% vs 44%). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Peech is free to download; VDScan costs $14.99 up front. Peech sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. VDScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Peech against 4.5 for VDScan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peech has 8.6K ratings behind it against 575, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Peech's written reviews are positive against 72% of VDScan's.

Peech ships an update monthly, VDScan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Peech | VDScan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $14.99 |
| Rating | [4.4 (8.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/peech-text-to-speech-reader/id1429704005/reviews) | **[4.5 (575 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vdscan/id1446737725/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **8.6K** | 575 |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | **71.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#125** | — |
| Size | 102 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Dopefin Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1429704004) | [Opus Noma LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1501593543) |

## What reviewers say

### Peech

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/peech-text-to-speech-reader/id1429704005)

**Currently charting:** #125 Top Grossing · Productivity (US App Store)

Transform any text into lifelike audiobooks with an AI-powered reading companion. Scan physical books, PDFs, or web articles to listen on the go, with natural-sounding voices and high-speed playback. Supports over 60 languages.

**Highlights:** AI voice matching for different genres, Natural and lifelike AI voices, Lightning-fast OCR for physical books, Web and PDF content parsing, High-speed playback up to 5x faster, Automatic language detection (60+ languages)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Peech Premium | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Peech Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Peech Premium | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Peech Premium | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Peech Premium | $14.99 | per month |
| Peech Premium | $17.99 | per month |
| Peech Premium | $19.99 | per month |
| Scan and Read: Text to Speech | $39.99 | per 3 months |
| Peech Premium | $69.99 | per year |
| Peech Premium | $99.99 | per year |
| Peech Premium | $99.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Perfect for scanning books and having them read aloud
- 🚀 Supports multiple languages
- 🚀 Allows following along with highlighted text
- 👍 Helpful for students and university
- 👍 Useful for multitasking and productivity

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Issues with organizing files and folders
- 🐛 No option to switch between old and new voices
- 🐛 Unable to retrieve deleted files
- 💰 Expensive subscription plans
- 💰 Unclear pricing structure

**Reported bugs**

- Subscription issues and payment problems
- Compatibility problems with older devices
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate text-to-speech output

**Requested features**

- Add folder and playlist management options
- Provide more voice options and customization
- Improve text-to-speech accuracy and fluency
- Offer more transparent and flexible pricing
- Enhance overall stability and reliability


### VDScan

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vdscan/id1446737725)

Capture text from documents, labels, and signs using your camera and have it read aloud with text-to-speech. This app offers fast, accurate, and private on-device OCR with support for numerous languages. Save, export, and enhance your scanned documents with intelligent features.

**Highlights:** On-device OCR and text recognition, Text-to-speech with 61 voices, ScanTone real-time text detection, Batch scanning mode, Export as plain text or PDF, Offline functionality

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and accurate OCR
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Integrates well with VoiceDream Reader
- 🚀 Impressive scanning speed
- 👍 Helpful audio cues for scanning

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and loses scanned data
- 🐛 Struggles with curved/angled pages
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance on different surfaces
- 🐛 Difficulty scanning multi-column documents

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when scanning too many pages
- Loses scanned data after app restarts

**Requested features**

- Batch import of photos for OCR
- Option to edit/correct OCR results
- Support for scanning book pages and flattening
- Ability to save scans directly to cloud storage


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Peech free?

Peech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is VDScan free?

VDScan costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Peech or VDScan?

VDScan is rated higher. Peech averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while VDScan averages 4.5 from 575 ratings.

### Do Peech or VDScan have ads?

Neither Peech nor VDScan shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Peech or VDScan?

Peech ships an update monthly, and VDScan fortnightly. Most recently, Peech was updated on September 25, 2026 and VDScan on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*