Comparison

VDScan vs Speechy text to speech reader

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

Head to head
About

VDScan

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
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Scan paper documents, labels, signs with the camera and recognize text. Listen using built-in text-to-speech. Save and export. Unlimited use: no subscriptions or additional charges. State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, even in poor lighting conditions. Works entirely on device: No need for internet and your data stays private. Recognizes text in the following languages: Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. ScanTone, a sound that represents the amount of recognizable text in the camera's field of view in real time. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze the live feed from the camera for text, angle, rotation, and document edges. Exports scans as plain text or accessible PDF with embedded text. Detailed Feature List Scanning - ScanTone - Live edges/crop detection - Flashlight - Batch mode for scanning multiple pages quickly - Intelligent auto capture Image - Automatic edge detection for stretching and cropping - Manually cropping - Automatic orientation detection and rotation - Manual image rotation - Automatic image enhancement OCR - Fast: about a second on the latest iPhone - Offline: does not require Internet connection - Private: image and text stay on device - Automatic language detection - Option to see image or recognized text Text To Speech - Choose from 61 voices - Premium voices in Voice Dream Reader available - Change speech rate - Option to start reading as soon as OCR is complete - Spoken word is highlighted in the text or the image - Rewind and fast forward by text section (VoiceOver users only) - Double tap on text to start reading from there Import and Export - Load from Photo Library - Share extension for sending images to Scanner from another app - Export plain text - Export PDF with text layer under the image so that it's accessible, searchable and selectable - Export to Voice Dream Reader

About

Speechy text to speech reader

Convert any text into spoken word with this AI-powered voice synthesizer. Listen to content from documents, websites, or even images, and export audio files for later. It works offline, ensuring your privacy and boosting productivity by allowing multitasking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice synthesis
  • Over 50 voices in 36 languages
  • Scan text from images
  • Import from documents and websites
  • Export audio files
  • Offline functionality
  • Productivity boost
Features
Read full description

Why read text if you can simply listen to it? Speechy allows you to use your mobile device as a voice synthesizer capable of reading any text out loud for you! -- More than 50 voices, in 36 different languages Speechy uses advanced Artificial Intelligence models to read text in multiple languages. -- Play or export You can either listen right away to your text or export it as an audio file that you can easily share with others or save to listen later. -- Listen to any text You can scan text from images, import from documents, websites and more! -- Works offline Speechy works offline, your text is never sent to third party services or Internet servers in respect to your privacy. -- Productivity Boost Listening instead of reading can boost your productivity in many ways as it allows you to consume content while doing something else. Speechy is now available for all iOS devices! ---- Terms of Use: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

VDScan4 screens
Speechy text to speech reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

VDScan and Speechy text to speech reader both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of VDScan's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's. VDScan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (575 vs 114). Speechy text to speech reader's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On rating, ads 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

Speechy text to speech reader is free to download; VDScan costs $14.99 up front. Speechy text to speech reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. VDScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for VDScan against 4.5 for Speechy text to speech reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VDScan has 575 ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of VDScan's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VDScan ships an update fortnightly, Speechy text to speech reader weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VDScan versus Speechy text to speech reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVDScanSpeechy text to speech reader
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (575 ratings)4.5 (114 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings575 — better114
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOpus Noma LLCArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

VDScan

All ratings575 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative17.6%

Speechy text to speech reader

All ratings114 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

VDScan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when scanning too many pages
  • Loses scanned data after app restarts

Requested features

4 requests
  • 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

Speechy text to speech reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VDScan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Speechy text to speech reader

Subscriptions1
  • Speechy Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Speechy Premium$2.99

Questions

Is VDScan free?
VDScan costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speechy text to speech reader free?
Speechy text to speech reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VDScan or Speechy text to speech reader?
VDScan and Speechy text to speech reader are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 575 and 114 ratings respectively.
Do VDScan or Speechy text to speech reader have ads?
Neither VDScan nor Speechy text to speech reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VDScan or Speechy text to speech reader?
VDScan ships an update fortnightly, and Speechy text to speech reader weekly. Most recently, VDScan was updated on September 24, 2026 and Speechy text to speech reader on September 24, 2026.

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