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.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
VDScan ships an update fortnightly, Speechy text to speech reader weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VDScan | Speechy text to speech reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (575 ratings) | 4.5 (114 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 575 — better | 114 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Opus Noma LLC | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
VDScan
Speechy text to speech reader
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
VDScan
No in-app purchases
Speechy text to speech reader
- Speechy Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Speechy Premium$2.99
Questions
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