Comparison

Voice Aloud Reader vs Text to Speech

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

Head to head
About

Voice Aloud Reader

This application transforms written text into spoken words, making it ideal for those who are busy or have difficulty reading. It supports a wide range of document types and languages, offering a customizable listening experience.

Highlights
  • Reads text aloud
  • Supports various document formats
  • Over 40 languages supported
  • Customizable reading speed, pitch, and volume
  • Customizable interface and read modes
  • File sharing via iCloud/iTunes
Features
Read full description

Listen to anything, anywhere. The app reads aloud text documents, e-books, websites, and printed books—perfect for commuting, multitasking, relaxing, or making written content easier to access. Designed for all users, including blind and low-vision users, with support for VoiceOver, Larger Text, sufficient contrast, and Reduced Motion. Use iCloud or iTunes to share files between your computer and the app. VOICES SUPPORT Choose from 40 languages, listen in different voices BOOKS SUPPORT Supports the most popular text formats CUSTOM INTERFACE Customize the font and the read mode at your own discretion CUSTOM SETTINGS Change pitch, volume, and speed of reading Supports text-to-speech in the following languages: English, Chinese, French, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Catalan, Afrikaans, Danish, German, Russian, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Dutch, Czech, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, and Vietnamese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Text to Speech

This app converts text into natural-sounding speech using a variety of voices and languages. It can read aloud content from e-books, navigation apps, translations, and more, enhancing accessibility and convenience.

Highlights
  • Natural sounding voices
  • 50+ male/female voices
  • 25+ languages
  • Read e-books aloud
  • Navigation voice output
  • Translation reading
Features
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Get the most natural sounding voices for messages, navigation directions, translations, and more. Classic Text To Speech Engine, in combination with our 50+ male/female voices portfolio of 25+ languages, allows you to read aloud texts from your e-book, navigation, translation and other apps. About Subscription The app contains weekly subscription at price $3.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Voice Aloud Reader4 screens
Text to Speech3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Voice Aloud Reader at free with in-app purchases against Text to Speech's subscription. Voice Aloud Reader also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 26%) and ratings volume (19K vs 59). Text to Speech's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Text to Speech sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voice Aloud Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Voice Aloud Reader's written reviews are positive against 26% of Text to Speech's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Voice Aloud Reader versus Text to Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Aloud ReaderText to Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better4.4 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews — better25.7% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better59
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB117 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarcin OlawskiAleksei Metelkin

Customer experience

Voice Aloud Reader

All ratings18,809 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1,027 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative33.5%

Text to Speech

All ratings59 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative68.6%

Bugs and requests

Voice Aloud Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly jumps to different sections of text
  • Struggles with formatting of multi-column documents
  • Occasional crashes when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add bookmarking/resume functionality
  • Improve voice quality and pronunciation
  • Allow custom voice speed increments
  • Implement a way to delete documents from library
  • Add support for iBooks library integration

Text to Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Voice Aloud Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Pro + Premium Voices 1m3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • Premium OCR 100$0.99
  • Premium OCR 800$1.99
  • Pro version$8.99
4 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
Voice Aloud Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Aloud Reader or Text to Speech?
Voice Aloud Reader is rated higher. Voice Aloud Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Text to Speech averages 4.4 from 59 ratings.
Do Voice Aloud Reader or Text to Speech have ads?
Both Voice Aloud Reader and Text to Speech show ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Aloud Reader or Text to Speech?
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Text to Speech every 2 months. Most recently, Voice Aloud Reader was updated on September 25, 2026 and Text to Speech on August 20, 2026.

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