Voice Aloud Reader vs Scanner App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Scanner App
Transform your smartphone into a powerful document scanner. Easily convert paper documents to PDF with high-resolution scans and advanced OCR technology. Enhance document quality with image filters and share your files effortlessly.
- High-resolution document scanning
- OCR technology for text recognition
- Multi-page PDF creation
- Page modification and deletion
- Image enhancement filters
- Easy file sharing
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PDF Scanner app will maximize your document management efficiency : a mobile scanner for your smartphone, to change paper into PDF, while saving both time and storage. PDF Scanner supports image filter, for best document quality, combined with PDF Scanner's top edge OCR engine. Features: - High resolution scans that preserve most of the original paper document details - Built with OCR technology - Multiple page PDF support - Modify, delete pages - Image processing engine that allows you to change contrast, enhance, sharpen for the perfect document quality! - Share data with friends, with just a few taps PDF Reader Pro plans with No commitment. Cancel anytime. Full access to unlimited pro features. Length & Price: PDF Reader Pro Weekly Premium - $4.99/Week PDF Reader Pro Half Year Premium - $9.99/Half Year PDF Reader Pro Yearly Premium - $19.99/ Year Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and at the start of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can manage your subscription and cancel it in the iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Unused portions of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a premium subscription. Terms of Service: https://hoangtam101.github.io/lighthouse/term/ Privacy: https://hoangtam101.github.io/lighthouse/policy/ If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at: hoangtam.cntt@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanner App at 100% against Voice Aloud Reader's 59%. Scanner App also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Voice Aloud Reader's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 7) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scanner App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Voice Aloud Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Voice Aloud Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanner App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, Scanner App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | Scanner App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | Tam Nguyen |
Customer experience
Voice Aloud Reader
Scanner App
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
Scanner App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voice Aloud Reader
- Pro + Premium Voices 1m3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium OCR 100$0.99
- Premium OCR 800$1.99
- Pro version$8.99
Scanner App
- Weekly Scan Pro$4.997 Days
- Half Year Scan Pro$9.996 Months
- Yearly Scan Pro$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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