Voice Aloud Reader vs Speechy text to speech reader
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/
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
Voice Aloud Reader and Speechy text to speech reader both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 59% of Voice Aloud Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's. Voice Aloud Reader also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 114). Speechy text to speech reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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 Speechy text to speech reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Voice Aloud Reader against 4.5 for Speechy text to speech reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Voice Aloud Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's.
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, Speechy text to speech reader weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | Speechy text to speech reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | 4.5 (114 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 114 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
Voice Aloud Reader
Speechy text to speech reader
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
Speechy text to speech reader
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
Speechy text to speech reader
- Speechy Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Speechy Premium$2.99
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