Comparison

Voice Aloud Reader vs Page Translator

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
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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/

About

Page Translator

Features
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Page Translator lets you scan any page and translate it with 50+ languages. Live Page Viewer real-time translates right from your scanned page. Tap a line on the page to translate the sentence. Tap the switch to translate the whole page overlayed on your scan. Translate any page using Page Reader’s intelligent text-recognition & language translation model. Browse history and re-translate your pages. Copy scanned text for use later, or export to other apps. Import text from virtually anywhere! • Scan a page with your camera • OR Open page form photo library • OR Open PDF from files • Translate any scanned text • Save scanned pages to history • Organise scanned pages into books • Edit scanned text • Export text for use later, or to other apps • Live Page Viewer

Screenshots

Voice Aloud Reader4 screens
Page Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Page Translator at monthly against Voice Aloud Reader's every 2 months. Page Translator also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Page Translator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, Page Translator monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Voice Aloud Reader versus Page Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Aloud ReaderPage Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarcin OlawskiTHE CLEVER APP COMPANY LIMITED

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

Page Translator

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
1 purchases

Page Translator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
Voice Aloud Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Page Translator free?
Page Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voice Aloud Reader or Page Translator have ads?
Both Voice Aloud Reader and Page Translator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Aloud Reader or Page Translator?
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Page Translator monthly. Most recently, Voice Aloud Reader was updated on September 25, 2026 and Page Translator on September 21, 2026.

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