Voice Aloud Reader vs ReadApp
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/
ReadApp
This app converts webpage text into spoken audio, supporting over 20 languages. It allows for adjustable voice speed and Airplay compatibility, making web content accessible on various sites.
- Webpage text to audio conversion
- Supports 20+ languages
- Works on various websites
- Adjustable voice speed
- Airplay support
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Read aloud webpage article with ReadApp. - Converts webpage text to audio with one click - Supports 20+ languages - Works on a variety of websites - Supports voice speed change & Airplay ----- ReadApp Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/readapp/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/readapp/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voice Aloud Reader at 59% against ReadApp's 0%. Voice Aloud Reader also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). ReadApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ReadApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Voice Aloud Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of ReadApp's.
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, ReadApp every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | ReadApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
Voice Aloud Reader
ReadApp
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
ReadApp
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
ReadApp
- ReadApp Pro$1.491 Month
- ReadApp Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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