Comparison

Voice Aloud Reader vs myScrutineer

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

myScrutineer

Features
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myScrutineer — the essential companion for Highland dancing competitions. Whether you're a dancer, parent, or teacher, keeping up with results at a Highland Games competition can be a real challenge. Placings are called out rapidly, across multiple age groups and dances, and by the time the announcements are done it's easy to lose track of who placed where — and what it means for the overall standings. myScrutineer solves that problem. Capture results as they happen Enter dancer numbers and placings in seconds as they're announced. The app is designed for speed — because at a competition, every second counts. Automatic points calculation myScrutineer automatically converts placings into the correct points values, so you always know the running overall standings without doing any maths yourself. Overall standings at a glance See the aggregated results across all dances for each age group instantly. Know who's leading overall before the official announcement is even made. Organised by event, group, and dance Structure your data exactly as competitions are run — by event, then age group, then individual dance. Add as many groups and dances as you need. Share results instantly Generate a clean results summary and share it with fellow dancers, parents, and teachers directly from the app. Built for the real world of Highland dancing myScrutineer has been developed and tested at live competitions, refined based on real feedback from people who know exactly how fast-paced and demanding these events can be. Perfect for: Dancers wanting to track their own performance across the day Parents following their child's results across multiple dances Teachers monitoring how their pupils are performing overall Anyone who wants to know the standings before the official results are posted myScrutineer — because Highland dancing results move fast, and so should you.

Screenshots

Voice Aloud Reader4 screens
myScrutineer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Voice Aloud Reader at Free against myScrutineer's $9.99. Voice Aloud Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). myScrutineer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Voice Aloud Reader is free to download; myScrutineer costs $9.99 up front. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. myScrutineer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, myScrutineer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Voice Aloud Reader versus myScrutineer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Aloud ReadermyScrutineer
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarcin Olawskitoeandheel.com

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

myScrutineer

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
None

myScrutineer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
Voice Aloud Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myScrutineer free?
myScrutineer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voice Aloud Reader or myScrutineer have ads?
Voice Aloud Reader shows ads; myScrutineer does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Aloud Reader or myScrutineer?
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, and myScrutineer every 4 months. Most recently, Voice Aloud Reader was updated on November 9, 2026 and myScrutineer on October 30, 2026.

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