Comparison

Voice Aloud Reader vs El Cielo Orquideas

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

El Cielo Orquideas

Features
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El Cielo es la app para gestionar tu vivero y laboratorio de orquídeas desde el iPhone. Pensada para coleccionistas, viveros y laboratorios de cultivo in vitro que quieren tener todo su material organizado, identificado y a la mano. FUNCIONES PRINCIPALES • Panel de inicio: consulta de un vistazo tus cultivos in vitro (CIE) y orquídeas en cultivo (OC) activos, cruces, mesas y secciones. • Laboratorio: administra tus cultivos in vitro y seedlings, con vista de lista, mapa y búsqueda por código o taxón. • Invernadero: controla tus orquídeas en cultivo, su estado y ubicación por mesas. • Lotes y cruces: registra nuevos lotes, cruces y ejemplares en segundos. • Escaneo QR: identifica cualquier ejemplar al instante apuntando la cámara a su código. • Taxonomía: organiza géneros, especies y variantes. • Ubicaciones: gestiona secciones de laboratorio y mesas de invernadero. • Reportes: visualiza el estado y la evolución de tu colección. • Fotos: guarda imágenes de cada planta para seguir su desarrollo. • Administración: gestión de usuarios y registro de auditoría. Toda tu operación de orquídeas, del laboratorio al invernadero, en un mismo lugar y siempre contigo.

Screenshots

Voice Aloud Reader4 screens
El Cielo Orquideas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: El Cielo Orquideas at none against Voice Aloud Reader's 4. El Cielo Orquideas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. El Cielo Orquideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, El Cielo Orquideas every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Voice Aloud Reader versus El Cielo Orquideas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Aloud ReaderEl Cielo Orquideas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarcin OlawskiAlejandro Montoya

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

El Cielo Orquideas

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

El Cielo Orquideas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
Voice Aloud Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is El Cielo Orquideas free?
El Cielo Orquideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voice Aloud Reader or El Cielo Orquideas have ads?
Voice Aloud Reader shows ads; El Cielo Orquideas does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Aloud Reader or El Cielo Orquideas?
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, and El Cielo Orquideas every 9 days. Most recently, Voice Aloud Reader was updated on November 11, 2026 and El Cielo Orquideas on November 5, 2026.

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