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.
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/
El Cielo Orquideas
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | El Cielo Orquideas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | Alejandro 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
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
El Cielo Orquideas
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Voice Aloud Reader free?
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