Voice Aloud Reader vs ShiftLife
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/
ShiftLife
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Build a rhythm around your shifts. ShiftLife brings your shift cycle, daily plans, routines, and goals together. SHIFT CYCLE AND DAILY PLAN • Create your shift cycle and 24-hour day templates. • Record leave, sick days, shift swaps, and overtime on the relevant dates. • See your blocks, next step, and plans on the Today screen. ROUTINES AND GOALS • Schedule recurring routines around your shift pattern. • Break goals into projects, milestones, and smaller steps. • Record work sessions and review planned versus completed work. OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS • With Pro, send shifts and optional handovers 90 days ahead, plus sleep, family time, rounds and other timed plan blocks 30 days ahead, one way to Apple Calendar or Google Calendar. • See the current and next block in Pro widgets, and turn on local reminders when you want them. • If you connect Apple Health, view sleep, step, and active energy summaries. ShiftLife sends a sleep record only with your explicit approval. Use core planning without creating an account. Pro unlocks higher planning limits, advanced analytics, calendar connections, widgets, and CSV export. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options appear in the app. The yearly free trial appears only for eligible App Store accounts. Your plans and records stay on your device in this version. Calendar connections you enable send relevant events to your selected calendar provider. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lifedevlabs.com/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ShiftLife at none against Voice Aloud Reader's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ShiftLife sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | ShiftLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | TAHIR GENCTOG |
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
ShiftLife
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
ShiftLife
- ShiftLife Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- ShiftLife Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- ShiftLife Pro Lifetime$99.99
Questions
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