Orator Reader vs Vox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orator Reader
Listen to articles and blog posts from your favorite RSS feeds as if they were podcasts. Easily add new feeds or individual articles to your listening queue.
- Listen to articles like podcasts
- Add RSS feeds
- Add individual articles
- Podcast-like playback
Read full descriptionHide full description
Orator fetches articles and blog posts from your favourite RSS feeds and allows you to listen to them like podcasts. You can add your favourite RSS feeds, or you can add individual articles as you go!
Vox
Read full descriptionHide full description
Vox is a focused read-aloud app for iPhone and iPad. Bring in a document, paste text, or load a web page, then listen with the voice that fits the moment — on a walk, on a commute, or with your eyes closed. IMPORT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR - Open PDFs, RTF, HTML, and text documents - Paste or write raw text directly in Vox - Load a web URL and strip away page clutter before listening - Keep readings organized with folders, recents, and unfiled items CHOOSE THE RIGHT VOICE - Use the free voices already on your device - Unlock premium offline natural voices for private, on-device narration - Use high-end cloud voices when you want polished pay-per-use audio - See when a cloud voice has already been paid for and synthesized SAVE AUDIO - Turn any reading into saved audio - Keep finished clips in your Audio library - Revisit generated audio without paying again for the same saved synthesis MADE FOR FOCUS - Light and dark modes for reading at any hour - A clean player that keeps playback, voice selection, and Save Audio close - Words highlight as they are spoken, so you never lose your place - Your library syncs through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Vox is free to start. Premium offline voices are available with a subscription. Cloud voices use credits, with the exact cost shown before synthesis. Terms of Use: https://www.orionsoftware.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.orionsoftware.co/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orator Reader at none against Vox's 5. Orator Reader also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Vox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Orator Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Orator Reader | Vox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 380 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tin Soldier Software | Orion Software LLC |
In-app purchases
Orator Reader
No in-app purchases
Vox
- Premium Voices Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Voices Yearly$19.991 Year
- 50 Credits$2.99
- 200 Credits$8.99
- 500 Credits$17.99









