Comparison

Orator Reader vs Vox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Listen to articles like podcasts
  • Add RSS feeds
  • Add individual articles
  • Podcast-like playback
Features
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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!

About

Vox

Features
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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

Orator Reader4 screens
Vox4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orator Reader versus Vox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrator ReaderVox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB380 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTin Soldier SoftwareOrion Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Orator Reader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Vox

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Voices Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Voices Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 Credits$2.99
  • 200 Credits$8.99
  • 500 Credits$17.99

Questions

Is Orator Reader free?
Orator Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vox free?
Vox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orator Reader or Vox have ads?
Neither Orator Reader nor Vox shows ads.

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