Subtitle Reader Text to Speech vs Text Talker Subtitles Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Listen to downloaded subtitles in your preferred language while watching foreign films. Import subtitles via URL or search directly from opensubtitles.org. Offers language selection and synchronization tools.
- Listen to downloaded subtitles
- Import subtitles via URL
- Search subtitles on opensubtitles.org
- Language selection
- Synchronization and timing
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Listen downloaded subtitles in your own language while you are watching foreign movie. You can import subtitles if you know to URL link or you can search on opensubtitles.org site. Features: * Language selection * Synchronization and timing on movie utilities * Search subtitles
Text Talker Subtitles Reader
This app uses OCR and TTS to read on-screen subtitles aloud, assisting users with low vision or reading disabilities. It can also read closed captions privately, offering a hands-free way to follow video content.
- Reads subtitles aloud
- Uses OCR and TTS
- Reads closed captions
- Private listening with headphones
- Shake to silence feature
- Optional tip jar
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Do you have trouble reading the subtitles of movies, TV shows or Internet videos, perhaps due to low vision / blindness or a reading disability? Or perhaps you'd like to focus on the on-screen action instead of racing to read every subtitle before it disappears. This app uses OCR (optical character recognition) and TTS (text to speech) to look for subtitles and read them out loud through the iPhone speaker or headphones. How to use: Just run the app! It starts looking for text right away, and will read out loud anything it finds. If the app starts reading a bunch of random text, you can shake the phone to make it shut up. Put your hand over the camera to temporarily keep it from talking, or switch to another app. For best results, use it in an area that doesn't have extra visual distractions like digital clocks or AV equipment with lots of numbers and letters. If watching a video on a computer or laptop, maximize the video to full screen and let the status indicator fade away. Some scenes may have other text on screen that the app might try to also read; heavily stylized text might not be recognized. The app attempts to deduplicate the recognized text to reduce text being read more than once, though you may still get some duplication. For longer videos, you might want to use a tripod or phone holder. Use the gear icon to change options and view help text. You can also use this to read closed captions. Perhaps you're watching a show with the volume off and only closed captioning turned on. You can use your iPhone and AirPods to have captions read just to you privately, so as to not disturb other people nearby. The In-App purchase items are only for the totally optional Tip Jar. For Support please visit http://ideaeng.com/texttalker This app does NOT record any user data, nor photos, nor video nor sound. This TextTalker should not be confused by the similarly named Text Talker by Smartbox Assistive; despite the names, they two programs are extremely different in use and should hopefully not confuse the intended audience.. Screenshots in the App store description use Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 content originating from UniverseToday.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Talker Subtitles Reader at 5.0 against Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's 3.9. Text Talker Subtitles Reader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Subtitle Reader Text to Speech's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, 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. Text Talker Subtitles Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Subtitle Reader Text to Speech asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Talker Subtitles Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subtitle Reader Text to Speech has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech ships an update every 8 months, Text Talker Subtitles Reader every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Subtitle Reader Text to Speech | Text Talker Subtitles Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matrix Software Co. | Mark Bennett |
Customer experience
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
Text Talker Subtitles Reader
In-app purchases
Subtitle Reader Text to Speech
No in-app purchases
Text Talker Subtitles Reader
- Tip Jar $0.99$0.99
- Tip Jar $5$4.99
- Tip Jar $25$24.99
Questions
Is Subtitle Reader Text to Speech free?
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