Comparison

leaDCalc vs Paper2Audio

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

Head to head
About

leaDCalc

This app calculates DC power lead sizes for telephone company central office power plants. It uses a circular slide rule format to determine allowable voltage drops and wire sizes based on specific system parameters.

Highlights
  • Circular slide rule format
  • Calculates allowable voltage drops
  • Determines DC power lead sizes
  • Supports 48V and 24V DC systems
  • References Bell System calculations
  • Informational use guide
Features
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Application based on the Western Electric Co. Inc, Bell Laboratories, Bell System DC Power Lead Calculator which is in a circular slide rule format.   Using allowable voltage drops specifically designed for telephone company central office direct current power plants and distribution wiring. The application references 48 volt battery systems but also works for other direct current voltages such as 24 volt. When using for 24 volts or other, choose by the required loop voltage drop instead of the specific section of the circuit. Notes: 51. Voltage drop and wire size calculations are based on 2.00 volt LOOP drop from the power plant battery to the load equipment and return. 1.75 Final Volts Per Cell or 40 volts min. operating volts at the equipment for nominal 48V systems.
 (40 + 2 = 42 / 24 = 1.75fvpc) 

 52. LOOP length is used in the calculations, often the battery and returns are unequal length. The result VD is shown as ONE WAY.

 53. The formula used in the lead size calculations is:
CM = LoopLength * 11.1 * Fuse or Breaker @ 100% / VD
(T-Mobile does use 80% of the input breaker or fuse size to calculate DC power wires)
CM = LoopLength * 11.1 * Fuse or Breaker @ 80% / VD
For example the Bell System might use the leaDCalc recommended 66% of the input breaker or fuse size to calculate DC power wires. The Bell System terms Peak and Busy Hour are antiquated electro-mechanical switch central office terms so leaDCalc recommends using 66% of the input fuse or breaker size, ie. 600A fuse or breaker calculate using 400 amperes and which is exactly as was done at Western Electric Co., Inc. for Bell System Telephone offices. 54. BDFB is a Battery Distributing Fuse Board. Fuse Panel is rack mounted at or near the load equipment. Load Equipment is the actual device requiring power. 

 55. This application is intended for informational use. Based on the original Bell System Lead Calculator, Western Electric Co., Inc. Model GS-5420, 4-66.

 56. "leaDCalc" is NOT affiliated with any person or company or anything else anywhere. No how, no way. 
Especially NOT T-Mobile nor the Bell System or even Western Electric Co. Inc., all of whom are mentioned. 
This application is meant as a guide only in determining the size and or capacities of power wiring used in direct current (DC), charging and storage battery telephone systems. 
This application is NOT intended to decide what type of wire, (or if you should even use wire or busbars in your DC systems), no how, no way and it is not for use with alternating current (AC) systems.

About

Paper2Audio

Listen to your documents, articles, and ebooks with advanced text-to-speech technology. It intelligently skips irrelevant content and summarizes visual elements, making learning hands-free and productive. Enjoy natural voices and a familiar interface for an enhanced listening experience.

Highlights
  • Reads PDFs, webpages, ebooks, .docx, .txt
  • Summarizes math, code, tables, and figures
  • Intelligently skips junk text and ads
  • High-quality, natural text-to-speech voices
  • Document summarization and context addition
  • Highlighting, notes, and table of contents navigation
  • Adjustable playback speed
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Paper2Audio is a free text to audio app that reads aloud your PDFs, ebooks, web articles, text documents, and plain text, turning complex reading into clear audio you can listen to anywhere. Paper2Audio’s text to speech (TTS) reader technology intelligently skips clutter like page numbers, footnotes, citations, and more. It summarizes figures, tables, and math so you can focus on what matters. Convert your documents and pdfs to audio to turn your commute, workout, or chores into productive learning time by listening to your documents hands-free. Over 700,000 documents converted to audio! Key features: • Read PDFs, webpages, EPUBs, .docx, .txt, scanned documents and copy-pasted text Turn your ebooks into audiobooks and your pdfs to audio to read text out loud • High quality text to speech voices Enjoy natural text to voice with engaging and realistic voices that make hours of listening engaging and easy to follow, including for people with visual impairments or learning challenges like dyslexia or ADHD. • Reads documents aloud with summaries of visual elements Summarizes equations, code, tables and figures in plain language instead of confusing symbol-by-symbol narration • A smarter audio text reader that cuts junk text you don't want to hear (page numbers, references list, ads, etc.) Our text reader skips the clutter and focuses only on the meaningful content • Read along with the audio with Reader View Reformats your documents for easier readability on small screens and shows images, math, formatting, and word-level highlighting in sync with the audio. • Highlighting and notes Keep track of key text with highlights and add your own notes • Familiar UI similar to a podcast or audiobook app Jump right in with an intuitive interface you already know how to use • Table of contents to select a section of your PDF or ebook Navigate instantly to any section that interests you most without endless scrolling • Read text aloud at your own speed with playback speed control from 0.5x to 4.0x in 0.05x increments Find your perfect listening pace whether you're a speed listener or prefer to savor every detail • Scan and read documents aloud Upload scanned PDFs to turn them into listenable audio. • Screen reader compatible and dyslexia-friendly fonts Pricing: Paper2Audio is a free text to audio document reader (up to 56 hours of audio generation per week) with no ads or annoying stuff. Paper2Audio Plus, our paid tier for business users, has higher limits and allows for audio file exports. Terms of use: https://www.paper2audio.com/terms-of-use Privacy: https://www.paper2audio.com/privacy

Screenshots

leaDCalc4 screens
Paper2Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: leaDCalc at none against Paper2Audio's 2. Paper2Audio's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (776 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Paper2Audio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. leaDCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for leaDCalc against 4.9 for Paper2Audio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper2Audio has 776 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

leaDCalc ships an update every 7 months, Paper2Audio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
leaDCalc versus Paper2Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterleaDCalcPaper2Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (776 ratings)
Positive reviews—97.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1776 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaughn WarrinerPaper2Audio

Customer experience

leaDCalc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paper2Audio

All ratings749 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.2%

Bugs and requests

leaDCalc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paper2Audio

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Occasional issues with chapter/section detection in long documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for footnotes and citations
  • Implement custom pronunciation dictionary
  • Improve handling of multilingual content
  • Expand compatibility to more file formats

In-app purchases

None

leaDCalc

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Paper2Audio

Subscriptions2
  • Paper2Audio Plus Monthly$20.001 Month
  • Paper2Audio Plus Annual$191.991 Year

Questions

Is leaDCalc free?
leaDCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper2Audio free?
Paper2Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, leaDCalc or Paper2Audio?
leaDCalc is rated higher. leaDCalc averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Paper2Audio averages 4.9 from 776 ratings.
Do leaDCalc or Paper2Audio have ads?
Neither leaDCalc nor Paper2Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, leaDCalc or Paper2Audio?
leaDCalc ships an update every 7 months, and Paper2Audio every 5 days. Most recently, leaDCalc was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paper2Audio on November 4, 2026.

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