Comparison

Text To Speech Audio Reader vs Read4Me

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

Head to head
About

Text To Speech Audio Reader

Convert text into spoken audio with this easy-to-use application. Import text files or type your own content, and have it read aloud. Features include navigation controls, sentence highlighting, and a variety of voice options.

Highlights
  • Import text files
  • Type and read text
  • Fast forward/backward navigation
  • Highlight current sentence
  • Save reading progress
  • Multiple voice options
Features
Read full description

This is an easy to use text to speech app. You can either import a text file or type some text, then it will read for you. What's more, it supports fast forward and backward fuctions to help you fast nav through text. Have a try and enjoy it. Features: + Support very large plain-text file with no delay + Save the process and continue with where left off + Fast forward and backward supported + Highlight the current reading sentence + Two mode supported, read and edit mode + Tap to read from anywhere in read mode + Many voices to choose from + Other voice settings

About

Read4Me

Transform any web page, PDF, or scanned document into an audio experience. Listen to content at your preferred speed with natural-sounding voices. Ideal for hands-free consumption of digital and physical text.

Highlights
  • Listen to web pages
  • Convert PDFs to audio
  • Scan and listen to books/papers
  • Read text from any app via clipboard
  • Import documents from cloud storage
  • Adjustable listening speed
  • Premium natural voice
Features
Read full description

Listen to web pages, PDF, Scan any book and listen to the book. Read4Me lets you listen to webpages turning any web page into a podcast. Never read long boring web sites or documents anymore. Listen to web pages, PDF's, Take a picture of any paper or book and convert it into audio book. Share text from any application using clipboard and convert it into audio to listen to natural voice. Top Features of Read4Me: 1) Listen to web pages. Navigate to any web sites and click on start reader to start reading the web page. 2) Listen to PDF's, Take Photo of any physical book or paper and convert to audio and listen at leisure. 3) Copy text from any app to clipboard and listen to the text. 4) Read documents from other apps like iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive by importing in to the app using document selector. 5) Listen to web sites, docs at the speed you are comfortable with. 6) Listen in premium natural smoothing voice always. The subscription lets you listen to premium voice (First 10K words free) The in-app purchase is charged to your iTunes account. The auto-renewal of subscription can be turned off via iTunes account settings after purchase. There are three options for in-app purchase namely are as follows A> Weekly subscription only for $4.99 gives 100K Characters of premium voice from text. B> Weekly subscription only for $9.99 gives 250K Characters of premium voice from text after 3 day free trial. C> Monthly subscription of $49.99 gives unlimited character of premium voice. The subscriptions automatically renew unless the subscription is canceled when the subscription period expires • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: http://www.dexati.com/iosterms.html Subscription Info : http://www.dexati.com/iossubscriptions.html

Screenshots

Text To Speech Audio Reader3 screens
Read4Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text To Speech Audio Reader at none against Read4Me's 5. Text To Speech Audio Reader also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 28%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Read4Me's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Read4Me sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Text To Speech Audio Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read4Me holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 5.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Text To Speech Audio Reader's written reviews are positive against 28% of Read4Me's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text To Speech Audio Reader ships an update fortnightly, Read4Me every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text To Speech Audio Reader versus Read4Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText To Speech Audio ReaderRead4Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.3K ratings)4.5 (5.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews — better27.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K5.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer洁 刘Dexati

Customer experience

Text To Speech Audio Reader

All ratings1,730 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative47.1%

Read4Me

All ratings5,167 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative63.9%

User reviews

Text To Speech Audio Reader

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and free
  • 🚀 Works well for basic text-to-speech
  • 💡 Customizable voice settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance, app gets stuck or repeats lines
  • 🔇 Robotic and unnatural-sounding voices
  • 🔍 Difficult to change settings during playback
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with ads

Read4Me

From 5.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Turns web pages and PDFs into podcasts
  • 👍 Helpful for multitasking and consuming information on the go
  • 👍 Natural-sounding voices
  • 👍 Useful for people with reading difficulties like dyslexia

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance, often stops reading unexpectedly
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Extremely expensive subscription at $50/month
  • 💰 Free version is very limited and full of ads

Bugs and requests

Text To Speech Audio Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard gets stuck in the up position, making the app unusable
  • App crashes or stops working randomly
  • Unable to import or paste text into the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to download text-to-speech audio files
  • Repeat/rewind function for audio playback
  • Import/paste text from external sources
  • Ability to pause and resume reading without issues

Read4Me

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes when trying to read documents
  • Inconsistent behavior when attempting to skip or rewind
  • Issues with scanning and importing documents properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more voice options, including different accents
  • Improve navigation and ability to resume reading from where you left off
  • Reduce subscription cost to be more affordable

In-app purchases

None

Text To Speech Audio Reader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Read4Me

Subscriptions5
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$4.497 Days
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$49.991 Month
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  • Read4Me Monthly Unlimited3 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Text To Speech Audio Reader free?
Text To Speech Audio Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read4Me free?
Read4Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text To Speech Audio Reader or Read4Me?
Read4Me is rated higher. Text To Speech Audio Reader averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Read4Me averages 4.5 from 5.3K ratings.
Do Text To Speech Audio Reader or Read4Me have ads?
Neither Text To Speech Audio Reader nor Read4Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text To Speech Audio Reader or Read4Me?
Text To Speech Audio Reader ships an update fortnightly, and Read4Me every 6 weeks. Most recently, Text To Speech Audio Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Read4Me on October 24, 2026.

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