Text To Speech Audio Reader vs Text to Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Import text files
- Type and read text
- Fast forward/backward navigation
- Highlight current sentence
- Save reading progress
- Multiple voice options
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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
Text to Speech
Transform written text into natural-sounding spoken audio with lifelike intonation and emotion. Choose from hundreds of voices and languages, and customize speaking styles and delivery for various scenarios. Export your audio files for diverse applications.
- 300+ high-quality, human-like voices
- 129 languages and variants
- Multiple speaking styles (newscast, customer service, etc.)
- Emotional voice options (cheerful, sad)
- Adjustable rate, pitch, and voice tuning
- Export audio files
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With the Text Reader app turn your text into lifelike synthesized speech. Enable fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the intonation and emotion of human voices. Text to Speech can export your tuned audio files effortlessly, thereby lets you create a high-quality audio file and download the output for other uses. FEATURE LIST: • Choose from over 300 of our high-quality, human-like voices across 129 languages and variants. Don't like what you're hearing? Change your settings anytime. • Neural Text to Speech supports several speaking styles including newscast, customer service, shouting, whispering, and emotions like cheerful and sad. • Tune voice output for your scenarios by easily adjusting rate, pitch, and more. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/TERMS.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text To Speech Audio Reader at none against Text to Speech's 1. Text To Speech Audio Reader also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Text to Speech's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 46%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 to Speech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Text To Speech Audio Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Text To Speech Audio Reader's written reviews are positive against 60% of Text to Speech's.
Text To Speech Audio Reader ships an update fortnightly, Text to Speech every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text To Speech Audio Reader | Text to Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.7K ratings) | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 洁 刘 | Joseph Works Limited |
Customer experience
Text To Speech Audio Reader
Text to Speech
User reviews
Text To Speech Audio Reader
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Text to Speech
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Impressive voice quality
- 👍 Variety of voice options
- 🚀 Natural-sounding speech
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Different speaking styles available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Text input issues
- 🔋 Drains device battery
- 🔒 Subscription model not clearly communicated
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
Text to Speech
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text playback not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
- Inability to delete saved files
- Unexpected behavior when pasting text
Requested features
4 requests- Pause and rewind functionality
- Ability to import PDF and other text files
- More voice options, especially for non-American accents
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription
In-app purchases
Text To Speech Audio Reader
No in-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Premium3 Days trial$3.491 Month
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