# Text to Speech PDF Reader vs hearsay

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Text to Speech PDF Reader at 16.0 against hearsay's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text to Speech PDF Reader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and hearsay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text to Speech PDF Reader | hearsay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (561 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-pdf-reader/id1519637964/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **561** | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 14 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 26.2 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bret Lester](https://appshunter.io/developer/917672169) | [Manuel Lampert](https://appshunter.io/developer/1169393792) |

## What reviewers say

### Text to Speech PDF Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-pdf-reader/id1519637964)

Listen to PDF documents with a text-to-speech reader that highlights words as it reads. Save favorite text sections, crop unwanted content, and enjoy features like Dark Mode and dynamic type. Sync across devices for seamless reading.

**Highlights:** High-quality voices in multiple languages, Word highlighting and automatic page scrolling, Save and access highlighted text sections, Crop unwanted content, Dark Mode and dynamic type support, Cross-device document syncing

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TTSPDF Unlimited Weekly | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| TTS PDF Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Premium Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| TTS PDF Basic | $12.99 | per year |
| Premium Monthly | $29.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $29.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual | $119.99 | per year |
| Premium Annual | $119.99 | per year |
| 1 Million Characters | $39.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Simple and works
- 🚀 Saving my life
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 Awesome app
- 🚀 Turns my PDFs to Audio Books

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Does not read alternate text
- 🐛 Not reading clear anymore
- 🐛 Rubbish
- 🐛 Garbage
- 🐛 Crashed every time I opened it

**Reported bugs**

- Skips paragraphs and double plays when pausing
- Erased files without consent
- Doesn't work with two-column text
- Reads text backwards
- Unable to copy/paste or open certain files

**Requested features**

- Add ability to read alternate text (alttext) in PDFs
- Improve voice quality and options
- Add ability to organize files in folders
- Add mobile-friendly version
- Improve handling of scanned/column PDFs


### hearsay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hearsay-text-to-speech/id6787776007)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| hearsay Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text to Speech PDF Reader free?

Text to Speech PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is hearsay free?

hearsay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Text to Speech PDF Reader or hearsay have ads?

Neither Text to Speech PDF Reader nor hearsay shows ads.

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