MultiHotline vs ReadAloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MultiHotline
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Broadcast-grade live connection application for studios Broadcast-grade live connection application based on new Internet transmission technology, through unique transmission, encoding and encryption technology, can achieve low-latency and smooth high-definition (1080p) on the open Internet The two-way interactive video transmission is fully used in the production of live TV programs such as news connection and variety show connection; in order to fully cooperate with the studio production environment, the live connection provides SDI, Multiple live signal input and output methods such as analog composite, NDI, SRT, etc., facilitate integration with various studio production environments. Product Features: -Broadcast level 1080p picture quality -Low latency and high quality multiplayer connection -Support independent recording of PGM and single-channel screen -Director centralized control -Each access stream can be recorded locally -Internet remote encrypted transmission -Switcher-like flexible operation experience
ReadAloud
Convert any text into natural-sounding speech using on-device neural voices. Listen to documents, web articles, and even scanned text offline in over 60 languages. Customize playback and organize your library for a seamless listening experience.
- Listen to PDFs, Word, EPUB, Kindle, articles, and photos
- On-device neural and system voices
- Offline playback in 60+ languages
- CarPlay integration
- Syncs library across devices via iCloud
- Customizable pronunciation and skip rules
- Export to MP3 and Markdown notes
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ReadAloud turns any text into natural speech with on-device voices: neural voices for English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and more, plus Apple's system voices. Listen to PDFs, Word documents, EPUB and Kindle books, articles, photos, and any text in 60+ languages, 100% offline. WHAT YOU CAN DO • LISTEN TO ANYTHING Type or paste text, import a PDF, Word (DOCX), EPUB, or Kindle (MOBI/AZW3, DRM-free) document, scan a photo or a printed page with your camera, or paste a URL to hear the article text. Auto language detection picks the right voice for you. Jump between chapters in EPUB and Word documents, and skip straight to any page in a PDF. Long books, including web novels with thousands of chapters, are supported. • NATURAL VOICES, ON YOUR DEVICE Neural voices run entirely on your iPhone, so there is no internet needed once a voice is downloaded. Japanese and Korean now have four neural voices each. All Apple system voices are included too (Default, Enhanced and Premium), with a voice quality indicator that guides you to the best voice for each language. • LISTEN IN THE CAR WITH CARPLAY Browse your library and folders, pick up where you stopped, see what plays next, and change speed from the Now Playing screen. CarPlay is part of ReadAloud Pro. • PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your place in every document is remembered. Continue from the Lock Screen, AirPods, the widget, Apple Watch or CarPlay. The widget keeps your last document and shows what plays next. Your library syncs between your devices through your own iCloud. • CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE READING Reference and footnote numbers are automatically skipped so they never interrupt what you are listening to, and academic two-column PDFs read in the correct order. In any PDF, drag a frame in the Reading Area to choose what is read, so headers, footers and page numbers stay out. • YOUR RULES Teach ReadAloud how to say a word with the Pronunciation Dictionary, and skip anything you do not want read with Skip Rules. • ORGANIZE WITH FOLDERS Sort your Library into folders, so long reading lists stay easy to find. • TAP TO DEFINE Long-press any sentence while listening to look up a word's definition, highlight it, or add a bookmark, without losing your place. • READING THEMES Choose System, Sepia, or Night page themes, adjustable line spacing, and a dyslexia-friendly OpenDyslexic font option. • POWERFUL PLAYBACK Speed control from 0.75x to 2x, drag the progress bar to jump to any point, current sentence highlighted with auto-scroll, skip by sentence, a sleep timer, full Lock Screen and AirPods support, and true background playback so you can listen while doing anything else. While charging, ReadAloud can prepare about an hour of audio ahead for smoother playback. • EXPORT TO MP3 & NOTES Select multiple documents in your Library and export them all to MP3 at once, completely on-device, or export your highlights and bookmarks as a Markdown notes file. Share via AirDrop, Files, or Messages. • SIRI, SHORTCUTS & SHARING Send text, files or web links to ReadAloud from the share sheet in any app, or hand any text to it from Siri and the Shortcuts app. • APPLE WATCH & IPAD See what is reading and control playback from your wrist, and enjoy a layout designed for the bigger iPad screen. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and we collect no data. Your documents are read and voiced on your device. The network is used only to fetch a web link you paste, to download voices, to sync your library through your own iCloud, and for purchases. Start by importing documents with 10 minutes of real listening included. ReadAloud Pro unlocks unlimited listening, CarPlay, audio export, the Pronunciation Dictionary and Skip Rules. The yearly plan includes an eligible 3-day free trial. Monthly and lifetime options are also available. Terms of Use: https://taxlite.net/read_aloud/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taxlite.net/read_aloud/pri…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MultiHotline at none against ReadAloud's 4. MultiHotline also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ReadAloud sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. MultiHotline asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MultiHotline | ReadAloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHINA TELEVISION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(BEIJING) CO.,LTD | ZHENGQIAO JIANG |
In-app purchases
MultiHotline
No in-app purchases
ReadAloud
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$129.99









