Comparison

Read4Me vs mxTip

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

mxTip

This app simplifies calculating tips and splitting bills with customizable options. It offers basic and advanced splitting methods, expense tracking, and detailed breakdowns. Save entries, attach receipts, and share summaries easily.

Highlights
  • One-tap tip calculation
  • Advanced bill splitting (equal, by shares, lead+remainder)
  • Expense mode for reimbursements
  • Customizable tip presets and emoji labels
  • Flexible rounding increments
  • Save entries with receipt photos
  • Exportable PDF summaries
Features
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sudoTip is a fast, modern tip & split calculator that stays simple for quick checks and opens up power tools when you need them. Tip, split, save, and share—your way. WHAT IT DOES • One-tap basics: enter the amount, pick a preset, choose before-tax or after-tax, and (optionally) round up to the increment you like. • Advanced splits: equal, by shares/portions, or Lead + Remainder (treat). Add per-person extras and keep totals balanced. • Expense mode: skip the tip and generate clean totals for reimbursements. • Clear breakdown: see shared base, extras, per-person totals, rounding, and effective tip %. • Share in a tap: send a clean, human-readable summary that friends actually understand. MAKE IT YOURS • Custom tip presets and emoji labels, plus a default preset for faster checkout. • Flexible rounding increments (eg. 25¢, 50%, $1.00) • Personalized share messages: set your opening line and choose exactly what to include (total, tip %, tip amount, per-person, extras, rounding). • Choose your default split mode, portion templates, treat settings, and more. SAVE THE DETAILS • Save entries with names, per-person totals, extras, and optional subtotal/tax context. • Save places (with optional auto-fill from your recent location) and attach receipt photos. • Browse your history, filter and drill into details, and view insights over time. • Export a tidy PDF and preview with Quick Look. Simple when you want it. Advanced when you need it. Fully customizable so it works the way you do.

Screenshots

Read4Me4 screens
mxTip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mxTip at none against Read4Me's 5. mxTip also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Read4Me's advantage is ratings volume (5.3K vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Read4Me sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. mxTip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mxTip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read4Me has 5.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read4Me ships an update every 6 weeks, mxTip every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Read4Me versus mxTip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead4MemxTip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDexatimxD20 Studio LLC

Customer experience

Read4Me

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

mxTip

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

mxTip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

mxTip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read4Me free?
Read4Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mxTip free?
mxTip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Read4Me or mxTip?
mxTip is rated higher. Read4Me averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while mxTip averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Read4Me or mxTip have ads?
Neither Read4Me nor mxTip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read4Me or mxTip?
Read4Me ships an update every 6 weeks, and mxTip every 5 months. Most recently, Read4Me was updated on October 27, 2026 and mxTip on October 9, 2026.

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