Comparison

Text to Speech vs Scanote

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

This app converts text into natural-sounding speech using a variety of voices and languages. It can read aloud content from e-books, navigation apps, translations, and more, enhancing accessibility and convenience.

Highlights
  • Natural sounding voices
  • 50+ male/female voices
  • 25+ languages
  • Read e-books aloud
  • Navigation voice output
  • Translation reading
Features
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Get the most natural sounding voices for messages, navigation directions, translations, and more. Classic Text To Speech Engine, in combination with our 50+ male/female voices portfolio of 25+ languages, allows you to read aloud texts from your e-book, navigation, translation and other apps. About Subscription The app contains weekly subscription at price $3.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/privacy-policy

About

Scanote

Features
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Scanote is an OCR app that turns paper into text you can actually use. Snap a photo of any document, handwritten note, or printed page — Scanote recognizes the text and saves it in a form you can read, copy, and organize later. ◆ Who It's For - You need to scan multi-page documents and keep the text organized for later - You want to snap a handout or meeting note and copy the text right away - You want to paste recognized text directly into other apps or LLMs - You want OCR that works entirely on-device — no data sent to any server ◆ Key Features ■ Scan Multiple Pages at Once Capture multiple pages in a single session (up to 30 pages) and read them all together. Reorder pages freely after scanning, and copy the full text across all pages at once. ■ Copy and Share with Ease Copy the full recognized text, or copy page by page. Paste directly into any app, or share via the system share sheet. ■ History and Albums to Stay Organized Every scan is saved to your history automatically. Use albums to group scans by project, class, or topic — so what you need is always easy to find. ■ Fully On-Device. No Internet. No Account. OCR processing and storage happen entirely on your device. Works in airplane mode. No Wi-Fi, no cloud uploads, no sign-in required. ■ High-Accuracy OCR in 30 Languages Supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Cantonese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, and 20 more — all processed on your device. No internet connection required, and your text never leaves your phone. Your notes. Your documents. As text, right where you need it.

Screenshots

Text to Speech3 screens
Scanote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanote at none against Text to Speech's shown. Text to Speech's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Text to Speech sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Scanote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, Scanote every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text to Speech versus Scanote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechScanote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (59 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei MetelkinNatsuki Hibi

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Scanote

One-time1
  • Unlimited Scans$4.99

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanote free?
Scanote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text to Speech or Scanote have ads?
Text to Speech shows ads; Scanote does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Scanote?
Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, and Scanote every 4 months. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on August 20, 2026 and Scanote on September 13, 2026.

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