Text to Speech vs Scanote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Natural sounding voices
- 50+ male/female voices
- 25+ languages
- Read e-books aloud
- Navigation voice output
- Translation reading
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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
Scanote
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Scanote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (59 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Metelkin | Natsuki Hibi |
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
- 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
Scanote
- Unlimited Scans$4.99
Questions
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