Text to Speech vs Scan Tool
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
Scan Tool
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Scan Tool turns your iPhone into a fast, private document scanner. Capture any paper — contracts, receipts, notes, ID cards, books — and get clean, copy-quality PDFs in seconds. Everything runs on your device: your documents never leave your phone. SCAN & ENHANCE • Smart edge detection and perspective correction • One-tap enhance removes shadows and creases for crisp, white pages • Original / Enhance / Gray / B&W filters, per page or all at once • Manual corner adjust with a magnifier for pixel-perfect crops POWERFUL TOOLS • On-device OCR — extract text you can copy and search (great for Chinese & English) • Searchable PDF — text layer baked in, so you can search inside the file • Photo to Word / Excel • ID-card mode: front + back on one page • QR / barcode scanner • Hand-written signature ORGANIZE & EXPORT • Folders, tags, sort, grid/list views • Full-text search across titles, tags and recognized text • Merge, compress, password-protect PDFs • Export long images, save to Photos, share anywhere PRIVACY FIRST • No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking • OCR runs entirely on-device • Your files stay on your iPhone PRICING • Scanning, text extraction and PDF export are always free • Premium tools: photo→Word/Excel, the PDF toolkit, merge/compress, long-image export • Unlock premium tools with a monthly subscription, or redeem in-app credits for membership Membership (optional): an auto-renewing monthly subscription unlocks all premium tools (photo-to-Word/Excel, the PDF toolkit, long-image export, and more). Payment is charged to your Apple Account; it auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends, and you can manage it in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://conscious-mechanic-d83.notion.site/Terms-Of-Use-371ab5997fa780e29212e3f849c5c840 Privacy Policy: https://conscious-mechanic-d83.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-371ab5997fa78098bccdeca43d8d9319
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scan Tool at none against Text to Speech's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Scan Tool sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Scan Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Metelkin | 易 邹 |
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
Scan Tool
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
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