Text to Speech vs Voice Reader
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
Voice Reader
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Turn the things you have to read into things you can listen to. Drop in a PDF, photograph a page, paste a web link or paste the text itself. The app reads it aloud in a natural voice you choose, and keeps the audio on your device so you can listen on a walk, on the train, or with the screen off. WHAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO • PDFs and documents • Photographs of printed pages — the text is recognised on your device • Web links — the article, without the clutter around it • Anything you paste, or share into the app from Safari and other apps BUILT FOR ACTUAL LISTENING • Natural voices, with premium voices in Pro • Speed control, 15-second skips and a sleep timer • Background playback, with full controls on the lock screen and in Control Center • Your place is remembered, so picking a listen back up takes one tap • Folders and search for a library that grows PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account. No ads. No tracking, and no analytics SDK • Photographs never leave your device — the text is read from them by iOS itself • Your library and audio stay on your device WHAT A SUBSCRIPTION COVERS Turning text into audio requires Voice Reader Pro. Bring in a document, a photograph, a link or your own text, edit it, and hear a sample of every voice before you decide — then start the three-day free trial to listen to the whole thing. Voice Reader Pro includes 150,000 characters a week, every voice, offline playback and audio export. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Voice Reader Pro is offered as a weekly auto-renewable subscription, with a three-day free trial where you are eligible • The price is shown in your own currency on the subscription screen before you confirm • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends • Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings • The free trial lasts three days; its length is shown before purchase, and any unused part of it ends when a subscription is purchased Terms of Use: https://voicereader.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://voicereader.pages.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Voice Reader at none against Text to Speech's shown. Voice Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Text to Speech's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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 Voice Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, Voice Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Voice Reader |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Metelkin | Maksim Sakovich |
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
Voice Reader
- Voice Reader Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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