Comparison

Audify read aloud web browser vs PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD

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

Head to head
About

Audify read aloud web browser

This app combines a web browser with text-to-speech capabilities, allowing you to listen to web pages, PDFs, and ePubs. It offers features like adjustable reading speed, multiple voices, and eye-care modes to enhance your reading experience.

Highlights
  • Read aloud web pages (HTML)
  • Read aloud eBooks (ePub, PDF)
  • Adjustable speech rate and voices
  • Night mode and blue light filter
  • Font size adjustment
  • Sleep timer
  • Download and import files
Features
Read full description

Audify is a text to speech app, web browser and PDF, ePub reader app. Audify can read aloud (TTS) web page text (HTML) and eBooks (ePub and PDF), whether it is news, novels, stories, or articles. Audify is designed to save your time and energy, and also protect your eyes. You can listen to the web page content while doing other things, such as commuting or doing exercises. You can learn more and get more knowledge. It can be switched to night mode, blue light filter mode, and the brightness can be dimmed. Font size can also be changed to become very large. It can translate languages, search in page, sleep timer (sleep story) and it has a couple of other useful features. Features: * Read aloud (text to speech, TTS) eBooks (ePub and PDF) * Read aloud (text to speech, TTS) web page text (HTML) * Different voices can be selected * Translate * Adjustable speech rate. Learn English and other languages (Spanish, German, French, etc.) * New webpage tabs are displayed at the top of the screen * Blue light filter mode * Night mode * Adjustable screen brightness * User-defined bookmark categories * Font size can be enlarged or reduced * Search in page * Share URL and files with this APP from other apps * Download files * Import files from iCloud and folders * Sleep timer (sleep story) * Choose search engines * Bold text * Full screen * Hide web page pictures It can read aloud eBooks (ePub and PDF format). It supports PDF format that has pure text. It doesn't support photoed PDF, or image editor exported PDF files. Conveniently download ePub and PDF files from websites and read them aloud. Q:How to start reading aloud in the middle of a page? A:(1)Scroll the web page to the position you want to read, and press the play button. Or (2)Double click the paragraph you want to read (You can enable this feature in the Audify settings page.) Audify can read aloud from there. Q: It cannot read aloud when I use it for the first time. A: You can: 1. Swipe to close the app and reopen it, 2. Try a new web page, 3. Choose a different voice for reading aloud, 4. Reboot the phone, 5. Restore the phone to factory settings . Usually after doing the first step it will return to normal. Q: After the app is updated, an abnormal situation occurs. A: You can: 1. Swipe to close the app and reopen it, 2. Reboot the phone, 3. Remove the app and download it again. Usually after doing the first step, it can return to normal. If you encounter a strange situation, please write to let us know. To be able to provide long-term maintenance and updates, Audify needs more users. If you like Audify, please 1. give a five star rating, 2. write a review 3. share 4. buy developer a cup of coffee 5. remove ads. We need your support. Thank you!

About

PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD

This app reads PDF documents aloud using natural-sounding text-to-speech technology. It supports a wide range of languages and voices, making it ideal for users who are busy, have reading difficulties, or prefer an auditory learning experience.

Highlights
  • Reads PDF documents aloud
  • Natural sounding text-to-speech
  • Supports 40+ languages and voices
  • File sharing via iTunes
  • Subscription for unlimited access
Features
Read full description

Are you too busy to read pdf documents? Or maybe you have health problems that make reading difficult? If so, then you must try this app. The app can read aloud any pdf document that you have. This app converts text to a natural sounding voice. The highest quality text to speech App available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and now iPad! Use iTunes to share files between your computer and the app. VOICES SUPPORT Choose from 40 languages, listen in different voices Supports text-to-speech in the following languages: English, Chinese, French, Albanian, Icelandic, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Catalan, Afrikaans, Danish, German, Russian, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Dutch, Czech, Croatian, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Serbian, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, and Vietnamese. • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features within the app • Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Following are the payment models for premium subscriptions: • Monthly Subscription: 1 week free trial then $4.99 per month • Yearly Subscription: 1 week free trial then 39.99 per year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • 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 will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Privacy Policy: https://www.byteflowapps.com/PDFVoiceAloud/policies/Privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.byteflowapps.com/PDFVoiceAloud/policies/TermsOfUse/ GOT QUESTIONS? CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO SOMETHING? Please email us at support@epicscanner.com and we’ll help you figure it out.

Screenshots

Audify read aloud web browser4 screens
PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

Audify read aloud web browser and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Audify read aloud web browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD's. PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 108). On price, rating, ads 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. Audify read aloud web browser sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Audify read aloud web browser against 4.6 for PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD has 1.2K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Audify read aloud web browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audify read aloud web browser ships an update every 2 months, PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Audify read aloud web browser versus PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudify read aloud web browserPDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (108 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1081.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTangerine Software HouseAmad Marwat

Customer experience

Audify read aloud web browser

All ratings108 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative13.1%

PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD

All ratings1,230 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Audify read aloud web browser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Reads letters instead of words
  • Repeats the same line multiple times
  • Reads from bottom to top
  • Playback issues (getting stuck, not working)
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to start reading from a chosen point
  • Option to remove ads through a one-time purchase
  • Support for more languages
  • Smoother voice transitions
  • Improved handling of technical terms and abbreviations

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Audify read aloud web browser

One-time6
  • Buy developer a cup of coffee$0.99
  • Buy developer a cup of coffee$2.99
  • Buy developer a cup of coffee$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Remove Banner Ads$19.99
  • Buy developer a cup of coffee$29.99
  • Buy developer a cup of coffee$99.99
3 purchases

PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD

Subscriptions3
  • Speechify Text to Speech Audio$1.997 Days
  • Voice Dream Read Aloud PDF$4.991 Month
  • Voice Aloud Reader Speechify +3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Audify read aloud web browser free?
Audify read aloud web browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD free?
PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audify read aloud web browser or PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD?
Audify read aloud web browser and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 108 and 1.2K ratings respectively.
Do Audify read aloud web browser or PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD have ads?
Both Audify read aloud web browser and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD show ads.
Which is updated more often, Audify read aloud web browser or PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD?
Audify read aloud web browser ships an update every 2 months, and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD every 2 weeks. Most recently, Audify read aloud web browser was updated on September 27, 2026 and PDF Docs Voice Aloud Reader HD on October 15, 2026.

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