Comparison

Listen vs OCR Book Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Listen

Transform any text into spoken audio for enhanced productivity and multitasking. Listen to articles, documents, and emails while on the go. Supports text scanning, file import, and a wide range of languages and voices.

Highlights
  • Text to speech conversion
  • Scan physical text with camera
  • Import PDF files
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • 26 languages and 52 voices
  • Resume listening from last point
Features
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Revolutionize your productivity with our app that transforms any text into speech, perfect for optimizing your time and multitasking seamlessly. Listen to articles, documents, and emails while commuting, exercising, or working, and customize your experience by adjusting the reading speed. You can scan physical text with your device camera, import PDF files, type or paste text for instant conversion, and choose from 26 languages and 52 voices. Seamlessly resume listening from where you left off across different sessions, ensuring uninterrupted access to your favorite content in audio format anytime, anywhere, without the need to carry printed materials. If you choose to purchase Listen Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current Listen Pro subscription price starts at $4.99 USD/month, $19.99 USD/6 months and a $29.99/12 months package is available. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy and terms & and conditions : https://arvid.app/listen

About

OCR Book Scanner

Easily scan printed and handwritten text from your device's camera or photos. Leverage advanced AI to proofread extracted content, minimizing errors. Organize, edit, and share your scanned text seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Scan text from camera
  • Scan text from photos
  • Recognize handwritten text
  • AI-powered text proofreading
  • Organize scans into text files/folders
  • iCloud syncing
  • Edit, save, and share text
Features
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Book Scanner makes scanning printed and handwritten text a breeze. Let ChatGPT with GPT-6 proofread scanned text to minimize errors. It supports most Latin and Cyrillic-based languages, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and many others. Scan a page with a single tap. Scan as many pages as you need while ChatGPT fixes scan errors in the background. Book Scanner does not place annoying ads over your scans to distract you from your work. Features: • Extract texts from Camera • Extract texts from photos • Recognise handwritten text • Proofread the extracted text by ChatGPT (GPT-6) • Organise your scans into text files and folders either on the device or in iCloud • Edit / save / share the scanned text • iCloud syncing across your devices Privacy Policy: https://www.gigafluent.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.gigafluent.com/terms

Screenshots

Listen4 screens
OCR Book Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OCR Book Scanner at 80% against Listen's 38%. OCR Book Scanner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Listen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (511 vs 11). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Listen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and OCR Book Scanner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OCR Book Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listen has 511 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Listen's written reviews are positive against 80% of OCR Book Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen ships an update every 2 months, OCR Book Scanner monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Listen versus OCR Book Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenOCR Book Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (511 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings511 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElie F. GebranGigafluent Ltd

Customer experience

Listen

All ratings511 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

OCR Book Scanner

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Listen

Subscriptions3
  • Listen Pro 1 month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Listen Pro 6 Months3 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Listen Pro 12 Months3 Days trial$29.991 Year
9 purchases

OCR Book Scanner

Subscriptions5
  • Unlimited words (1 Week)$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited words (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited words (1 Month)$14.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Unlimited words (1 Year)$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited words (1 Year)$119.991 Year
One-time4
  • 2K Words Pack$1.99
  • 3,000 Words Pack$1.99
  • 20K Words Pack$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 30,000 Words Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Listen free?
Listen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OCR Book Scanner free?
OCR Book Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listen or OCR Book Scanner?
OCR Book Scanner is rated higher. Listen averages 4.5 out of 5 from 511 ratings, while OCR Book Scanner averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Listen or OCR Book Scanner have ads?
OCR Book Scanner shows ads; Listen does not.
Which is updated more often, Listen or OCR Book Scanner?
Listen ships an update every 2 months, and OCR Book Scanner monthly. Most recently, Listen was updated on November 11, 2026 and OCR Book Scanner on November 7, 2026.

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