Listen vs LoudScript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
LoudScript
Transform written text into natural-sounding speech. Paste, type, or scan documents to listen hands-free, enhancing learning and productivity. Offers offline access and advanced summarization for efficient content consumption.
- Text to speech conversion
- OCR text scanning from photos
- Document import (PDFs, files)
- Text summarization
- Offline functionality
- Human-like voices with adjustable speed
- Real-time highlighting
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LoudScript turns text into natural speech using downloadable Supertonic voices that run directly on your device. Type or paste text, choose a speaking speed, and follow along with sentence highlighting. LoudScript automatically detects the language and selects a suitable voice. BETTER VOICES ON YOUR DEVICE - Download Supertonic voices for on-device speech - Generate speech directly on your device - Keep text out of an online speech service during Supertonic playback - Fall back to Apple Voices when Supertonic is unavailable or does not support the detected language WAYS TO ADD TEXT - Type text directly - Paste text from the clipboard - Extract plain text from one photo using OCR - Extract plain text from a PDF using OCR LISTEN YOUR WAY - Adjust speaking speed from 0.5x to 2x - Follow sentence highlighting during playback - Move through the text with the progress slider - Reopen saved entries from history PREMIUM - Remove the 2,000-character limit - Translate text online - Summarize text online No account is required. Photo and PDF import extracts plain text before playback. Translation and summarization require an internet connection. Terms of Use: https://loudscript.app/tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LoudScript at 5.0 against Listen's 4.5. LoudScript also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Listen's advantage is ratings volume (512 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Listen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LoudScript sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LoudScript holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listen has 512 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Listen ships an update every 2 months, LoudScript every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Listen | LoudScript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (512 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 512 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elie F. Gebran | Ho Ye Lam |
Customer experience
Listen
LoudScript
In-app purchases
Listen
- 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
LoudScript
- LoudScript Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- LoudScript Pro Annual$39.991 Year
