Comparison

Read Aloud For Me vs Reading Tool

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

Head to head
About

Read Aloud For Me

This app converts printed text into spoken words using your device's camera. It highlights words as they are read, supports offline use, and offers translation and summarization features. It's designed for privacy, with all processing done on your device.

Highlights
  • Scan text from camera, photos, PDFs, or files
  • Real-time word highlighting and scrolling
  • Offline text-to-speech and translation
  • Summarize long texts with AI
  • Privacy-focused, on-device processing
  • Catalog of 640+ AI tools
Features
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Point your camera at a page and listen. Read Aloud For Me reads printed text aloud: books, letters, worksheets, menus, PDFs and screenshots. It works without internet, and your pages never leave your phone. READ ALOUD, ON YOUR DEVICE - Scan pages with the document camera, choose a photo or screenshot, open a PDF or text file, or paste text. - Each word is highlighted as it is spoken, and the text scrolls along, so you can follow. - Tap any paragraph to start from there. Skip forward or back a paragraph. - Choose the speed, from slow to twice as fast. - Keeps reading with the screen locked, with play and pause on the lock screen and your headphones. - Detects the language and picks a matching voice, in English, French and many other languages. Sounds best with Apple's free Premium voices: the app shows you how to download them in Settings. - Scanned PDFs are recognised too, not just PDFs that already contain text. - Everything you read is saved in Recent, so you can listen again later. - Interface in English and French. TRANSLATE AND SUMMARIZE - Translate a text into another language with Apple's built-in translation (iOS 17.4 or later; works offline once the language is downloaded). - On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, get a short summary of a long text and listen to it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition, speech, translation and summaries run on your device. No account. Your pages are not uploaded and not stored anywhere but on your device. WHO IT HELPS People with dyslexia or low vision, language learners, students with long readings, and anyone who would rather listen than read. A CATALOG OF 640+ AI TOOLS The second tab is a searchable catalog of more than 640 AI tools in over 100 categories, with free and open-source tools flagged. Tools marked Test Inline open in a panel inside the app. FREE, WITH ADS The app is free and shows ads. You can watch one short ad to remove ads for 24 hours. Read Aloud For Me PRO is our separate app with no ads, for one payment and no subscription. The tools in the catalog are made and run by their own developers; their names and trademarks belong to their owners.

About

Reading Tool

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L'application Reading Tool développée par Ubigreen permet aux releveurs désignés de saisir manuellement les derniers index compteurs selon les tournées paramétrées par les administrateurs dans la solution mère. Les données relevées seront automatiquement transmises et intégrées dans la solution Ubigreen pour analyse. Profitez d'une interface simple, basée sur un parcours de "tournée de relève", optimisé pour saisir rapidement tous les compteurs et notifier les administrateurs de problème lors de la saisie (accessibilité, rebouclage compteur, nouveau compteur).

Screenshots

Read Aloud For Me4 screens
Reading Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Read Aloud For Me at every 3 weeks against Reading Tool's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read Aloud For Me ships an update every 3 weeks, Reading Tool every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Read Aloud For Me versus Reading Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead Aloud For MeReading Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDjamgaTech CorpUbigreen

In-app purchases

None

Read Aloud For Me

No in-app purchases

None

Reading Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Aloud For Me free?
Read Aloud For Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Tool free?
Reading Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read Aloud For Me or Reading Tool have ads?
Neither Read Aloud For Me nor Reading Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read Aloud For Me or Reading Tool?
Read Aloud For Me ships an update every 3 weeks, and Reading Tool every 4 months. Most recently, Read Aloud For Me was updated on November 7, 2026 and Reading Tool on November 8, 2026.

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