Comparison

Text To Speech vs Reading Roo

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

Head to head
About

Text To Speech

Transform any text into spoken audio, creating personalized audiobooks from articles, books, or scanned documents. Enjoy listening in over 40 languages with customizable HD voices and reading speeds.

Highlights
  • Listen to articles, texts, or books as audio
  • Supports 40+ languages
  • Multiple HD voice options
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Scan physical books with camera
Features
Read full description

With “Text Reader” you can listen to any texts at any time, when it is convenient for you. Our app will help you easily turn your reading material into interactive audio books. Try it! FEATURE LIST: • Listen to articles, texts or paper books AS AUDIO. • Listen to audio in 40+ languages • Listen to audio with different HD voices • Toggle your reading speed as you see fit. • Scan physical books with your device’s camera and listen to them. Privacy policy: https://webrain.ltd/text-reader-privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://webrain.ltd/text-reader-terms-conditions.html

About

Reading Roo

This app helps children learn to read by digitizing text from books or documents and reading it aloud with word highlighting. It allows for personalized voiceovers and includes a reading assessment tool to track progress. It's designed as a distraction-free learning environment.

Highlights
  • Text to Speech with word highlighting
  • AI Story Maker
  • Record personalized voiceovers
  • Reading assessment tool
  • Multi-language support (English, Spanish, French)
  • Ad-free and distraction-free environment
Read full description

Want to read English, Spanish or French books but can’t? Reading Roo can help and will turn any page from a book or text based document (like worksheets) into a fun interactive reading activity. Parents simply scan and digitize English, French or Spanish text, kids tap on the text, and the app will read the words aloud while magically highlighting the words. Create an immersive experience by recording you and your child reading the story and personalizing the voice over with your own inflection and tone. Listen to your voiceover and watch your kids beam with excitement as they hear your voices spoken out loud. This will generate so much enthusiasm for reading, they will beg you to scan more pages. Develop your daily reading routine with the 'On This Day in History' feed and delve into incredible historical narratives, events and influential figures. RECORD YOUR VOICE Anyone can record a narration. Great for military or traveling parents, aunts/uncles and grandparents who want to be part of a child’s reading activities. READING ASSESSMENT A built-in reading assessment helps take a snapshot of the child’s reading capabilities. Parents and guardians can monitor the child's reading proficiency, completeness and fluency and offer help in areas that need improvement. DIGEST INFORMATION Reading Roo’s text to speech capabilities offer kids an effective way to digest information. This is especially valuable for kids with learning disabilities like dyslexia. SAFE ZONE Reading Roo is a no ad, no social distractions zone. Parents and kids can focus on having fun reading. SUBSCRIBE FOR ACCESS TO PRO FEATURES: • More page scans • Record Voiceover • Reading Assessment • Get unlimited access to upcoming features ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS: • Subscriptions are billed monthly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • Subscription auto-renew at the cost of the selected plan, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Setting after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. • Terms of use - https://www.mixcord.co/terms-of-use-agreement.html • Privacy policy - https://www.mixcord.co/privacy-policy.html Have any comments? Want to request a feature? Please Email Team@mixcord.co Follow us: @ReadingRooApp

Screenshots

Text To Speech3 screens
Reading Roo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reading Roo at 4.4 against Text To Speech's 3.9. Reading Roo also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%). Text To Speech's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 24) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Text To Speech sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Reading Roo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reading Roo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text To Speech has 145 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Text To Speech's written reviews are positive against 50% of Reading Roo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text To Speech ships an update every 2 months, Reading Roo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text To Speech versus Reading Roo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText To SpeechReading Roo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (145 ratings)4.4 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeBrainMixcord Inc.

Customer experience

Text To Speech

All ratings145 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral14.9%
Negative66.2%

Reading Roo

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Text To Speech

Subscriptions7
  • Voice Aloud Reader$2.997 Days
  • Text Reader3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Text to Speech Reader3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Audio text reader$7.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Reading Roo

Subscriptions3
  • Standard Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Text To Speech free?
Text To Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reading Roo free?
Reading Roo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text To Speech or Reading Roo?
Reading Roo is rated higher. Text To Speech averages 3.9 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Reading Roo averages 4.4 from 24 ratings.
Do Text To Speech or Reading Roo have ads?
Neither Text To Speech nor Reading Roo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text To Speech or Reading Roo?
Text To Speech ships an update every 2 months, and Reading Roo monthly. Most recently, Text To Speech was updated on October 27, 2026 and Reading Roo on October 24, 2026.

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