Comparison

Reading Assistant Plus vs Mi Speaks

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

Head to head
About

Reading Assistant Plus

Features
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Reading Assistant Plus help you to read text as you write. Learn how to read while or after writing.

# Feature - Create a new file - Choose a text file from storage.
- Manage file History or Recent files - Export audio file - Save text and audio files in storage - Show saved audio and text file - Find a word from text
- Next and previous button - Share text and audio - Auto speak option - Perform undo-redo option on text - Manage repeat mode on speaking 

# Speech Settings - Change language - Speech rate - Speech pitch # Speaking text process - Pre-made rules 1. Do not read web links 2. Do not read aloud punctuation 3. Do not read Numbers - Create custom rule - Auto sleep set time for sleeping

About

Mi Speaks

Convert text to speech and read along with highlighted words. Import content from various sources, including images and PDFs, for offline playback. Premium features offer cross-device syncing, unlimited input, and audio file sharing.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Import text from images and PDFs
  • Background playback
  • Highlight spoken words
  • Offline compatibility
  • Cross-device sync (Premium)
  • Share audio files (Premium)
Features
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Mi Speaks reads your books, articles and documents aloud in voices that sound genuinely human — generated on your device, never in the cloud. STUDIO VOICES — PREMIUM Twenty-eight neural voices, American and British, male and female. They run entirely on your iPhone: nothing you read is ever uploaded, and they work in airplane mode. Blend two voices together to make one of your own. READ ALONG Every word is highlighted as it is spoken. Import a PDF and you can follow along on the real page, with the word lit where it actually sits — not a transcription of your book, but your book. FIND YOUR PLACE Jump straight to any chapter of an imported PDF. Mi Speaks remembers where you stopped, on every device. Skip from chapter to chapter right from the lock screen. BEFORE YOU PUT THE PHONE DOWN Studio Voices need no connection once they are installed, but generating them uses the graphics processor, and iOS will not run that while an app is off screen. Prepare Full Document renders every sentence up front — after that there is nothing left to generate, so it plays to the end with the screen locked, in another app, or on a flight. And if you haven't prepared a document, reading still doesn't stop: any passage that isn't ready yet is read in your own system voice, and Mi Speaks offers to prepare the rest for next time. FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT + Read documents of any length + Import text, PDFs, photos of pages, and anything from the share sheet + Live word highlighting, background playback, lock screen controls + PDF page view and chapter navigation + Keep 3 documents in your library, each remembering where you left off + Resume Reading widget on the home and lock screen + Works completely offline PREMIUM ADDS — IN-APP PURCHASE * Studio Voices — all 28, on device * An unlimited library, in sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch * Every playback speed from 0.5x to 2x, plus Turbo * Export anything to an audio file you can keep Premium is an optional in-app purchase: a 7-day free trial, then a Monthly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription. There is also a one-time Lifetime purchase if you would rather not subscribe. Studio Voices need a one-time download of about 325 MB. This uses Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reading Assistant Plus4 screens
Mi Speaks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mi Speaks at none against Reading Assistant Plus's shown. Mi Speaks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). Reading Assistant Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Reading Assistant Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mi Speaks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Assistant Plus ships an update every 9 months, Mi Speaks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reading Assistant Plus versus Mi Speaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading Assistant PlusMi Speaks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkushal patelBlaine Miller

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reading Assistant Plus

One-time1
  • Ad Free Version$0.99
3 purchases

Mi Speaks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Reading Assistant Plus free?
Reading Assistant Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mi Speaks free?
Mi Speaks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading Assistant Plus or Mi Speaks have ads?
Reading Assistant Plus shows ads; Mi Speaks does not.
Which is updated more often, Reading Assistant Plus or Mi Speaks?
Reading Assistant Plus ships an update every 9 months, and Mi Speaks fortnightly. Most recently, Reading Assistant Plus was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mi Speaks on October 19, 2026.

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