Text to Speech vs Scheherazade Read Aloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
This application converts written text and documents into spoken audio. It allows users to adjust speech settings like volume, speed, and pitch. Saved text can be accessed later, and the app functions offline.
- Text to audio conversion
- Document to speech
- Adjustable volume, speed, and pitch
- Save text for later
- Offline functionality
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Text To Speech is a simple and small app that helps to convert text and document into Voice. Just enter the text and the app speaks it for you. Convert any text into audio with Text To Speech feature using TTS Functionality Convert text to speech from text file. Set audio configuration for text to speech like volume, speed and pitch. Save text for later use. You can access everything without internet.
Scheherazade Read Aloud
Transform your documents and ebooks into audiobooks. This app allows you to import various file formats and listen to them with customizable voices and playback speeds. Manage your library, edit book details, and sync across devices.
- Import files (Text, PDF, EPUB, MOBI)
- Over 100 voice options
- Adjustable voice speed and pitch
- Sleep timer
- Library management and filtering
- Cloud synchronization
- Desktop library editing
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Listen to your Text, PDF, EPUB or MOBI as you do with audio books. - Free version fully functional - Import book from file - Select from more than 100 voices - Adjust voice speed and pitch - Show remaining time and remember position - Restartable Sleep Timer - Show book info on Google or Wiki - Edit Title, Author or even book content - Configurable Font family and Font size - Basic bluetooth/headset settings - Customise pronunciation if necessary - Custom Labels (Tags) - Filter library on Author, Label, Title - Order library on Progress, Title etc. - Pin favourite books, voices and languages - Copy book or page to clipboard - Search within book - Synchronise library with cloud - Edit library on desktop and sync to phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scheherazade Read Aloud at 5.0 against Text to Speech's 3.9. Scheherazade Read Aloud also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). Text to Speech's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scheherazade Read Aloud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text to Speech asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scheherazade Read Aloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text to Speech ships an update every 11 months, Scheherazade Read Aloud every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Scheherazade Read Aloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jatin Maniya | Open Solutions |
Customer experience
Text to Speech
Scheherazade Read Aloud
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
No in-app purchases
Scheherazade Read Aloud
- Odstrániť reklamy$3.99
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