Comparison

picocalc vs Offline TTS Voice Reader

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

Head to head
About

picocalc

This app displays a single number on your home screen badge, which can be set, added to, or subtracted from. It's a minimalist tool for quick numerical reminders. Negative numbers and zero are not displayed on the badge.

Highlights
  • Set a number
  • Add to number
  • Subtract from number
  • Home screen badge display
  • Hides zero and negative numbers
Features
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picocalc is a tiny number memo which can be set, added and subtracted. The number is show as an application badge in the home screen. Zero and a negative number won't be shown in the badge.

About

Offline TTS Voice Reader

Features
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Turn your own text and documents into audio. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Read Aloud is a subscription app. An active auto-renewable subscription is required to use the app and the features below. Before subscribing, Try It First lets you preview a bundled sample. Read Aloud is a text-to-speech reader for people who want to listen instead of staring at a screen. Import your own PDFs, EPUB ebooks, DOCX documents, TXT files, web articles, and scanned pages, then listen with natural voices, word-by-word highlighting, translation, offline playback, and a sleep timer. IMPORT YOUR OWN CONTENT Import and read aloud: • PDF files • EPUB ebooks • DOCX documents • TXT files • Web pages and articles • Scanned pages You can also import selected public-domain texts from Project Gutenberg into your library. LISTEN LIKE MUSIC Start a document, lock your iPhone, open another app, and keep listening in the background. Turn reports, books, notes, and articles into audio for your commute, walk, workout, chores, or bedtime. FOLLOW EVERY WORD Read along with real-time text highlighting. The current sentence and word stay visible, so it is easier to stay focused and continue exactly where you left off. NATURAL VOICES Choose clear, natural-sounding voices and adjust reading speed to match your pace. Natural voice playback requires a one-time 400 MB model download. The app shows the size and asks for confirmation before starting the download. LISTEN IN ANY LANGUAGE Translate text while you read and listen. Useful for language learning, travel, school, work, and understanding content in another language. OFFLINE MODE Prepare imported books and documents for offline listening. Perfect for flights, trains, commutes, and places with no internet. SLEEP TIMER Stop playback after 15, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or at the end of a chapter. PERFECT FOR • Students • Busy professionals • Ebook readers • Language learners • People with long reading lists • Anyone who prefers listening over reading Read Aloud turns your PDFs, ebooks, articles, documents, and web pages into a calm listening experience. Privacy Policy: https://pagetovoice.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

picocalc2 screens
Offline TTS Voice Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Offline TTS Voice Reader at none against picocalc's shown. Offline TTS Voice Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months). picocalc's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. picocalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Offline TTS Voice Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

picocalc ships an update every 16 months, Offline TTS Voice Reader every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
picocalc versus Offline TTS Voice Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpicocalcOffline TTS Voice Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuRomain Lefebvre

In-app purchases

1 purchases

picocalc

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

Offline TTS Voice Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Read Aloud Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Read Aloud Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is picocalc free?
picocalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offline TTS Voice Reader free?
Offline TTS Voice Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do picocalc or Offline TTS Voice Reader have ads?
picocalc shows ads; Offline TTS Voice Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, picocalc or Offline TTS Voice Reader?
picocalc ships an update every 16 months, and Offline TTS Voice Reader every 4 weeks. Most recently, picocalc was updated on October 25, 2026 and Offline TTS Voice Reader on October 19, 2026.

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