Voice Dream vs Spring School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Dream
Transform digital and scanned text into natural-sounding speech with advanced AI. Listen to PDFs, web pages, emails, and books with customizable voices and reading styles. Supports numerous document formats and cloud services.
- AI Text-to-Speech
- Supports PDF, Web, Email, eBooks
- Customizable voices and languages
- Built-in scanner for paper documents
- Speed-reading and distraction-free modes
- Cloud service integration
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Apple Design Award Winner! Voice Dream - Read Aloud lets you listen to PDFs, textbooks, Web pages, emails, and books using advanced AI Text To Speech! Featured by Apple as Best New App and App of the Day in 81 countries. Voice Dream - Read Aloud is also part of App Store Permanent Collections in Education. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Both experts recommend Voice Dream Reader as the best app in the text-to-speech space.” - Wired “This app is one of the best educational finds of my entire career.” - Forbes “As a user myself and as a mother of a child with dyslexia, I am blown away by the features of Voice Dream.” - Quartz “Voice Dream Reader is hailed by many as the best mobile text-to-speech (TTS) app.” - Examiner ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Text-to-Speech - 36 built-in iOS voices in 27 languages are also available for free. - 200+ additional premium voices in 30 languages from Acapela, NeoSpeech and Ivona available. - Correct pronunciation with your own pronunciation dictionary. - All voices work offline and play in the background even with the screen locked. Supported Document Formats - PDF, Plain text, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, RTF, and Google Docs. - Textbooks - Web articles. - Bookshare Books. - EPUB eBooks. (DRM-free books only. Kindle, iBooks and most commercial eBook platforms are not supported.) - DAISY text-based books and audiobook. - Audiobooks in MP3, MP4 or zipped MP3 format. - Rich text and image support for all documents. Built-in Scanner - Scan paper documents with the camera for text-to-speech. - State-of-the-art A.I. is fast and accurate, even in poor lighting conditions. - Works entirely on device: No need for internet and your data stays private. - Only languages using Latin alphabets are currently supported. Reading Styles - Tee-up a list of articles and play while you drive, walk or run. - Spoken word is highlighted to improve comprehension and retention. - Auto-scrolling and full screen, distraction-free mode to help reader focus. - Finger reading. For beginners to read by at running a finger under each word. - Pac-Man. Harvard and MIT developed speed-reading method for everyone to read at 2x speed with no loss of comprehension. - High contrast and large font size for low vision readers. - Optimized for VoiceOver, Braille and switch control. Tools - Recognize text for scanned PDF documents. - Bookmarking, text highlighting and annotation. Highlights and notes can be exported. - Full-text search. - Built-in dictionary. - Automatically skip text in PDF header and footer. Content Sources - Native support for Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Pocket, Instapaper and Evernote. - Native access to Bookshare. - Safari extension to save Web pages and Web addresses. - Support for Box and OneDrive via iOS Document Picker. Library Synchronization - Your entire library, including folders, reading locations, bookmarks and annotations are synchronized across all your devices using iCloud Drive A subscription is required to access the app. A free trial is offered to new users. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Spring School
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O aplicativo Spring School - Tellme School é uma agenda escolar diária eletrônica otimizada em forma de aplicativo onde os alunos/responsáveis poderão ter acesso, através de seus celulares, de forma instantânea, a todas as informações que a escola repassar sobre os alunos. É, portanto, um app móvel utilizado pelos alunos/responsáveis para receber as informações diárias de seu interesse, geradas pelos professores/coordenadores das escolas, permitindo, ainda, o envio de informações por eles para a escola. Proporciona o acesso aos alunos/pais/responsáveis, através de seus smartphones, tablets e computadores, às informações do dia-a-dia escolar, tais como: - Rotina de sala de aula diária; - Avisos de tarefas de casa, - Envio de assunto de provas, datas das provas; - Mensagens que precisam de conhecimento imediato, urgente; - Avisos enviados pela equipe pedagógica e pela diretoria; - Avisos de eventos diversos (datas comemorativas, reuniões, etc.); - Aviso pelos alunos/pais à escola de eventual falta à aula; - Acesso direto a sites educativos indicados pela escola. O aplicativo Spring School - Tellme School engloba os mesmos campos das agendas de papel tradicionais, além de oferecer novas e exclusivas áreas de acompanhamento escolar. Desta forma, o aplicativo possibilita o registro desde informações de rotina diária a detalhes sobre informações e avisos diversos da escola, bem como, registro de acontecimentos por meio de imagens (fotos). Além disso, o aplicativo contém um campo de mensagens, onde a escola pode escrever informações importantes para os alunos e/ou seus familiares (responsáveis) e vice-versa. Destaca-se, assim, que o aplicativo permite que quando um professor registre informações em qualquer um dos campos da agenda ou grave uma mensagem para o aplicativo, os alunos ou seus responsáveis as recebam instantaneamente. As licenças deverão ser adquiridas junto à escola e serão enviadas aos alunos/pais. Os alunos/pais deverão baixar gratuitamente o aplicativo nas lojas especializadas e depois fazer o login com as informações que a escola enviou. Os alunos/pais poderão escolher em adquirir uma assinatura ou mais.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spring School at none against Voice Dream's 10. Spring School also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Voice Dream's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Voice Dream sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spring School asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Voice Dream | Spring School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Voice Dream LLC | SPRING EDUCACAO INTERNACIONAL LTDA |
Bugs and requests
Voice Dream
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent behavior when importing files
- Unreliable iCloud syncing
- Jumps in playback position
Requested features
4 requests- Improved table of contents and navigation
- Ability to annotate and highlight text
- Syncing across multiple devices
- Better support for mathematical content
Spring School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voice Dream
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$79.991 Year
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- Hugh (NeoSpeech US English Voice)$4.99
Spring School
No in-app purchases
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