Voice Dream vs Speed reading
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
Speed reading
Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with targeted exercises and a specialized reader for PDF and EPUB files. Improve focus, expand your visual angle, and track your progress over 30 days to read books faster and more effectively.
- Speed reading and concentration exercises
- Reading accelerator for PDF/EPUB
- 30-day speed reading course
- Eye muscle and vision angle exercises
- EPUB and PDF reader
- Progress statistics
- Spritz and Bionic reading modes
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Contrary to an accepted misconception, slow reading does not make you better understand what you are reading. On the contrary, when we read slowly, our attention gets distracted much more quickly because we give our brains the spaces to think about other things by trying to read slowly. Thanks to this application, you will be able to scan pages much faster by improving your eye muscles, you will learn to read more than one word at the same time by expanding your vision, and you will improve your concentration with concentration exercises. You will read your pdf and epub files much faster with the help of the reader with 2 different modes. o Do the exercises set for you every day in the speed reading course. o Improve your eye muscles, visual angle and concentration ability thanks to the exercises. o After doing the daily exercises, read at least 20 minutes daily with the help of the reader. o Do extra exercises until your eye muscles get tired to improve faster. o Track your 30-day progress with statistics. o You will now read and understand your books much faster than before. o It makes it easier for you to spend time reading books. Features : • Speed reading and concentration exercises. • Reading accelerator for pdf and epub files in 2 different modes. • 30-day speed reading course. • Exercises for the eye muscles. • Exercises to expand the angle of vision. • EPUB reader and PDF reader feature. • Statistics to see your progress. • Spritz reading mode is perfect for reading books • Bionic reading. Who is this app for ? • Those who are distracted while reading a book and cannot read a book. • Those who want to read their books faster. • Those preparing for exams. • Those who want to improve their concentration.. • Those who want to read their epub and pdf books in spritz form. To communicate : speedeys.contact@gmail.com Term of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eNVR9o1BhAEry3_dGC_mPE-vaVK9CKMu5i2FPhukvUM/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Speed reading at none against Voice Dream's shown. Speed reading also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Voice Dream's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 143) and review sentiment (43% vs 25%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Voice Dream sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Speed reading sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speed reading holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Dream has 14K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Voice Dream's written reviews are positive against 25% of Speed reading's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Voice Dream ships an update every 3 weeks, Speed reading every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Dream | Speed reading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14K ratings) | 4.7 (143 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 143 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voice Dream LLC | Alican Efe |
Customer experience
Voice Dream
Speed reading
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
Speed reading
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 trial2 variants$59.991 Year
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- Annual Subscription$59.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Will (Acapela US English Voice)$4.99
- Julie (NeoSpeech US English)$4.99
- Kate (NeoSpeech US English Voice)$4.99
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- Paul (NeoSpeech US English Voice)$4.99
- Salli (Ivona US English Voice)$4.99
- James (NeoSpeech US English Voice)$4.99
- Hugh (NeoSpeech US English Voice)$4.99
Speed reading
- 1 Month Premium$3.991 Month
- 3 Month Premium$6.993 Months
- 1 Year Premium$17.991 Year
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