Comparison

Audivision Read vs Ask Iris

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

Head to head
About

Audivision Read

Features
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Read anything, anywhere - out loud, privately, even without internet. Scan a document, open a PDF or EPUB, paste text, add a web link or choose a classic—then listen in a natural, human-like voice. Point your iPhone at a sign, menu, letter or book and hear it read aloud in seconds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition and speech run on your iPhone. Your pages, photos and documents are never uploaded. Camera and file reading keep working without internet. CAMERA, FILES AND BOOKS • Hear text live as you point the camera • Find a printed word by typing or speaking it • Scan one page or a multi-page document with capture guidance • Read PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF, TXT, photos and web pages • Browse thousands of public-domain classics: 3 new books a month free, unlimited with Premium MADE FOR LISTENING • Expressive English Storyteller Voices, plus every voice installed on your iPhone • Follow-along highlighting with adjustable speed, font, text size and colors • Background playback with Lock Screen and Now Playing controls • Bookmarks, notes and highlights • Continue exactly where you stopped • Apple Watch controls and Home Screen widgets • Export to TXT or PDF Phone numbers, email addresses and websites are detected so you can act on them with one tap. AUDIVISION PREMIUM Audivision is free with monthly limits on scans, finds, exports, new books and saved items. Premium removes the limits and adds automatic language detection, unlimited Apple Watch actions and extra settings. Choose an annual subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The annual subscription is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Audivision is not intended for medical use or navigation. Terms of Use: https://audivision.in/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://audivision.in/privacy.html Made for people who read differently: optimized for blind and low-vision readers and people with dyslexia, with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support plus flexible controls for voice, speed, font, text size, colors and highlighting.

About

Ask Iris

This app creates a private AI workspace on your device. It allows you to ask questions about your local files like screenshots, PDFs, and images without uploading them to the cloud. You can extract text, summarize documents, and get answers grounded in your own data.

Highlights
  • Local AI model execution
  • Ask questions about local files
  • Extract text from images
  • Summarize documents
  • Organize chats and clips
  • Model library management
Features
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Ask questions about your files and build a wiki you control—with AI that runs on your device. Ask Iris brings documents, images, recordings, folders, and conversations into a private workspace on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Find answers with source citations, turn ideas into useful pages, and keep the results in a format you can edit and take with you. ASK WITH YOUR SOURCES Add PDFs, text documents, spreadsheets, Word files, images, audio, or video clips. Ask about one source or compare material across a workspace. Answers can link to original files, PDF pages, and timestamped transcripts so you can check the evidence. READ WITH ROOM TO THINK Open PDFs and documents in a dedicated reader. Follow citations, highlight passages, and open a discussion when you want to ask Iris a question. Browse images, audio, and video together in Media. A navigation rail on Mac and iPad keeps your views within easy reach. BUILD A LIVING WIKI Create pages from selected sources or turn a workspace conversation into a page. Write with rich formatting, ask Iris to suggest revisions, and review changes before applying them. Organize pages, follow source links, and restore earlier edits with Page History. CHOOSE WHERE YOUR WIKI LIVES Keep the wiki inside Iris or save its Markdown pages and attachments in a local folder or iCloud Drive. Edit the same files in other apps. Optional Obsidian shortcuts open pages in your vault without a plugin or Sync login. Iris verifies copies before switching storage, checks for conflicting edits, and retains pending drafts when files are unavailable. FIND AND SHARE WHAT MATTERS Private Search finds chats, notes, documents, PDF pages, transcripts, and images without uploading a search index. Export selected wiki pages as a PDF report, Markdown, a web page, or a portable wiki bundle. Preview PDF reports and optionally include chat transcripts. WORK WITH IMAGES AND AUDIO Explain an image, extract visible text, or ask about a clip with a compatible model. Transcribe supported recordings on-device, play the audio, and jump through timestamped transcript segments. Use Photos and Camera on iPhone and iPad, or capture a screen or window on Mac. CHOOSE YOUR LOCAL MODEL Use Apple Intelligence on supported devices without a separate model download, or browse and download compatible MLX models. Choose a model per chat. Use your app default for workspace summaries and wiki generation, or set a model for an individual workspace. On Mac, you can also connect to a compatible inference server running on the same computer. Capabilities and performance depend on your device, model, language, and OS. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Apple Intelligence and compatible downloaded models run on your device. Workspace storage is local by default. If you choose iCloud Drive or another synchronized folder, that provider stores and synchronizes the wiki files and attachments. Changing Wiki Storage does not move chats or model settings. Downloads, optional web search, and connected tools can use the network. No Iris account is required. TRY THE FULL LIBRARY, KEEP A FREE MODEL Explore the full compatible model library free for 100 days, starting with your first message. After the trial, keep using a basic model for free, including Apple Intelligence when available. Unlock Pro with a one-time purchase for full model access and supported custom Hugging Face models. No subscription.

Screenshots

Audivision Read4 screens
Ask Iris4 screens

Verdict

The call

Audivision Read and Ask Iris are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Audivision Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Ask Iris sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Audivision Read versus Ask Iris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudivision ReadAsk Iris
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size329 MB54 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAudirivision TechnologiesAbhishek Kulkarni

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Audivision Read

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$99.00
1 purchases

Ask Iris

One-time1
  • Ask Iris Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Audivision Read free?
Audivision Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask Iris free?
Ask Iris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Audivision Read or Ask Iris have ads?
Neither Audivision Read nor Ask Iris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audivision Read or Ask Iris?
Audivision Read ships an update every 4 days, and Ask Iris every 4 days. Most recently, Audivision Read was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ask Iris on October 30, 2026.

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