Audivision Read vs TowerGate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audivision Read
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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.
TowerGate
This app offers device-wide DNS privacy and content blocking for enhanced online security and a better browsing experience. It includes a video browser with playback controls and privacy features like Face ID protection.
- Device-wide DNS privacy
- Safari content blocking
- Video browser with PiP and background playback
- Picture-in-Picture and background playback
- Privacy lock with Face ID/Touch ID
- Three protection levels
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TowerGate combines device-wide DNS privacy, Safari content blocking, and a Video Browser built for more comfortable playback, all from one simple control center. Block common ads, trackers, telemetry, and malicious domains before they load. Use encrypted DNS protection across supported traffic on your iPhone and iPad, add an extra blocking layer in Safari, and choose how strongly TowerGate should filter. WHY TOWERGATE • Block common ads and trackers Filter known advertising, tracking, telemetry, gambling, and security domains before they connect. • Works beyond Safari Safari content blockers only work in Safari. TowerGate’s DNS layer can filter supported requests from apps, games, and other browsers across your device. • Encrypted DNS routing Route DNS lookups over DNS-over-HTTPS through the selected privacy-focused filtering provider. • Safari web blocking Reduce ads, trackers, popups, and page clutter in Safari where supported by iOS content-blocking rules. • Three protection levels Choose Balanced, Strict, or Privacy First. Stronger modes filter more categories, while Balanced is designed to reduce site and app breakage. • Status at a glance See whether DNS and Safari protection need attention, refresh Safari rules, and check TowerGate from the Home Screen widget. VIDEO BROWSER TowerGate now includes a dedicated browser for watching supported video websites with more control. • Picture in Picture and background playback Keep supported videos playing in PiP or continue listening when TowerGate moves to the background. • Your personal video library Save pages as Favorites or Watch Later, organize them with folders and tags, and continue supported videos from your saved playback position. • Sleep Timer Stop playback after a selected duration or when the current video ends. • Playback controls Choose a default playback speed, control fullscreen rotation, block autoplay, keep the screen awake during video, and manage AirPlay and Bluetooth output. • Faster access Search the web, add and arrange your favorite video sites, and revisit pages from local browser history. • Fewer website interruptions On supported sites, TowerGate helps reduce cookie prompts and banners that try to open another app. PRIVACY LOCK Protect the entire app or only the Video Browser with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. You can also hide TowerGate’s preview in the app switcher. PREMIUM PROTECTION TowerGate Premium unlocks device-wide DNS filtering and premium playback features, including Picture in Picture and background playback. A 3-day free trial may be available with an eligible subscription; availability, price, and terms are shown before purchase. IMPORTANT NOTES Video features depend on the website, its player, media restrictions, and iOS support. Picture in Picture, background playback, playback progress, and other controls may not work with every video. Native DNS configuration is managed by iOS and may require a quick step in iPhone Settings. Privacy Policy: https://towergate.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://towergate.app/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
Audivision Read and TowerGate 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
Both are free to download. Audivision Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and TowerGate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Audivision Read ships an update every 4 days, TowerGate weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audivision Read | TowerGate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 329 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Audirivision Technologies | Sumeyye Turan |
In-app purchases
Audivision Read
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$99.00
TowerGate
- TowerGate Premium - Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- TowerGate Premium - Yearly$12.991 Year
- TowerGate Premium: Lifetime$17.99
- TowerGate Premium: Lifetime$29.99





