ZenSoft Read Aloud vs Easy Text to Speech Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenSoft Read Aloud
This application reads your text or PDF files aloud, allowing you to create and save custom text files. It also offers speech-to-text functionality and saves your progress so you can resume reading later. Audio output can be saved and shared as audio files.
- Reads text and PDF files aloud
- Speech-to-text functionality
- Save and share audio output
- Resume reading from last point
- Create custom text files
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Zen Voice Text Reading application reads your Text or PDF files aloud. If you wish, you can create your own text file. You can save and share the audio output of text files as audio files. The application saves every document you download to its memory, allowing you to continue reading where you left off. Application also provide speech to text functionality
Easy Text to Speech Reader
This app reads text aloud from typed input, imported files, or web links. Customize voice, speed, and pitch for a personalized listening experience. It remembers your progress and allows listening while using other apps or with a locked screen.
- Reads text from typing, files, or web links
- Supports 19 file types
- 152 voices in 50+ languages
- Customizable playback speed and pitch
- Highlights current word
- Background playback and screen lock support
- Saves reading progress
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Easy Text to Speech Reader lets you type, paste, or import text and instantly hear it read aloud. Choose from 152 voices in 50+ languages, or create your own custom voices from a short audio clip. INSTANT VOICE CLONING Instantly clone a voice using just 5 seconds of audio 100% locally / completely on your device. Unlimited amount of cloned voices can be saved (in the "My Voices" section). 152 VOICES IN 50+ LANGUAGES Choose from a huge selection of voices across more than 50 languages, including premium, standard, and fun voices. READ TEXT & DOCUMENTS Type or paste text directly into the app, or import 19 different file types: .pdf / .txt / .doc / .docx / .pages / .rtf / .md / .epub / .mobi / .azw / .azw3 / .fb2 / .lit / .pdb / .prc / .djvu / .cbr / .cbz / .csv READ WEBPAGES Paste in a webpage link and Easy Text to Speech Reader will read the webpage for you. CUSTOMIZE YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE • Adjust playback speed and pitch • Automatically center and highlight the word currently being read • Listen while using other apps • Continue listening with your screen locked • Your text and reading position are saved when you close and reopen the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Easy Text to Speech Reader at 5.0 against ZenSoft Read Aloud's 4.5. ZenSoft Read Aloud's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Easy Text to Speech Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of ZenSoft Read Aloud's written reviews are positive against 61% of Easy Text to Speech Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZenSoft Read Aloud ships an update every 3 days, Easy Text to Speech Reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenSoft Read Aloud | Easy Text to Speech Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 61.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erdal Orman | Jerome Pullen |
Customer experience
ZenSoft Read Aloud
Easy Text to Speech Reader
In-app purchases
ZenSoft Read Aloud
No in-app purchases
Easy Text to Speech Reader
No in-app purchases
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