Comparison

Electronic Edition 9 vs FreeReader | Text to Speech

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

Head to head
About

Electronic Edition 9

This app provides access to a collection of books and discourses by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. It serves as a digital archive for his extensive written and spoken works, making them easily accessible.

Highlights
  • Collection of books and discourses
  • Digital archive
  • Distribution of works
  • Access to P.R. Sarkar's writings
Features
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The "Electronic Edition of the Works or P.R. Sarkar", usually shortened to "Eledit" or "EE", is a project, started in the late 1980s, overseeing the collection and distribution of the books and discourses given by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921-1990).

About

FreeReader | Text to Speech

Convert various document and web link formats into audiobooks using natural-sounding voices. This free application supports over 30 languages and offers unlimited use without signup. It's designed to assist users with reading difficulties like dyslexia or ADHD.

Highlights
  • Convert EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and more to audio
  • Read web links aloud
  • 30+ natural-sounding languages
  • Unlimited free use
  • No signup required
  • Access Gutenberg Project books
Features
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Turn your EPUBs, PDFs, DOCX, and TXT files into audiobooks for free. You can upload files or any web link and VoiceReader text-to-speech will turn it into an audiobook. This app is completely free and you can use it to read anything out loud. There are no limits or signup required. 30+ languages are supported with natural, human-sounding voices. Supported file types: - EPUB (.epub) - PDF (.pdf) - Plain Text (.txt) - Word (.docx) - Rich Text (.rtf, .rtfd) - HTML (.html, .htm) - Markdown (.md, .markdown) - OpenDocument Text (.odt) You can even browse free books from Gutenberg Project and indie authors to start listening to books right away. We believe that free text-to-speech should be available for everyone. This app is sponsored by FreeReader, a project dedicated to providing free TTS to everyone, especially those who have dyslexia or ADHD. Our TTS helps people focus and read more easily by reading words out loud to them while they read. Enjoy TTS in English, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian, Russian, German, Japanese, Vietnamese, Turkish, Korean, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Romanian, Greek, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Danish, Finnish, Slovak, Croatian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Latvian, Estonian Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ FreeReader Gold offers a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. After the trial ends, your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled. To avoid being charged, cancel at least 24 hours before your free trial ends.

Screenshots

Electronic Edition 93 screens
FreeReader | Text to Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FreeReader | Text to Speech at 4.3 against Electronic Edition 9's 4.0. Electronic Edition 9's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Electronic Edition 9 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FreeReader | Text to Speech sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FreeReader | Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Electronic Edition 9 versus FreeReader | Text to Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectronic Edition 9FreeReader | Text to Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnanda MargaPrism App Labs

Customer experience

Electronic Edition 9

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

FreeReader | Text to Speech

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Electronic Edition 9

One-time1
  • Electronic Edition 9$75.00
2 purchases

FreeReader | Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • FreeReader Gold$4.991 Month
  • FreeReader Gold Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Electronic Edition 9 free?
Electronic Edition 9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreeReader | Text to Speech free?
FreeReader | Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Electronic Edition 9 or FreeReader | Text to Speech?
FreeReader | Text to Speech is rated higher. Electronic Edition 9 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FreeReader | Text to Speech averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Electronic Edition 9 or FreeReader | Text to Speech have ads?
Neither Electronic Edition 9 nor FreeReader | Text to Speech shows ads.

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