# Paper2Audio vs ReadLoft

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Paper2Audio at 749 against ReadLoft's 4. ReadLoft's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Paper2Audio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month and ReadLoft sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paper2Audio against 5.0 for ReadLoft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper2Audio has 749 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Paper2Audio ships an update every 5 days, ReadLoft every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Paper2Audio | ReadLoft |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (749 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper2audio-text-to-speech/id6737539427/reviews) | [5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readloft/id6787309766/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **749** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 97.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 69 MB | 103 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.5** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Paper2Audio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1777001061) | [Madhura Basavaraju](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787309768) |

## What reviewers say

### Paper2Audio

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper2audio-text-to-speech/id6737539427)

Listen to your documents, articles, and ebooks with advanced text-to-speech technology. It intelligently skips irrelevant content and summarizes visual elements, making learning hands-free and productive. Enjoy natural voices and a familiar interface for an enhanced listening experience.

**Highlights:** Reads PDFs, webpages, ebooks, .docx, .txt, Summarizes math, code, tables, and figures, Intelligently skips junk text and ads, High-quality, natural text-to-speech voices, Document summarization and context addition, Highlighting, notes, and table of contents navigation, Adjustable playback speed

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paper2Audio Plus Monthly | $20.00 | per month |
| Paper2Audio Plus Annual | $191.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🗣️ Natural voices
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Efficient text extraction
- 💯 Excellent for academic/technical content
- 🆓 Completely free with no hidden fees

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Occasional issues with formatting/layout
- 📓 Lacks support for footnotes/citations
- 🌐 Limited compatibility with other formats (Kindle, etc.)

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional issues with chapter/section detection in long documents

**Requested features**

- Add support for footnotes and citations
- Implement custom pronunciation dictionary
- Improve handling of multilingual content
- Expand compatibility to more file formats


### ReadLoft

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readloft/id6787309766)

This app transforms text into natural-sounding audio, allowing you to listen to books, PDFs, web articles, and even text from images. It offers AI-powered summaries, flashcard creation, and voice cloning for a personalized listening experience. Track your reading goals and enjoy offline access to your content.

**Highlights:** Listen to PDFs, EPUBs, Word docs, and text files, Convert web links to audio articles, Extract text from images and screenshots, AI-powered summaries and Q&A, Create flashcards from documents, Clone your voice for narration, Offline listening

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ReadLoft Pro (Monthly) | $5.99 | per month |
| ReadLoft Pro+ (Monthly) | $9.99 | per month |
| ReadLoft Premium (Monthly) | $14.99 | per month |
| ReadLoft Pro (Annually) | $59.99 | per year |
| ReadLoft Pro+ (Annually) | $99.99 | per year |
| ReadLoft Premium (Annually) | $149.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Paper2Audio free?

Paper2Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ReadLoft free?

ReadLoft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Paper2Audio or ReadLoft?

Paper2Audio and ReadLoft are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 749 and 4 ratings respectively.

### Do Paper2Audio or ReadLoft have ads?

Neither Paper2Audio nor ReadLoft shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Paper2Audio or ReadLoft?

Paper2Audio ships an update every 5 days, and ReadLoft every 4 days. Most recently, Paper2Audio was updated on October 28, 2026 and ReadLoft on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*