LitVox vs Murmur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LitVox
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Rediscover Reading with LitVox Read or listen to a growing collection of world literature, brought to life by advanced AI voice technology. Whether you’re into timeless classics or modern discoveries, LitVox delivers a flexible reading and listening experience tailored for real life. AI-Powered Audiobooks, Instantly Every book in the app, including those you upload, can be instantly converted to natural-sounding audio using cutting-edge AI speech synthesis—on-device or in the cloud. No waiting, no downloads—just hit play. Bring Your Own Library Have your own collection of ebooks? Upload EPUB, PDF, or TXT files, and LitVox makes them fully readable and listenable. Share them with others or keep them private—your library, your choice. Seamless Reading + Listening Switch between reading and listening without ever losing your place. Whether you’re commuting, exercising, or relaxing, LitVox adapts to your routine. Designed for Real Life Built for people who love books but live in a fast-paced world, LitVox is simple, elegant, and always ready, whether you’re online or offline. Your world of literature starts here. Salient Features • Read world literature across genres, authors, and cultures • No paid subscriptions are required to explore the included content • Upload and access your own books freely • AI voice narration for every book, including your uploads • Upload your own ebooks (EPUB, PDF, TXT) and turn them into audiobooks • Switch between reading and listening instantly • Works offline—perfect for travel, commuting, or quiet time • Optional sharing of your uploaded books with others • Customizable reader settings: fonts, playback speed, bookmarks, and more • Explore global classics in one easy-to-use, beautifully designed app Your world of literature—read or heard—starts here with LitVox.
Murmur
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Turn the books and documents you already own into audiobooks. Murmur reads EPUBs and PDFs aloud with natural neural voices that run entirely on your iPhone. Import a book, choose a narrator, press play, and keep listening while you commute, exercise, cook, clean, or simply give your eyes a break. NO AUDIOBOOK? NO PROBLEM. Most books will never receive a professionally produced audiobook. Your textbooks, PDFs, self-published books, research material, old EPUBs, and personal documents may never have one at all. Murmur lets you listen to the files you already have instead of buying another copy. READ EPUB & PDF ALOUD Import EPUB and PDF files directly into your library. Murmur organizes books into chapters and paragraphs and keeps your reading and listening position together. Follow the text while the narrator speaks, or put your phone away and keep listening in the background. 23 NEURAL VOICES Choose from 23 bundled narrators across 10 languages. Set a default narrator for each language or choose a different voice for an individual book. Adjust playback speed whenever you want. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Your books stay on your iPhone. Speech is generated on-device, so Murmur doesn't need to upload your EPUBs, PDFs, textbooks, or personal documents to a text-to-speech server. • No account • No document uploads • No cloud processing • No internet connection required for narration • Background playback BUILT FOR BOOKS, NOT JUST TEXT Murmur combines an EPUB reader, PDF reader, text-to-speech engine, audiobook player, and follow-along reader in one library. Use it for: • EPUB books • PDF books and documents • Textbooks and course material • Research and professional reading • Independent and self-published books • Out-of-print titles • Long reading backlogs • Hands-free reading • Read-aloud and accessibility workflows LISTEN YOUR WAY Murmur remembers your position, playback speed, and narrator settings for every book. Switch between reading and listening without losing your place. FREE TO START Import as many books as you want. Free includes 60 minutes of listening every 30 days and access to one English and one Polish narrator. Murmur Premium unlocks unlimited listening and all 23 voices. Your books already contain the words. Murmur gives them a voice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbuildship.com/apps/murmur/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LitVox at none against Murmur's 3. Murmur's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Murmur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. LitVox asks for nothing beyond the download.
LitVox ships an update every 2 months, Murmur every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LitVox | Murmur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartmicros | Jan Piotrzkowski |
In-app purchases
LitVox
No in-app purchases
Murmur
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year









