Frateca vs Ghost Reader Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frateca
Transform documents, articles, and web pages into natural-sounding audio. Listen at faster speeds with real-time highlighting to absorb information efficiently. Ideal for professionals, students, and those with reading challenges.
- Convert PDFs, articles, eBooks, and web pages to speech
- Natural AI voices
- Adjustable playback speed up to 3.5x
- Real-time word-by-word highlighting
- Cloud synchronization across devices
- Import via link, upload, or share from other apps
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Turn any text into natural audio - and reclaim hours of your day. Frateca transforms PDFs, articles, eBooks, and web pages into crystal-clear speech with AI voices so natural, you'll forget you're listening to an app. - 3.5x SPEED - absorb content faster than reading - REAL-TIME HIGHLIGHTING - follow along word by word - ANY FORMAT - PDFs, web articles, eBooks, documents - CLOUD SYNC - start on iPhone, continue on iPad - NATURAL AI VOICES - not robotic, actually enjoyable - - - - - - - - - - WHO USES FRATECA? - Busy professionals who turn commutes into learning sessions - Students tackling massive reading lists before exams - Language learners improving pronunciation and comprehension - People with dyslexia, ADHD, or low vision who deserve equal access to written content - - - - - - - - - - HOW IT WORKS 1. Import - paste a link, upload a PDF, or share from any app 2. Listen - choose your voice, set your speed, hit play 3. Learn - follow real-time highlighting and save to your cloud library - - - - - - - - - - FRATECA PREMIUM Unlock unlimited listening, all AI voices, and cloud sync: - Monthly: $8.99/month - Yearly: $89.00/year (save 17%) Start with the free version - upgrade when you're ready. Download now and turn your reading list into a playlist. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apple Terms of use (EULA)
Ghost Reader Live
This app transforms documents and web content into spoken audio using on-device voices. Listen privately while following along with highlighted text, with options to adjust speed, navigate, and use lock-screen controls. A free tier offers limited daily listening, with premium options for unlimited access.
- On-device TTS narration
- Focus mode with highlighting and auto-scroll
- Adjustable listening speed (0.5x to 2x)
- Document navigation and resume playback
- Lock-screen and headphone controls
- Sleep timer and MP3 export
- Privacy-focused, no account required
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Turn reading into listening — privately. Ghost Reader narrates PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, Markdown, and plain-text files with natural on-device voices. Import a document or paste a link, then listen while following the text in Focus mode. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU Narration is generated on your iPhone. Your documents, extracted text, and audio are not sent to our servers. No account is required. MADE FOR LISTENING • Follow along with sentence highlighting and auto-scroll • Pick a voice and adjust listening speed from 0.5× to 2× • Navigate to any part of a document and resume where you stopped • Use lock-screen and headphone play/pause controls when narration is ready • Set a sleep timer or export narration as an MP3 FREE TO START Enjoy 30 minutes of narration each day for free. Upgrade through the App Store for unlimited listening with Monthly or Lifetime Access. Requires iPhone 12 or newer. Privacy Policy: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Reader Live at 5.0 against Frateca's 3.9. Frateca's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Frateca sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Ghost Reader Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ghost Reader Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frateca has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Frateca ships an update every 9 days, Ghost Reader Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frateca | Ghost Reader Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrey Novikov | Jan Ancajas |
Customer experience
Frateca
Ghost Reader Live
In-app purchases
Frateca
- Premium monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Premium yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
Ghost Reader Live
- Ghost Reader$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$19.99









