Comparison

Listen To Notes vs PDF Reader

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

Head to head
About

Listen To Notes

Convert written text into spoken words for easy listening. Access your notes and documents hands-free with intuitive text-to-speech technology. Ideal for education, personal journaling, and accessing information conveniently.

Highlights
  • Text to Speech conversion
  • Read notes aloud
  • Daily diary function
  • Supports education and personal notes
  • Unlimited notes (PRO)
  • Work Notes category (PRO)
Features
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Listen to your notes, documents. App to read text. It allows you to listen to your notes and documents with ease using text-to-speech technology. With its intuitive features, you can read your notes out loud whenever it's convenient for you. The app is designed for a variety of uses, including education, personal note-taking, and more. By converting written text into spoken words, this app helps users access their information in a new and convenient way. Features: - Text to Speech - Read notes aloud - Notes - daily diary - Education, Personal notes PRO features: - unlimited notes - Work Notes category Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF Reader

Features
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Listen to any PDF, document or photo of text, read aloud by natural AI voices. Follow every word as it's highlighted, speed it up, and save the audio as an MP3 to take anywhere. Try it free. BRING IN ANYTHING • Import PDF, Word (DOC, DOCX) and TXT files from Files or any app • Upload photos of text (JPG, PNG, WebP) or scan paper pages with your camera • Or simply paste text LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG • Natural AI voices in 70+ languages, with the language detected for you • Every word is highlighted as it's read, so you never lose your place • Light, sepia and dark themes and four text sizes for comfortable reading • Playback from 0.5× to 2×, with skip controls TAKE IT WITH YOU • Download the narration as an MP3 for offline listening • Export the transcript as a text file • Keeps playing in the background with the screen off • Your library remembers where you stopped in every document GREAT FOR • Studying: lecture notes, papers and textbooks • Commutes, workouts and chores • Proofreading your own writing by ear • Dyslexia, low vision or simply tired eyes • Hearing a new language read aloud SUBSCRIPTION PDF Reader is free to download and try. Standard and Pro unlock more reading time and are available as weekly, monthly or annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://nativespeech.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://nativespeech.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Listen To Notes3 screens
PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Listen To Notes at every 11 days against PDF Reader's every 3 months. PDF Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Listen To Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PDF Reader sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen To Notes ships an update every 11 days, PDF Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Listen To Notes versus PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen To NotesPDF Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiotr MackiewiczKTC Technology

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Listen To Notes

Subscriptions2
  • PRO$7.991 Month
  • PRO1 Year trial$29.991 Year
6 purchases

PDF Reader

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Standard$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Standard$8.991 Month
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  • Monthly Pro$19.991 Month
  • Annual Standard$71.991 Year
  • Annual Pro$159.991 Year

Questions

Is Listen To Notes free?
Listen To Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Listen To Notes or PDF Reader have ads?
Neither Listen To Notes nor PDF Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen To Notes or PDF Reader?
Listen To Notes ships an update every 11 days, and PDF Reader every 3 months. Most recently, Listen To Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and PDF Reader on October 31, 2026.

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