Sandbook vs ReadLoft

Sandbook reads books, documents and articles aloud in natural voices, entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing you read is uploaded, and there is no account, no subscription and no ads. NATURAL VOICES, OFFLINE - 41 voices in American and British English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Hindi - A book in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or Hindi opens with a voice in its language - Powered by the open-source Kokoro model, running locally; no internet connection needed - Follow along as each spoken word is highlighted - Speed from 0.5x to 2.5x; each book remembers its voice and speed READ ALMOST ANYTHING - Import EPUB, PDF, Word (.docx), TXT, RTF, Markdown and HTML files - Add a web page by pasting a link, or share it from Safari - Scan printed pages with the camera, or pick a photo, and listen - Send files or selected text from any app with the share sheet, or type and paste your own - Open a document straight from the Files app with Open With, or set Sandbook as its default app LISTEN THE WAY YOU READ - Opens at the paragraph where you stopped - Keep listening when you leave the book, with a mini player at the bottom of the screen - Bookmarks, and search inside a book - Sleep timer: stop after a set time or at the end of the chapter - Passages you've already heard play back instantly - In a PDF, the sentence being read is highlighted on the page; tap any sentence to read from there - Reading options: light, sepia and dark themes, fonts, text size and line spacing - Appearance: light, dark or matching your system - See each book's length, listening time and the time left in the chapter - Prepare a chapter's audio ahead of time, then keep listening with the screen locked; prepared chapters replay instantly - Continue Reading with Siri or the Shortcuts app - Export any text as an M4A audio file ACCESSIBILITY - VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch Control, larger text and contrast improvements - The app is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Hindi PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your books, text and voices stay on your device. Sandbook never sends what you read to a server. GOOD TO KNOW - Voices require iPhone 12 or later, or an iPad with an A14 or M1 chip or later. Sandbook also needs iOS 18.2 or later. - Real-time reading pauses when the screen locks. To listen with the screen off, prepare the chapter first. Questions or ideas: support@sandbook.app

ReadLoft reads anything aloud — in a natural voice — so you can finally get through the books, PDFs, and articles piling up. LISTEN TO ANYTHING • Import PDFs, EPUBs, Word docs, and text files • Convert any language to English • Paste a web link and hear the article • Snap a photo or screenshot — ReadLoft reads the text off it • Natural, human-like voices with adjustable speed THOUSANDS OF FREE CLASSICS Browse and read famous public-domain books — Austen, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Dumas and more — free, in one tap. SMART TOOLS, RIGHT ON THE PAGE • AI Summary — get the gist in seconds • Ask AI about what you're reading • Turn any document into flashcards, then quiz yourself • Sleep timer, bookmarks, and highlights • Word-by-word highlighting that follows along as it reads MAKE IT YOUR OWN VOICE Clone your voice and hear every book read in it, or choose from studio-quality premium voices. FINISH WHAT YOU START Set a real goal and track your reading time, words, and streaks — no shame, just progress. WORKS OFFLINE Download books and listen on a plane, a run, in a car, or anywhere with no signal. No ads. No clutter. Just press play and finish the thing you care about. — Subscriptions: ReadLoft offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions (Pro, Pro+, Premium) with monthly and annual options. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://readloft.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://readloft.app/privacy