Comparison

MoBooks vs Start Speaking

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

Head to head
About

MoBooks

Features
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MoBooks is a way for book worms to track their reading progress. Enter the books your reading and gain insights on how your reading habits

About

Start Speaking

Features
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Start Speaking helps you read books and supported documents in the way that works best for you. Read on screen, listen with speech, or move naturally between both as you go. Whether you are enjoying a novel, studying, reviewing a document, or catching up on an audiobook, Start Speaking brings your library, reading controls, and personal preferences together in one focused place. Flexible, Focused Reading Key Features • Read and Listen Read visually or listen with Apple system voices. Optional cloud AI voices from supported providers are available with your own provider account. • Your Library, Organized Keep books together in bookshelves, search your library, save bookmarks, and return to your place. • Find Your Place Use Headings, Contents, Search, and Go to Page to move through long books and documents. • Make Reading Comfortable Choose themes, colors, font size, and reader layout. Typoscope modes and speech highlighting help you keep your focus on the text. • Books and Documents Open supported EPUB, DAISY, Word, PDF, plain-text, rich-text, audiobook, spreadsheet, presentation, and other compatible document formats. • Paste Text to Speak Paste text from the clipboard or open a text file when you want to hear it right away. • Made to Fit Your Needs Start Speaking supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, clear controls, and flexible visual settings. Perspective All Access (Subscription Features) Unlock more ways to read with Perspective All Access: • Excel Workbooks Open workbooks with a Workbook Overview and switch between Table view and Document view. • PowerPoint Presentations Read slides, text, images, tables, diagrams, and charts. Choose whether to include speaker notes and reviewer comments. • One Subscription Use your Perspective All Access purchase across supported Techopolis apps. All Access plan choices and current prices are shown by Apple before you confirm a purchase. You can restore earlier purchases and manage subscriptions from Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MoBooks3 screens
Start Speaking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoBooks at none against Start Speaking's 2. MoBooks also leads on iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Start Speaking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. MoBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
MoBooks versus Start Speaking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoBooksStart Speaking
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohameth SeckTechopolis Online Solutions, LLC

In-app purchases

None

MoBooks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Start Speaking

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly$5.991 Month
  • All Access Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MoBooks free?
MoBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Start Speaking free?
Start Speaking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MoBooks or Start Speaking have ads?
Neither MoBooks nor Start Speaking shows ads.

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