Easy Text to Speech Reader vs Piper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Text to Speech Reader
This app reads text aloud from typed input, imported files, or web links. Customize voice, speed, and pitch for a personalized listening experience. It remembers your progress and allows listening while using other apps or with a locked screen.
- Reads text from typing, files, or web links
- Supports 19 file types
- 152 voices in 50+ languages
- Customizable playback speed and pitch
- Highlights current word
- Background playback and screen lock support
- Saves reading progress
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Easy Text to Speech Reader lets you type, paste, or import text and instantly hear it read aloud. Choose from 152 voices in 50+ languages, or create your own custom voices from a short audio clip. INSTANT VOICE CLONING Instantly clone a voice using just 5 seconds of audio 100% locally / completely on your device. Unlimited amount of cloned voices can be saved (in the "My Voices" section). 152 VOICES IN 50+ LANGUAGES Choose from a huge selection of voices across more than 50 languages, including premium, standard, and fun voices. READ TEXT & DOCUMENTS Type or paste text directly into the app, or import 19 different file types: .pdf / .txt / .doc / .docx / .pages / .rtf / .md / .epub / .mobi / .azw / .azw3 / .fb2 / .lit / .pdb / .prc / .djvu / .cbr / .cbz / .csv READ WEBPAGES Paste in a webpage link and Easy Text to Speech Reader will read the webpage for you. CUSTOMIZE YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE • Adjust playback speed and pitch • Automatically center and highlight the word currently being read • Listen while using other apps • Continue listening with your screen locked • Your text and reading position are saved when you close and reopen the app
Piper
Enhance your device's text-to-speech with natural, expressive neural voices. This privacy-first solution integrates system-wide for seamless use with screen readers and other apps. Download voice models locally for offline, high-fidelity speech synthesis.
- System-wide integration
- High-fidelity speech synthesis
- 100% local and private
- Multilingual voice library
- Clean voice management
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Piper – High-Quality System Voices Upgrade your device's text-to-speech with Piper, a modern, privacy-first solution that brings highly natural, expressive neural voices directly to iOS and macOS. Piper integrates seamlessly with the operating system, allowing you to use high-fidelity, human-like voices across VoiceOver, Spoken Content, and any third-party app that supports system speech synthesis . Ideal for long-form listening, articles, and accessibility. IMPORTANT: Piper acts as an engine for your system . It does NOT come pre-packaged with voice files to keep the initial app size small . YOU MUST OPEN THE PIPER APP FIRST TO DOWNLOAD YOUR PREFERRED VOICES before they will appear or can be selected in your device's system settings. Why Choose Piper? • System-Wide Integration: Use stunning neural voices natively with VoiceOver, screen readers, and assistive workflows across iOS and macOS. • High-Fidelity Speech Synthesis: Built on advanced neural technology for smooth pronunciation, natural pacing (prosody), and incredible clarity. • 100% Local & Private: All speech synthesis happens entirely on your device . No cloud processing, no tracking, and no internet required after downloading models. • Multilingual Library: Choose from a rapidly growing collection of global languages, regional accents, and voice profiles. • Clean Voice Management: Easily listen to samples, download, and delete voice models directly inside the app to save device storage. Perfect for: • Blind and low-vision users looking for a more natural screen-reading experience. • Auditory learners who listen to long-form PDFs, books, and web articles. • Anyone wanting a premium, human-sounding alternative to default system voices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Easy Text to Speech Reader at 5.0 against Piper's 4.4. Easy Text to Speech Reader also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Piper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (83% vs 61%). On price, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Easy Text to Speech Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piper has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Easy Text to Speech Reader's written reviews are positive against 83% of Piper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Easy Text to Speech Reader ships an update weekly, Piper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Text to Speech Reader | Piper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerome Pullen | IHOR SHEVCHUK |
Customer experience
Easy Text to Speech Reader
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In-app purchases
Easy Text to Speech Reader
No in-app purchases
Piper
No in-app purchases
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