Comparison

Text and Speech vs AudioBookIt

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

Head to head
About

Text and Speech

This app allows you to read and listen to ebooks and web content. It offers a distraction-free reading experience with customizable settings and advanced text-to-speech capabilities in multiple languages. Organize your library, track progress, and enjoy offline listening for a seamless reading journey.

Highlights
  • Import ebooks and files (epub, pdf, txt, html)
  • Import web pages via sharing or built-in browser
  • Ad and clutter removal from web pages
  • Customizable reading appearance (color, font, margin)
  • Text-to-speech in 30+ languages with premium voices
  • Offline audio generation for private listening
  • Organize content into collections
  • Track reading progress and stats
Features
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Read, listen and save your favorite ebooks or web content with AvidReader. Importing is simple: - Import your ebooks and files (epub, pdf, txt, html) from your device or other apps - Import web pages by sharing or copying a link, or use the built-in browser to browse the web without leaving AvidReader Read comfortably: - AvidReader automatically removes ads and clutter from web pages for a distraction-free reading experience. - Adjust color, font, margin, and more - Dark theme and dyslexia-friendly fonts available Read aloud/Text-to-speech: - Enjoy realistic and engaging audio renditions in 30+ languages created by state-of-the-art TTS models - Choose from 20+ premium voices in English - On-device audio generation allow you to listen offline while keeping your content private. No need to pre-download audio either! - Adjust speed as you like Collect and organize - Save any web content you’d like to read later, such as news articles, recipes, web novels, etc. - Download web pages to read anytime, anywhere - Configure auto downloads to ensure your content is always available - Create collections to organize your favorite content - Automatically or manually update item status (reading, to read, or finished) - Sync your files across devices AvidReader or iCloud. Track your progress and stay motivated: - Your reading progress is auto recorded - Earn streaks by reading or listening for 2 minutes a day - See your reading time stats and daily log from the home page Your wellbeing is important - AvidReader show the status bar when you’re reading, allowing you to keep track of time - Enable break reminders and bedtime reminders - Set a sleep timer in voiceover controls and drift off with relaxing narrations Privacy - Your files are never uploaded to our servers without your explicit consent - The in-app browser does not collect any data from your browsing - Add an extra layer of privacy by requiring biometrics to unlock the app - AvidReader is ad-free and does not track you across websites. - See our privacy policy at https://shydog.net/about/privacy-policy

About

AudioBookIt

Transform personal audio files into audiobooks with automatic progress tracking and playback controls. Enjoy lectures, recordings, and more with a distraction-free interface and convenient features like sleep timers and car mode.

Highlights
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Playback speed controls
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Sleep timers
  • Car Mode
  • CarPlay support
Features
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AudioBookIt turns your personal audio files into a polished audiobook experience. Import folders of MP3, M4B, M4A, or WAV files and listen to them like professional audiobooks, with chapters, saved progress, and simple offline playback. Build a local audio library for the stories, novels, courses, lectures, podcasts, recordings, fiction, and nonfiction you already have. AudioBookIt keeps your place automatically, so you can always pick up right where you left off. Designed for simplicity and focus, AudioBookIt includes: • Automatic progress tracking across all your files • Chapter ordering for folders of audio • Playback speed controls to match your pace • Clean, distraction-free interface built for long-form listening • Sleep timers to control how long you listen • Car Mode with larger controls for listening on the go • CarPlay support to control playback from your car Whether you're revisiting classic stories, listening to lectures, organizing downloaded courses, or archiving live recordings, AudioBookIt helps you enjoy your audio on your own terms. Import your first audiobook today for free! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Text and Speech4 screens
AudioBookIt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AudioBookIt at 67% against Text and Speech's 0%. AudioBookIt also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Text and Speech's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text and Speech sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and AudioBookIt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioBookIt holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioBookIt has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Text and Speech's written reviews are positive against 67% of AudioBookIt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text and Speech ships an update every 5 days, AudioBookIt every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text and Speech versus AudioBookIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText and SpeechAudioBookIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShy Dog Pte. Ltd.Braden Scothern

Customer experience

Text and Speech

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AudioBookIt

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text and Speech

Subscriptions2
  • AvidReader PRO - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • AvidReader PRO - Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
3 purchases

AudioBookIt

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Text and Speech free?
Text and Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AudioBookIt free?
AudioBookIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text and Speech or AudioBookIt?
AudioBookIt is rated higher. Text and Speech averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AudioBookIt averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Text and Speech or AudioBookIt have ads?
Neither Text and Speech nor AudioBookIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text and Speech or AudioBookIt?
Text and Speech ships an update every 5 days, and AudioBookIt every 10 days. Most recently, Text and Speech was updated on October 10, 2026 and AudioBookIt on October 9, 2026.

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