LingRoll lite vs LeafRead

LingRoll is an all-in-one reading app built for people who love both reading and listening. It supports multiple ebook formats and advanced TTS features, giving you a smooth, flexible, and detailed reading experience. Core Features • Format support: TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF • Smart listening: System TTS, Azure/Edge TTS, and MiMo TTS • Professional layout: Fully customizable reading interface • File management: Folder-based library, sorting, search, and recent imports • Statistics: Track reading and listening habits Detailed Features 1. File Support • Supports TXT, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF. DRM-protected files are not supported • Auto-detects text encoding and supports manual encoding selection • Extracts encrypted or unencrypted RAR, ZIP, and 7Z archives • PDF text extraction and OCR for scanned documents • Import via iTunes File Sharing, iCloud Drive, or WiFi transfer 2. Listening • Built-in iOS TTS voices • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS neural voices • Natural language recognition with voice matching for Azure/Edge TTS • Narration and dialogue detection with separate voices • TTS text replacement for pronunciation, terms, and symbols • Long-paragraph optimization for smoother playback • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom background music, speed, pitch, and volume • Sleep timer • Listen while reading, scroll freely, or follow the playing paragraph • Home screen display during background playback • Progress styles: highlight, underline, line-by-line highlight, sentence underline • Headphone controls and custom lock screen display • Pre-download full-book audio • Offline TTS audio duration statistics 3. Reading • System fonts and custom font installation • Adjustable spacing, margins, first-line indent, hanging indent, and more • Custom background image with optional scroll-follow effect • Custom themes with RGBA colors • Chinese conversion between Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong Traditional, and Taiwan Traditional • Tencent Translation API support • Auto scroll/auto page turn with adjustable speed • Auto reading modes: pixel scroll, line-by-line display, sentence underline • TOC parsing for TXT, EPUB, MOBI, and AZW3 • Original annotation display for EPUB/MOBI/AZW3 4. Bookmarks and Notes • Categorized bookmarks • Notes with underline, wavy line, dashed line, double strikethrough, redaction line, border, and background color • Custom color for each note • Tap bookmarks or notes to jump • Export notes as Markdown or TXT 5. File Management • Real folder-based book management • Sort by name, size, date, type, or reading duration • Pin files and set folders to top, bottom, or hidden • Read covers from EPUB/MOBI/AZW3, or update via web search/photos • Rename files using built-in book titles • Search files, folders, and full text while reading • Recent imports for quick access 6. Format Conversion • Convert EPUB/MOBI/AZW3/PDF to TXT • Convert TXT to EPUB • Supports Chinese conversion and encoding selection • Preserves original TOC structure 7. Statistics • Daily reading/listening duration • Reading heatmap • Book progress • Offline TTS audio duration 8. Security • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection 9. Migration and Sync • Export/import reading history and personal settings • Export single or multiple themes 10. Clean Reading Lite has no ads and still supports basic listening with system TTS. Lite vs Pro: Pro-only features • Azure/Edge TTS and MiMo TTS • Narration/dialogue detection • Natural language voice matching • TTS audio export • Offline TTS audio duration statistics • Long-paragraph optimization • Auto skip trailing silence • Custom listening background music • Advanced highlight styles • Custom font installation • TXT to EPUB conversion • Chinese conversion • Text translation with Tencent Translation • Reading statistics • Password and Touch ID/Face ID protection • Backup/import reading history, settings, and themes

LeafRead is a focused, no-nonsense local reader that turns the books you already own into a comfortable reading experience. No account, no ads, no internet required — just import a file and read anywhere. FORMATS YOU CAN OPEN • TXT plain text with automatic encoding detection; even huge novels open instantly • EPUB e-books with chapters and layout preserved • Markdown (.md) documents, auto-split into chapters by heading LISTEN TO YOUR BOOKS • Built-in read-aloud that automatically picks a suitable voice • Adjustable speaking speed and a sleep timer for bedtime listening • The spoken sentence is highlighted and pages turn automatically IMMERSIVE READING • Multiple page-turn styles: realistic, slide, vertical scroll, fade and more (some Pro) • Day / Night / Eye-care themes with adjustable brightness for long sessions • Fine-tune font, size, line spacing, paragraph spacing and margins • Two-column reading on iPad for larger screens THOUGHTFUL DETAILS • Reading position is saved automatically — pick up exactly where you left off • Jump via the chapter list and full-text search • Bookmarks, text highlights and notes (categories & export are Pro) • Reading time and word-count stats to understand your habits • Home Screen widget showing the book and progress at a glance PRIVACY FIRST • Fully offline — your books stay on your device • No reading data collected, no sign-in needed Upgrade to LeafRead Pro to unlock every theme and font, advanced page-turn animations, unlimited bookmarks with categories, text annotations and export. Download LeafRead and give yourself a quiet place to read.