Comparison

BookVoice vs Byterati

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

Head to head
About

BookVoice

Features
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BookVoice is a free app for anyone who finds reading difficult or can’t spare the time, yet still wants to enjoy books: - Enjoy thousands of free classic and public domain books, easily search by category or title, and read or listen anytime with built-in audio support. - Scan pages with your iPhone’s camera and let BookVoice read them aloud for you. - Create audio books, pick up where you left off, with full pause and resume support. - Build your own library of famous classics, read or listen anywhere, and pick up right where you left off. - BookVoice is also helpful for individuals with dyslexia and those pursuing their education, while also offering an enjoyable and productive experience for older adults and for those who love keeping books in their libraries as a nostalgic treasure. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional terms: https://erdemaksakal.github.io/bookvoice/terms

About

Byterati

Access a vast library of classic books with lifelike, on-device narration. Enjoy customizable reading themes, adjustable playback speed, and offline access. Your reading experience is private and ad-free.

Highlights
  • Lifelike on-device narration
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Customizable reading themes
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Word and sentence highlighting
  • Background playback
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FREE, NATURAL NARRATION Choose Apple's built-in voices, or download Byterati's neural voices once for lifelike narration that runs entirely on your device. No streaming and no per-book fees — the whole library reads aloud for free. READ OR LISTEN, YOUR WAY • Word- and sentence-level highlighting that follows along as it reads • Adjustable speed; tap any line to start reading from there • Light, Sepia, and Dark reading themes with adjustable font and size • Background playback with lock-screen and AirPods controls • Pick up exactly where you left off, every time YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED • Recent, Library, and Downloads views • Tag books by topic and filter your shelves • Download books and audiobooks for fully offline reading and listening PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking or analytics. Nothing you read leaves your device. Byterati is completely free, with no in-app purchases. Thousands of timeless books — Austen, Dickens, Doyle, Shelley, Verne, and far beyond — ready to read and to hear, wherever you are.

Screenshots

BookVoice4 screens
Byterati3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Byterati at none against BookVoice's 2. Byterati also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. BookVoice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Byterati asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
BookVoice versus Byterati: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookVoiceByterati
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB49 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperERDEM AKSAKALBruce Rannala

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BookVoice

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Pro Features$3.991 Month
  • Unlock Pro Features$24.991 Year
None

Byterati

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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