Article TTS vs ONarrator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Article TTS
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PRODUCTIVITY MEETS AUDIO Transform your reading list into a listening experience. ArticleTTS helps busy people consume more content by turning articles into audio - perfect for multitasking. Save articles from any website, organize them into playlists, and listen while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. With natural voices, adjustable speed, and offline access, you'll never fall behind on your reading again. Features: • Text-to-speech with natural voices • Smart playlists for continuous listening • Works completely offline • Folder organization • Share articles from Safari or any other app to ArticleTTS to store articles. • Reading progress tracking • Article translation (iOS 26+) • Import/export via CSV Try free for 30 days, then $0.99/month or $9.99 lifetime. Download ArticleTTS and make every moment productive. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://altercaze.github.io/articletts-legal/privacy-policy
ONarrator
This app converts various document formats, including PDFs, EPUBs, and web articles, into natural-sounding speech. Enjoy offline narration with word-by-word highlighting and seamless playback control, all while ensuring your privacy as no data is uploaded.
- Offline text-to-speech narration
- Supports PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, and pasted text
- Word-by-word highlighting
- Adjustable reading speed
- Background playback
- Sleep timer
- Privacy-focused, no data upload
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ONarrator turns anything you want to read into natural-sounding speech, and the narration happens on your device. Import a PDF, EPUB, a web article, or just paste text, and ONarrator reads it aloud in a natural voice while highlighting each word as it goes. Tap any sentence to jump straight to it. Your place is always saved. Because narration runs entirely on-device, nothing you read is ever uploaded to a server. No account, no cloud, no tracking. READS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY READ • PDFs — with smart handling that skips headers, footers, and page numbers • EPUB books — publisher formatting, images, and chapters intact • Web articles — cleaned up for distraction-free listening • Pasted or typed text • Scanned PDFs — text is recognized on your device, then read aloud • Books in more than one language — each passage in its own voice, in over 30 languages FREE BOOKS TO START WITH • Discover thousands of public-domain classics, with carefully made Standard Ebooks editions when available BUILT FOR LISTENING • Natural, high-quality on-device voices • Choose and preview your narrator • Word-by-word highlighting that follows along as it reads • Tap-to-play from any sentence • Adjustable reading speed • Background playback — keep listening with the screen off or while using other apps • Sleep timer, including "stop at end of chapter" • Lock screen and Control Center playback controls PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline narration, your documents never leave your device • No account required • No ads, no tracking Turn your reading list, your textbooks, and your saved articles into something you can listen to anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Article TTS at 17.0 against ONarrator's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Article TTS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ONarrator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Article TTS ships an update every 5 days, ONarrator every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Article TTS | ONarrator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerry Hsu | Abdul Mueed Qadri |
In-app purchases
Article TTS
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- ArticleTTS Lifetime Access$9.99
ONarrator
- Cookie$1.99
- Coffee$4.99
- Dinner$9.99








