SimplyRead vs Text to Speech

A book you can read — and listen to. SimplyRead opens your TXT, EPUB and Markdown files as real books, with covers, chapters and a page worth reading, then reads them aloud in natural iOS voices whenever you would rather listen. READ - Comfortable typography with five paper themes and Light or Dark appearance - Page by page, or one continuous scroll — whichever you prefer - Chapters found automatically, including Chinese numeral titles, with a panel to jump anywhere in the book - Bookmarks, find-in-book with highlighted matches, and a Continue Reading card that puts you back where you stopped - Adjust fonts, text size and line spacing, with layouts for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad LISTEN - High-quality iOS system voices, at a speed you set - The sentence being spoken is highlighted, and the page follows along - Sleep timer, plus Lock Screen and Control Center controls — keep listening with the screen off BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Import from the Files app, create a file straight from your clipboard, or download from a URL and watch it arrive - Discover books from public catalogs and open-license sources, with clear labels for downloadable files, online reading and catalog pages - Book covers, clear author labels, folder sorting and destination folders to keep a long shelf tidy EDIT AND KEEP - A built-in editor with Find & Replace, undo for whole-book replacements, recovery after failed saves, and a Fix New Lines tool - iCloud Drive backup and restore for the whole library, reading positions included FREE AND PRO Your own files, the entire reader, themes, chapters, bookmarks and backup are unlimited and free. Pro lifts the daily listening allowance and the download limit. Download availability depends on the source and its access terms. Only import or download content you are entitled to use.

ReadVox — Text to Speech Reader Turn any text into natural speech. Import from text, PDF, web URL, or image (OCR) and listen hands-free while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. IMPORT ANYTHING - Type or paste text directly - Import PDF files - Extract text from web pages via URL - Scan text from photos or camera with OCR SMART PLAYBACK - Highlight sync shows the current sentence - Adjust playback speed (0.5x to 3.0x) - Sleep timer for bedtime listening - Background playback support - Playback queue management YOUR VOICE, YOUR WAY - All device voices available for free - Customize pronunciation with user dictionary - Multi-language voice support DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - Organize with folders - Sort by date added or recently played Listen to your text anytime, anywhere — during commutes, workouts, cooking, and more.