Reading Aloud vs PolySkill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Aloud
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Reading Aloud is your reading and shadowing assistant. Steps 1. Paste text 2. Read it out loud 3. Select a word or a paragraph, then tap "Speak" to have the system's text-to-speech (TTS) engine read it aloud 4. Select a word and tap "Look Up" to check its translation Alternatively, you can adjust the speech rate and tap the big "Play" button to practice shadowing. No ads. P.S. Enhance your experience by: a) Downloading voice data for offline use: Settings ▸ Accessibility ▸ Read & Speak ▸ Voices b) Enabling system haptics: Settings ▸ Sounds & Haptics ▸ System Haptics ▸ On
PolySkill
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PolySkill turns whatever you're curious about into a short course made just for you. Tell Pol, your tutor, what you want to learn. Answer a few quick questions about your goal and what you already know, and your course is ready in about 20 seconds. • Start from a topic, a web page, a PDF or an arXiv paper • Every lesson explains first, then checks what stuck • Practice with real scenarios, spot-the-mistake, speed rounds, and by explaining ideas back to Pol • Ask Pol anything about the lesson you're on • Streaks, XP and daily reminders keep you going • Learn in 12 languages PolySkill is free to start: one course, its first unit and 25 questions for Pol. PolySkill Pro unlocks 25 new courses a month, every unit of every course, and many more questions for Pol. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly, every 3 months, every 6 months or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://polyskill.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://polyskill.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading Aloud at none against PolySkill's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PolySkill sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Reading Aloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Reading Aloud | PolySkill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vitalii Belov | Quan Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Reading Aloud
No in-app purchases
PolySkill
- Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Pro 3 Months$39.993 Months
- Pro 6 Months$74.996 Months
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- Pro Yearly$119.991 Year









