Comparison

Focus Text vs Audella

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

Head to head
About

Focus Text

Features
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β–Ά Focus Text: Reading Assistant Focus Text is a reading assistant designed to help users read text with better focus, clarity, and comfort. The app combines text scanning, read-aloud support, and distraction-reduced reading modes to make reading easier and more accessible for everyday use. β–Ά Key Features β–· Scan printed documents and convert them into readable text β–· Read text aloud using the system voice β–· Focus Mode that displays one sentence at a time to reduce visual overload β–· Adjust font size, reading speed, and visual appearance β–· Light, paper-style, and dark reading themes β–· Support for multiple languages when reading and scanning β–· Reading history to quickly return to previous content β–Ά Designed for Focused Reading Focus Text helps reduce distractions by breaking text into manageable sentences and giving users control over how content is displayed and read aloud. It is suitable for reading scanned documents, pasted text, or longer passages, providing a calm and structured reading experience. β–Ά Accessibility Support Focus Text is built with accessibility in mind. β–· Compatible with VoiceOver β–· Clear visual layout and readable typography β–· Customizable reading preferences β–· Designed to support users who experience reading difficulties, attention challenges, or visual stress This app is a reading support tool. It does not diagnose or treat any medical condition. β–Ά Simple and Purposeful Design Focus Text is intentionally minimal. Every feature is designed to support reading focus, clarity, and ease of use without unnecessary distractions.

About

Audella

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Audella reads the world aloud. Point your phone at a sign, a letter, a label on a medicine bottle, or a page of a book β€” and in seconds, Audella reads it back to you. Built for anyone who wants to keep reading: low vision, tired eyes, dyslexia, or simply a long page you'd rather listen to. CAN WORK FULLY OFFLINE The free app runs entirely on your phone. On a plane, on a bus with no signal, in a kitchen with no Wi-Fi. No account, no sign-up, nothing to create. β€’ Read anything aloud β€” aim the camera at any printed text and hear it spoken back. β€’ Build a book, one page at a time β€” snap a page, then another; Audella keeps them in order so you can pick up where you left off. β€’ Translate offline between 31 languages β€” capture a page in one language and have it read in another. A letter from abroad, brought back in your own language. β€’ Curated offline voices β€” download a nicer voice for your language (about 30–60 MB, once) that sounds far less robotic than the default. β€’ Cover detection, auto-rotation, and page cropping β€” hold the phone any which way; Audella straightens the page and trims the edges, even when hands aren't steady. Everything above works offline, forever, with no subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No profiles. Free reading happens on your device β€” we can't read what we never receive. PREMIUM β€” WHEN YOU WANT IT TO SOUND BEAUTIFUL Premium uses the latest online narration and translation, for the days you want the very best: β€’ Natural narration β€” voices that sound like a real human narrator, male and female. β€’ Reads handwriting β€” cursive, messy notes, doctor's notes, a card from your grandchildren β€” not just printed text. β€’ Adaptive reading β€” Audella senses prose vs. poetry and changes its pacing to match. β€’ Character voices β€” the narrator and each character can have their own voice, closer to an audiobook. β€’ Chapter detection β€” jump straight to "Chapter 4." β€’ Audiobook-style controls β€” audio keeps playing when the phone locks; play, pause, and skip from the lock screen; speed from 0.75Γ— to 1.5Γ—. β€’ Premium translation β€” handles idioms, names, and tone far more gracefully. Once a book is narrated with Premium, the result lives on your phone β€” listen again anytime, offline, without spending more credits. You can even share a narrated book with family, who can enjoy it without a subscription of their own. The free app keeps you reading on its own. Premium is there for the days you want it to sound beautiful. β€” Audella Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription (monthly and yearly plans, several tiers). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase; it renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://audella.greatlair.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Focus Text4 screens
Audella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Text at none against Audella's 9. Audella's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Audella sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focus Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Focus Text versus Audella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TextAudella
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHai Nam TrinhEugert Jani

In-app purchases

None

Focus Text

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Audella

Subscriptions8
  • Hybrid β€” Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Basic β€” Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro β€” Monthly$16.991 Month
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  • Power β€” Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Hybrid β€” Yearly$53.991 Year
  • Basic β€” Yearly$97.991 Year
  • Pro β€” Yearly$184.991 Year
  • Power β€” Yearly$329.991 Year
One-time1
  • Top-up pack$4.99

Questions

Is Focus Text free?
Focus Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audella free?
Audella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Text or Audella have ads?
Focus Text shows ads; Audella does not.

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