Comparison

Text to Audio (books) vs Folio Reader

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

Head to head
About

Text to Audio (books)

Transform text into natural-sounding audio using AI. Convert documents, articles, and notes with various voices and languages. Save, share, and listen offline.

Highlights
  • Convert text to audio instantly
  • Multiple voices and languages
  • Upload PDF and Word documents
  • Flexible playback controls
  • Download audio as MP3
  • Conversion history
Features
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Turn your text into professional-quality audio with Text to Speech – the smart way to listen to documents, articles, and notes. CONVERT TEXT TO AUDIO INSTANTLY Simply paste your text or upload a document, select your preferred voice, and let our AI-powered engine create natural-sounding audio in seconds. Perfect for busy professionals, students, and anyone who prefers listening over reading. MULTIPLE VOICES & LANGUAGES Choose from a diverse collection of voices across multiple languages including English (US & UK), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and more. Each voice is carefully crafted to sound natural and engaging. UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENTS No need to copy and paste. Upload PDF, Word documents, or text files directly. Our app extracts the text automatically and converts it to audio, saving you time and effort. FLEXIBLE PLAYBACK • Play, pause, and control your audio with intuitive controls • Skip forward or backward 15 seconds • Adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 2.0x • Mini player for easy access while browsing your history SAVE & SHARE Download your converted audio files as MP3s. Share them via email, messages, or save to your favorite cloud storage. Listen offline anytime, anywhere. CONVERSION HISTORY Access all your previous conversions in one place. Play, download, or delete files as needed. Each file shows the title and creation date for easy organization. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS • Free: Try the app with limited daily conversions • Starter: 10 conversions per day for casual users • Pro: 40 conversions per day for regular users • Business: Unlimited conversions for power users PERFECT FOR • Students listening to study materials • Professionals reviewing documents during commute • Content creators producing audio versions • Language learners practicing pronunciation • Anyone with visual impairments or reading difficulties • Busy people who want to multitask PRIVACY FIRST Your text and audio files are processed securely. We respect your privacy and do not share your data with third parties. Download Text to Speech today and start listening to your world! Terms of Use: https://audio.docsprinting.ro/terms Privacy Policy: https://audio.docsprinting.ro/privacy

About

Folio Reader

Organize your reading life by tracking books, saving quotes, and writing personalized reviews. This app provides a private space for your literary journey, syncing your library securely via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Organize books by reading status
  • Scan barcodes to add titles
  • Extract text from book pages using camera
  • Customizable book ratings and reviews
  • Share book recommendations
  • Private, iCloud-synced library
Features
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A home for the books you read. Folio keeps the books you've read, the passages you saved, and the reviews you wrote. All in one place, and all your own. Your library Every book has its place: Reading, On the Shelf, Finished, or Set Aside. Add a title by searching for it or scanning the barcode, and it shows up with its cover. Open Folio and pick up right where you left off. Quotes and notes Found a line worth keeping? Point your camera at the page and Folio pulls the words off it. Note the page, mark who said it, and the passage joins the rest of what you've collected. Snap the line and keep reading. More than stars Rate the prose, the characters, the pacing, or make up your own categories. Write the kind of review that actually sounds like you, not a row of stars and a shrug. Pass a good book Turn a book into a card worth sending, or share a link that drops it straight into a friend's Folio with one tap. The good ones are meant to travel. Privacy first No social feed, no social anxiety. Your books, quotes, notes, and reviews live on your devices and in your own iCloud, synced privately between them. There's no Folio account, and nothing we can see. You decide what to share, if anything at all. Always yours, always safe Your library syncs through your own iCloud, so it's safe even when your phone isn't. Get a new iPhone or reinstall Folio, and everything's right where you left it. Nothing to set up, nothing to remember. Folio is for readers who'd rather keep their reading close and private.

Screenshots

Text to Audio (books)4 screens
Folio Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Folio Reader at 5.0 against Text to Audio (books)'s 1.0. Folio Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Text to Audio (books) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Folio Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folio Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text to Audio (books) versus Folio Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to Audio (books)Folio Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDocs Printing SRLVinner Escobar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Text to Audio (books)

Subscriptions3
  • Starter Pack$9.991 Month
  • Pro Package$29.991 Month
  • Business$49.991 Month
None

Folio Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text to Audio (books) free?
Text to Audio (books) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folio Reader free?
Folio Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text to Audio (books) or Folio Reader?
Folio Reader is rated higher. Text to Audio (books) averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Folio Reader averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Text to Audio (books) or Folio Reader have ads?
Neither Text to Audio (books) nor Folio Reader shows ads.

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