Comparison

TexVoice vs CalibReader

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

Head to head
About

TexVoice

Transform any text, PDF, or EPUB into a natural-sounding audiobook using powerful AI voices, all processed offline on your device. Import documents, choose from multiple AI engines, or even clone your own voice for a personalized listening experience. Enjoy complete privacy with no logins, subscriptions, or cloud processing.

Highlights
  • 100% Offline AI processing
  • AI voice cloning
  • Multiple AI voice engines
  • Support for 31+ languages
  • PDF & EPUB import
  • Automatic chapter detection
  • Save audio to device
Features
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100% Offline AI Audiobooks. No Login Required. Your Voice, Your Privacy. Turn any text, PDF, or EPUB into a natural-sounding audiobook, entirely on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. TexVoice brings powerful AI voice technology directly to your device. No cloud processing, no accounts, no subscriptions, and no tracking. Your documents, recordings, and generated audio stay private. Import a book, choose an AI voice or clone your own, and start listening. Key Features 100% Offline & Private All AI processing happens directly on your device. Download your preferred voice model once and use it without an internet connection. No servers, no cloud, no tracking. AI Voice Cloning Make your audiobooks truly personal. With ZipVoice, clone your own voice from a short recording and listen to books narrated in your voice. Available in English. 3 Powerful AI Voice Engines Choose the voice technology that suits you best: - Supertonic 3: Fast, expressive speech synthesis with 10 natural voices and support for 31 languages. - Kokoro 82M: High-quality, natural-sounding English voices. - ZipVoice: Personalised narration using voice cloning. +31 Languages Generate audiobooks in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many more. +10 AI Voices Choose each with its own character and natural intonation. PDF & EPUB to Audiobook Import your documents and books with automatic text extraction, chapter detection, and metadata recognition. You can also paste or write your own text. Chapter Detection Automatically identify chapters. Preview, rename, merge, or split chapters to organise your audiobook exactly how you want. Generate Selected Chapters Don't need the entire book? Generate audio for individual chapters and save time. Save Audio to Your Device Export your generated audio files and keep them for offline listening or just listening from the app. No Account, No Subscription. Your books. Your voice. Your device.

About

CalibReader

This app offers a reading experience for EPUB and PDF files, featuring dual-page spreads and realistic page curls. It integrates with your existing calibre library and supports various cloud storage options. Enjoy a customizable reading environment and seamless syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Dual-page spread and page curl effect
  • Calibre library integration
  • Cloud storage support (iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • Cross-device reading position sync
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Built-in dictionary
  • PDF reader with two-page spreads
Features
Currently charting
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Read your EPUBs like a real book: two pages side by side on iPad and iPhone Duo, with real page curls. PDFs open as two-page spreads too. Open your ebook files straight from Files, Safari, Mail or AirDrop, or bring your whole calibre library: CalibReader shelves them with covers and series, and keeps your place on every device. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Open iPhone Duo and your book becomes a two-page spread, with real page curls. Close it and the book closes: the cover screen shows its cover, leather-bound with the title in gold or the original art. Tap to keep reading, one page at a time. Your place holds through every fold, and turning the open phone to portrait gives you a single page. YOUR EPUB AND PDF FILES Any folder of EPUB or PDF files becomes a library with covers, sorting and search. WORKS WITH YOUR CALIBRE LIBRARY Point CalibReader at your calibre library folder and every book, cover, series, tag and synopsis appears as you organised it. Nothing to convert, no lock-in. YOUR STORAGE, YOUR CHOICE • A folder on your device or in iCloud Drive • Dropbox and OneDrive • Your own server or NAS over SMB • Other apps that share a folder in Files A READER BUILT FOR LONG SESSIONS • Two-page spread, single page or continuous scroll, with page curl or flip • Opens on a title page that turns over like a real one • Parchment, sepia, black and navy themes, or your own colour • Font, size, spacing, margins and justification, applied live • Table of contents, chapter navigation, clock and progress footer • Built-in dictionary • A PDF reader with two-page spreads on iPad and iPhone Duo that remembers your page PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Reading positions and read status sync across your devices through a tiny file in your library folder. Put down the iPad, pick up the iPhone. A free calibre plugin writes read status, % read and last-read date back to your desktop library. A LIBRARY THAT LOOKS LIKE A LIBRARY Home with continue reading and recently added; grid, list and series views; filters and search; cover art found automatically when a book has none, and Choose Cover to swap in another edition's cover or bind any book in leather. 3 BOOKS FREE, THEN ONE PURCHASE Read any 3 books free, and bring in, sync and browse as many as you like. Then unlock your whole library with one purchase. No subscription, no account, no ads, no tracking, and no data collected. Formats: EPUB and PDF in the built-in reader; other formats open in the app of your choice. Note: CalibReader opens EPUB and PDF files without copy protection (DRM). Books bought in other apps' stores stay in those apps. CalibReader is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by the calibre project. calibre is a trademark of Kovid Goyal. Support: hello@calibreader.com · https://calibreader.com

Screenshots

TexVoice4 screens
CalibReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TexVoice at 5.0 against CalibReader's 4.3. TexVoice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). CalibReader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). On price, 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. CalibReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TexVoice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TexVoice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalibReader has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TexVoice ships an update every 3 weeks, CalibReader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TexVoice versus CalibReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexVoiceCalibReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiacomo CavalliniGram 1

Customer experience

TexVoice

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CalibReader

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TexVoice

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CalibReader

One-time1
  • Unlock All Books Forever$9.99

Questions

Is TexVoice free?
TexVoice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalibReader free?
CalibReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TexVoice or CalibReader?
TexVoice is rated higher. TexVoice averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CalibReader averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do TexVoice or CalibReader have ads?
Neither TexVoice nor CalibReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TexVoice or CalibReader?
TexVoice ships an update every 3 weeks, and CalibReader every 3 days. Most recently, TexVoice was updated on October 31, 2026 and CalibReader on November 8, 2026.

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