Comparison

Xarra vs nextappcon

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

Head to head
About

Xarra

Listen to articles, documents, and web content with natural-sounding text-to-speech. Customize playback speed, voices, and reading fonts, with optional synced highlighting. This app prioritizes privacy, working offline without accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • On-device text-to-speech
  • Supports PDF, EPUB, Markdown, and more
  • Web article sharing
  • Adjustable playback speed and voices
  • Customizable reading fonts
  • Synced line and word highlighting
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Xarra uses on-device text-to-speech with natural voices, so you can listen to pretty much any text, or read along with synced line and optional word highlighting, and stay focused. Featured in Create with Swift, Weekly Newsletter #101 (Indie App of the Week): "The app developed by Daniel is well integrated into the system. (...) Accessibility runs through the whole experience rather than sitting on top of it." Bring your content in: β€’ Import PDF, EPUB, Markdown, DAISY, plain text, RTF, and more, or browse Project Gutenberg in the app. β€’ Share web articles, blog posts, and documents from Safari and other apps. β€’ Paste text or add a URL. Listen your way: β€’ Optional word highlighting in background or underline styles. β€’ Adjust playback speed and pick a voice for each language. β€’ Choose reading fonts including OpenDyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible, and Lexend. Accessibility front and center: β€’ VoiceOver-friendly navigation, Dynamic Type as a design principle, Bold Text, and Increase Contrast support, and more. β€’ Respects your device assistive technology voice and speed settings. Private, lightweight, and offline-friendly: no account, no analytics, no tracking. Your documents stay on your device and sync through your private iCloud when enabled. Terms & Conditions for Xarra: https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/privacy/

About

nextappcon

This app serves as an official companion for a large mobile app developer conference, offering a personalized schedule, speaker profiles, and venue navigation. It provides live updates and offline access to session details, helping attendees make the most of the event.

Highlights
  • Personalized schedule builder
  • Speaker profiles and session listings
  • Live event updates
  • Interactive venue navigation
  • Session filtering by track/topic
  • Networking features
  • Offline access to agenda
Features
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BUILD WHAT’S NEXT β€” your official companion for next.app devCon, the world’s largest conference for mobile app developers, taking place October 7–9, 2026 at CityCube Berlin. next.app devCon brings together 8 co-located developer conferences under one roof β€” droidCon, swiftCon, flutterCon, reactCon, XR & Game developerCon, agentic codingCon , masCon and techlead summit. With 400+ sessions and workshops, 450 speakers and 21 concurrent stages, this app is the fastest way to find real code and real case studies β€” no fluff β€” across all three days. KEY FEATURES Personal Schedule Browse the full program across all 8 conferences and build your own agenda. Bookmark sessions, workshops and keynotes, and get reminders before they start. Speaker Profiles Explore bios, talks and social links for 450+ speakers, and see everything a speaker is presenting in one place. Live Updates Room changes, timing shifts and last-minute announcements are pushed straight to your phone, so your schedule always reflects what’s actually happening on-site. Venue Navigation Find your way around CityCube Berlin with interactive floor plans covering all 21 stages, so you spend less time searching and more time learning. Track & Topic Filters Filter sessions by conference track β€”iOS, XR, AI-assisted coding, mobile security or engineering leadership β€” to focus on what matters to you. Networking Connect with fellow attendees, speakers and sponsors, and see who else is at the event. Sponsors & Partners Discover the companies powering next.app devCon and see what they’re showcasing on-site. Offline Access Your agenda and session details stay available even without an internet connection, so a packed exhibition hall never gets in the way of your plans. Who It’s For, iOS developer, working on XR and games, exploring agentic coding and AI tools, focused on mobile application security, or leading an engineering team, next.app devCon has a track built for you β€” and this app helps you get the most out of every session. next.app devCon is organized by Mobile Seasons GmbH, built on the foundation of droidcon and its sister conferences since 2009. Download the app now to start building your schedule for Berlin.

Screenshots

Xarra4 screens
nextappcon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xarra at 100% against nextappcon's 0%. Xarra also leads on device support (4 vs 2). nextappcon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and ads 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. Xarra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. nextappcon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xarra ships an update every 3 weeks, nextappcon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences Β· 2 level
Xarra versus nextappcon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXarranextappcon
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumFree β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Devesa Derksen-StaatsMobile Seasons GmbH

Customer experience

Xarra

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

nextappcon

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Xarra

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
None

nextappcon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xarra free?
Xarra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is nextappcon free?
nextappcon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Xarra or nextappcon have ads?
Neither Xarra nor nextappcon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xarra or nextappcon?
Xarra ships an update every 3 weeks, and nextappcon every 5 days. Most recently, Xarra was updated on October 25, 2026 and nextappcon on October 24, 2026.

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