Open Lector vs Byterati
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Lector
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Reading App
Byterati
Access a vast library of classic books with lifelike, on-device narration. Enjoy customizable reading themes, adjustable playback speed, and offline access. Your reading experience is private and ad-free.
- Lifelike on-device narration
- Offline reading and listening
- Customizable reading themes
- Adjustable playback speed
- Word and sentence highlighting
- Background playback
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FREE, NATURAL NARRATION Choose Apple's built-in voices, or download Byterati's neural voices once for lifelike narration that runs entirely on your device. No streaming and no per-book fees — the whole library reads aloud for free. READ OR LISTEN, YOUR WAY • Word- and sentence-level highlighting that follows along as it reads • Adjustable speed; tap any line to start reading from there • Light, Sepia, and Dark reading themes with adjustable font and size • Background playback with lock-screen and AirPods controls • Pick up exactly where you left off, every time YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED • Recent, Library, and Downloads views • Tag books by topic and filter your shelves • Download books and audiobooks for fully offline reading and listening PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking or analytics. Nothing you read leaves your device. Byterati is completely free, with no in-app purchases. Thousands of timeless books — Austen, Dickens, Doyle, Shelley, Verne, and far beyond — ready to read and to hear, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Byterati at 3 against Open Lector's —. Open Lector's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Open Lector | Byterati |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joseph Tan | Bruce Rannala |
In-app purchases
Open Lector
No in-app purchases
Byterati
No in-app purchases
