Comparison

Text to Speech vs Ghost Reader Live

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

Head to head
About

Text to Speech

Convert text into realistic, high-quality speech entirely offline. This app ensures maximum privacy and speed by processing everything on your device, offering natural-sounding voices for content creation, audiobooks, and more.

Highlights
  • 28 Natural English Voices
  • Completely Offline Operation
  • Full Privacy & No Data Collection
  • Unlimited Text Conversion
  • High-Quality Audio Output
  • Save and Share Audio Files
  • Fast Processing Speed
Features
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Turn your text into natural, high-quality speech. This Text to Speech (TTS) app allows you to convert unlimited text into realistic English audio. Core features work directly on your device offline, ensuring privacy, speed, and reliability. Whether you're creating content, practicing pronunciation, listening to notes, or producing voiceovers for projects, this app gives you powerful speech synthesis with premium-quality voices. # WHY CHOOSE THIS TTS APP? Unlike many TTS apps that rely on cloud servers, your text is never uploaded to any external cloud, no text data is collected, and no cloud processing takes place. Standard voices work completely offline. Unlocking Pro voices simply requires an internet connection to load rewarded ads-once watched, everything processes locally on your device with maximum privacy. You get natural-sounding, high-quality voices similar to popular AI voices trending across social media. # KEY FEATURES • 28 Natural English Voices (Male & Female) • Free Offline Core Features – No Internet Required for Standard Processing • Pro Voices Available via Rewarded Ads (Requires Internet Connection for Ads) • Privacy First - Your Text Never Leaves Your Device • Unlimited Text Conversion • High-Quality, Clear Audio Output • Save Audio Files to Your Device • Share Audio Easily • Fast Processing • Clean and Simple Interface # HIGH-QUALITY VOICES Choose from 28 carefully selected English male and female voices designed to sound clear, natural, and expressive. Watch a quick ad to unlock Pro voices or use standard options seamlessly. Perfect for: • Content creation • Video narration • Audiobooks • Educational materials • Social media voiceovers • Personal listening # PRIVACY FIRST Your privacy matters. This app does not upload your text to external servers or share your content with third parties. Everything is processed locally on your phone. That means: • No cloud text processing • No text data collection • Standard voices work completely offline • Internet is only used to deliver rewarded ads for Pro voices or when importing text from the web. # SUBSCRIPTION & PRO INFORMATION • Free Version: Enjoy offline core text-to-speech features. Unlock Pro voices temporarily by watching rewarded ads (requires an internet connection for ads). • Pro Upgrade: Upgrade to Premium for unlimited, instant access to all Pro voices with a completely ad-free experience. Subscription Information: • This app offers Monthly and Annual auto-renewable subscriptions to access premium voices and unlimited conversions. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account Settings at any time after purchase. # DISCLAIMER While we strive to provide the most accurate and natural pronunciation possible, some voices may not pronounce certain words perfectly. For best results, you can adjust spellings or tweak words to achieve more natural-sounding speech. We are continuously working to improve voice quality and pronunciation accuracy. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy • How Google Uses Information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads • Privacy Policy: https://ideastocode.com/privacy-policy/

About

Ghost Reader Live

This app transforms documents and web content into spoken audio using on-device voices. Listen privately while following along with highlighted text, with options to adjust speed, navigate, and use lock-screen controls. A free tier offers limited daily listening, with premium options for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • On-device TTS narration
  • Focus mode with highlighting and auto-scroll
  • Adjustable listening speed (0.5x to 2x)
  • Document navigation and resume playback
  • Lock-screen and headphone controls
  • Sleep timer and MP3 export
  • Privacy-focused, no account required
Features
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Turn reading into listening — privately. Ghost Reader narrates PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, Markdown, and plain-text files with natural on-device voices. Import a document or paste a link, then listen while following the text in Focus mode. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU Narration is generated on your iPhone. Your documents, extracted text, and audio are not sent to our servers. No account is required. MADE FOR LISTENING • Follow along with sentence highlighting and auto-scroll • Pick a voice and adjust listening speed from 0.5× to 2× • Navigate to any part of a document and resume where you stopped • Use lock-screen and headphone play/pause controls when narration is ready • Set a sleep timer or export narration as an MP3 FREE TO START Enjoy 30 minutes of narration each day for free. Upgrade through the App Store for unlimited listening with Monthly or Lifetime Access. Requires iPhone 12 or newer. Privacy Policy: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/terms.html

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
Ghost Reader Live3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Reader Live at none against Text to Speech's shown. Ghost Reader Live also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Text to Speech's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ghost Reader Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Text to Speech against 5.0 for Ghost Reader Live. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Reader Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Text to Speech versus Ghost Reader Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechGhost Reader Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB343 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaujan Man PradhanJan Ancajas

Customer experience

Text to Speech

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

Ghost Reader Live

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Ghost Reader Live

Subscriptions1
  • Ghost Reader7 Days trial$0.491 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Reader Live free?
Ghost Reader Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or Ghost Reader Live?
Text to Speech and Ghost Reader Live are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Text to Speech or Ghost Reader Live have ads?
Text to Speech shows ads; Ghost Reader Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Ghost Reader Live?
Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, and Ghost Reader Live fortnightly. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ghost Reader Live on October 24, 2026.

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