Ghost Reader Live vs WithAudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
WithAudio
This reader app converts text to speech using on-device models. Add content via links, share sheets, EPUB imports, or pasted text. Listen while you read, even with the screen locked.
- On-device text-to-speech
- Add content via links
- Share sheet integration
- EPUB import
- Listen with screen locked
- Offline speech models
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WithAudio is a reader with on-device text-to-speech. Add articles and documents by pasting a link, using the share sheet, importing an EPUB, or pasting text. Then read along and listen, including with the screen locked. Voices run on your device. On first listen, speech models may download (Wi‑Fi recommended).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WithAudio at every 3 days against Ghost Reader Live's every 11 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Ghost Reader Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and WithAudio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ghost Reader Live against 5.0 for WithAudio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Ghost Reader Live ships an update every 11 days, WithAudio every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Ghost Reader Live | WithAudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 340 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jan Ancajas | GINGER BYTE SOFTWARE CORP. |
Customer experience
Ghost Reader Live
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In-app purchases
Ghost Reader Live
- Ghost Reader7 Days trial$0.491 Month
- Lifetime Access$14.99
WithAudio
- Lifetime Unlimited Access$3.99
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