Comparison

dublreader vs Talefall

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

Head to head
About

dublreader

Transform any ebook into a personalized audiobook using familiar voices, including cloned voices of loved ones or iconic historical figures. Enjoy synchronized reading and listening with seamless navigation and variable playback speed, making your library accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • Import any ebook (Kindle, EPUB)
  • Clone loved ones' voices
  • Iconic historical narrator voices
  • Synchronized text and audio
  • Variable playback speed
  • Bookmark and chapter jumping
Features
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YOUR BOOKS. ANY VOICE. NOW FREE. dublreader turns any ebook into an audiobook, read aloud by 160+ narrators, or by the voice that means the most to you. NEW: LISTEN FREE, EVEN OFFLINE Narration now runs right on your iPhone at no cost per chapter. Download chapters and listen anywhere: on a plane, on the subway, with no signal at all. Short on storage? Stream instead, from $3.99 a month. THE VOICE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING Imagine The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe read to your kids by their grandmother: her warmth, her rhythm, her voice, even when she can't be in the room. Record about 20 seconds of someone you love (with their permission), and hear any book the way they'd read it. OR PICK A LEGEND Browse voices by accent, language and style, including a collection of voices inspired by famous historical figures. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Borrow ebooks free from your local library through Libby • Import EPUB and other popular formats • Browse thousands of free classics from Project Gutenberg FEATURES • Free on-device narration: download and listen offline • 160+ narrators across accents and languages • Clone a family voice in about 20 seconds • Read and listen together: follow along as the text is highlighted • Start anywhere: tap any paragraph to begin listening • Chapter navigation, bookmarks and variable playback speed HEAR EVERY STORY DIFFERENTLY dublreader is a way to keep voices alive, connect generations, and experience books on your own terms. Whose voice would you choose? SUBSCRIPTIONS On-device narration is free on supported iPhones. Optional streaming plans: Essential $3.99/month, Reader $7.99/month, Unlimited $14.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Talefall

This app allows you to listen to your own audiobooks and read along with them. It also converts text files into audiobooks with on-device narration and offers a library of free public-domain titles.

Highlights
  • Import custom audiobooks
  • Immersion reading with text sync
  • Text-to-audiobook conversion
  • Offline playback
  • Free public-domain library
  • Customizable playback speed
Features
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Bring your own audiobooks to life — and finally own the way you listen. Talefall is a fast, private, native player for the audiobooks YOU already have. No subscription. No account. No one watching what you read. Just your books, on your device, resumed to the exact second — forever. WHY TALEFALL • One payment, yours for life — never a subscription • Completely private — no ads, no analytics, no server, nothing to leak • Works fully offline • Import anything: MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, FLAC — single files, folders or ZIP LISTEN AND READ, TOGETHER Follow every word on screen as it's spoken. Tap any sentence to send the audio there. Highlight, add notes, look up a word, search the whole book. It's immersion reading for your own library — something no subscription service gives you. TURN TEXT INTO AUDIOBOOKS Import an EPUB, FB2, PDF or TXT and have it read aloud — free, on-device, offline. Want studio-quality narration? Connect your own free Microsoft Azure key (step-by-step guide included). Long chapters split automatically, so you start listening in minutes. A PLAYER BUILT FOR AUDIOBOOKS • Resume to the exact second — every book remembers its place • Speed from 0.5× to 3×, skip ±15s, chapter list, sleep timer with gentle fade • One-tap bookmarks, per-book progress, reading & listening statistics • Background play, lock screen, AirPlay, headphone & car controls, Siri "Continue my book" FREE CLASSICS BUILT IN Browse and download thousands of public-domain audiobooks from LibriVox and the Internet Archive — right inside the app, no account needed. A free classic is already waiting the moment you open the app. BRING YOUR BOOKS IN, EASILY Import from the Files app, or straight from your computer's browser over Wi-Fi — no cable, no iTunes. Covers appear automatically. FAIR, HONEST PRICING Try everything free for 3 days. Then a single purchase unlocks the app forever. No subscription. No recurring charges. Ever. Private by design. Yours by default. Languages: English, Russian, Spanish. Questions? contact@ownplace.net

Screenshots

dublreader4 screens
Talefall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Talefall at paid against dublreader's subscription. Talefall also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). dublreader's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. dublreader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Talefall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 dublreader against 5.0 for Talefall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dublreader ships an update every 3 months, Talefall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
dublreader versus Talefall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdublreaderTalefall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdubllabs, inc.OWN PLACE LLC

Customer experience

dublreader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talefall

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dublreader

Subscriptions1
  • dublreader VIP Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
1 purchases

Talefall

One-time1
  • ListenBook Pro$7.99

Questions

Is dublreader free?
dublreader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talefall free?
Talefall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dublreader or Talefall?
dublreader and Talefall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do dublreader or Talefall have ads?
Neither dublreader nor Talefall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dublreader or Talefall?
dublreader ships an update every 3 months, and Talefall every 3 weeks. Most recently, dublreader was updated on October 16, 2026 and Talefall on October 5, 2026.

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