LABooks vs Aloudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LABooks
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LABooks: Your Library, Out Loud. Turn your eBooks into audiobooks with AI. Lightweight, fast, and designed for distraction-free listening. Import EPUB and TXT files, then listen with natural AI voices - perfect for commuting, workouts, or relaxing. Download up to 512MB (about 20 hours) for offline listening. Why LABooks: • Lightweight & Fast Minimal design, no clutter - just your books and audio • AI Text to Speech Clear, natural voices for comfortable listening • Stream or Download Listen online or save audio for offline playback • Read Along Follow text with real-time highlighting • Simple Controls Adjust speed and set sleep timers easily • Your Library, Organized Import, search, and track your progress • Multi-Language Support Works with multiple languages Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Aloudy
This app transforms various text formats, including documents, web pages, and scanned images, into natural-sounding speech. It offers offline playback with word-by-word highlighting, making it ideal for listening to content on the go or for users who prefer auditory learning.
- Reads PDFs, e-books, documents, and web articles
- Scans and reads text from photos
- Natural AI voices with adjustable speed
- Offline playback with word highlighting
- Background playback and lock screen controls
- Organize library with folders and tags
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Listen to anything you need to read. Aloudy turns PDFs, e-books, documents, web articles and even photos of printed pages into natural speech, and highlights every word as it is read. The voices are neural AI models that run entirely on your iPhone or iPad. After a one-time voice download, everything works offline, even in airplane mode. There is no account and no sign-up, your documents never leave your device, and there are no ads. READ ANYTHING • PDF and EPUB in their original layout, with the spoken sentence highlighted right on the page • FB2, Word (DOCX), TXT, Markdown, HTML and RTF files • Web articles: share a link from Safari or any app • Paste or type your own text • Scan a page or pick a photo: text is recognized on your device • Built-in browser: open any website and listen to the page, with the text highlighted • Classic books: pick from more than 70,000 public domain titles and listen FOLLOW ALONG • The current sentence and word are highlighted as you listen • Tap any sentence to start reading from there • Table of contents for PDFs and e-books • Search inside a document • Pick up exactly where you left off NATURAL AI VOICES • 46 neural voices, including natural American and British English voices and Mandarin Chinese voices • Multilingual voices that read 31 languages • Adjust the reading speed to your pace READ YOUR WAY • Reading themes, fonts, text size and line spacing • Folders and tags to keep your library organized MADE FOR LISTENING • Background playback with lock screen and Control Center controls • Keeps playing after calls and when you switch headphones Great for long articles, textbooks and reports, for listening while you walk, commute or cook, and for anyone who finds listening easier than reading, including people with dyslexia or ADHD. FREE AND PRO Aloudy is free to try: the free plan reads the beginning of each book or document; Pro reads everything and unlocks all 46 voices, as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://aloudy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://aloudy.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LABooks at 16.0 against Aloudy's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. LABooks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Aloudy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LABooks ships an update every 5 days, Aloudy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LABooks | Aloudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anna Lou | Alexey Nenastyev |
In-app purchases
LABooks
- LABooks - Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
Aloudy
- Aloudy Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Aloudy Pro Yearly$29.901 Year
- Reader Pro Lifetime$29.00









