EbookVoice vs Parutio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
EbookVoice
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Turn any EPUB you own into a beautiful audiobook. Now in 15 languages. EbookVoice lets you upload any EPUB from your library and convert it into a high-quality audiobook narrated in the language of your choice. Whether you are learning Spanish, listening to a German philosophy text, or want your favorite English novel read aloud, you control the voice. LISTEN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Choose from 188 narrators across 15 languages: English (UK, US, Australian, Irish, Indian and more) Spanish (Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia) French (France, Canada, Belgium) German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Italian Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal) Dutch Polish Russian Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional) Japanese Korean Arabic (Saudi, Egyptian) Hindi Turkish Every voice previews in its own language so you can judge pronunciation before you commit. INTELLIGENT VOICE PICKING EbookVoice detects your book's language from the EPUB metadata and pre-selects matching narrators automatically. Search by region. Type "Mexican", "British", or "Brazilian" to find the right accent without learning locale codes. FOLLOW-ALONG READING Word-by-word highlighting lets you read along as your book plays. Perfect for language learners and anyone who wants to absorb information through both ears and eyes. PLAY ANYWHERE Full lock-screen controls. AirPods, Bluetooth, and CarPlay support. Background playback that does not quit when you switch apps. Skip 15 seconds, pause from your watch, listen on long drives. YOUR BOOKS, YOUR LIBRARY Upload any EPUB you own. Public domain classics, books you have purchased elsewhere, your own writing. EbookVoice creates a personal audiobook library organised by you. EDIT BEFORE YOU CONVERT Review and trim chapters before conversion. Skip front-matter or appendices you do not want narrated. Edit chapter titles. Choose exactly what gets converted. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your books stay yours. We do not share or sell your library. MADE FOR EVERYONE Self-published authors wanting to hear their draft read aloud. Students converting course readings for the commute. Language learners practicing comprehension. Long-distance drivers. Anyone who loves audiobooks. Upload an EPUB. Pick a language. Pick a voice. Listen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ebook-voice-react.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ebook-voice-react.vercel.app/privacy
Parutio
Never miss a new book from your favorite authors or series. Get instant alerts for releases, including paperback editions, and organize your reading with a personal calendar and library. Share wishlists and reading progress privately with friends.
- Author and series following
- Release notifications (including paperback)
- Personal release calendar
- Book library management (owned, read, want to read)
- ISBN barcode scanning
- Private sharing with friends
- Home screen widget for upcoming releases
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You found out at the bookstore that your favorite author had published a novel six months ago. Parutio exists so that never happens again. Follow your writers and your series. Every time they publish, you get the alert โ including the day the book comes out in paperback. โ THE ALERT COMES FIRST โ You choose who you follow, Parutio tells you when they publish: that's the heart of the app, not a feed deciding for you. No ads, no social network open to everyone. โ EVERY FORMAT, PAPERBACK INCLUDED โ Hardcover, trade paperback, mass market, ebook, audiobook: every edition has its own date. The paperback release โ the one everybody misses โ is one of them. โ YOUR RELEASE CALENDAR โ One month, one view: everything your authors publish, past and upcoming. Free, no limit. โ NOVELS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, MANGA, COMICS โ Four shelves, one mechanism: follow a series, know when the next volume lands. โ FOR YOU โ Author and book suggestions, based on your own library and the authors and series you follow โ never on what other readers do, and never advertising behind them. โ YOUR LIBRARY โ Owned, read, want to read: every book has its shelves โ a novel can be both owned and read. Point the camera at an ISBN barcode to add a book in a second. And share your wish list with a link โ the people who buy you presents will know what to get. โ WITH FRIENDS โ Swap a private code with people close to you: you browse their shelves and their reading, they see your wish list. Nothing is public by default: you choose what you share, shelf by shelf. โ YOUR READING YEAR โ Add dates to your reading and see your year, month by month. Rate your books and share your thoughts, signed with your first name and last initial. โ ON YOUR HOME SCREEN โ The widget shows your authors' next release and its countdown, without opening the app. โ WHERE TO FIND IT โ On every book page, the offers by format and the bookstores that carry them. FREE 3 follows, 3 friends, the full calendar, release notifications, an unlimited library, "For You" suggestions and 30 barcode scans. PARUTIO PREMIUM Unlimited follows (authors and series), unlimited friends, format alerts โ paperback and ebook โ, calendar export to Calendar or Google Calendar, unlimited scans. Parutio Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered for one month or one year. The price for your country is shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is billed within the 24 hours before that. You can manage your subscription and turn off renewal in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://parutio.com/en-us/terms Privacy Policy: https://parutio.com/en-us/privacy YOUR DATA Parutio does not track you. No advertising trackers, no data resale, no profiling. Usage measurement can be switched off in Settings. Your follows and your library exist to alert you, nothing else. A missing author, a wrong date, an idea? contact@parutio.com โ we read everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Parutio at every 3 days against EbookVoice's fortnightly. EbookVoice's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. EbookVoice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Parutio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EbookVoice ships an update fortnightly, Parutio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EbookVoice | Parutio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohan Youmbi | Prismatic Apps |
In-app purchases
EbookVoice
- Starter$9.991 Month
- Pro$19.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$49.99
Parutio
- Parutio Premium Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Parutio Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year









