SpeakCove vs Reader

A text-to-speech reader that's actually free. No trials, no time limits, no paywalls on basic features. Just open it and listen. Want more? Unlock everything for $14.99 - once. No subscription, ever. FREE - NO CATCH - Natural-sounding neural voices - not the robotic ones other apps hide behind a paywall - Read PDFs, ePubs, MOBI, DOCX, FB2, CBZ, RTF, TXT, and HTML - 31 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - Adjustable speed (0.75x – 1.75x) and sleep timer - Free book store - thousands of public domain classics from Project Gutenberg, ready to listen - No account needed, no sign-up, no forced anything PREMIUM - $14.99. ONCE. FOREVER. - 8 additional voices - more characters to choose from - Background playback - listen while cooking, commuting, exercising - Every future feature and voice update included 100% OFFLINE - YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY PRIVATE Everything runs on your device. No internet needed - works in airplane mode, on your commute, anywhere. No cloud processing, no data collection, no servers. Your text never leaves your iPhone. CARPLAY - LISTEN WHILE YOU DRIVE Connect to your car and keep listening. SpeakCove works with CarPlay - browse your library, pick up where you left off, and control playback right from your dashboard. No phone interaction needed. BUILT FOR REAL USE - Document scanner - scan physical books and papers with your camera, then listen - PDF viewer with real-time sentence highlighting + OCR for scanned pages - iCloud sync for your library and settings - Home screen widgets - Full VoiceOver support No sign-up. No subscription. Start listening in seconds.

Reader turns the EPUBs you already own into books read aloud, in a voice you choose, entirely on your iPhone. CLASSIC BOOKS, BUILT IN Open the app and start listening. A shelf of classic novels is included free, with cover art made for them, refreshed for the season. No book purchases, no extra downloads, no account to make. YOUR OWN BOOKS TOO Bring any EPUB from Files, Safari, AirDrop, or another app. Standard Ebooks and Project Gutenberg both offer thousands of free, beautifully prepared books, and Reader points you to them. READ ALOUD, IN YOUR VOICE Reader uses Apple's built-in voices, so you can pick the one you actually want to listen to and change it whenever you like. Every word is highlighted as it is spoken, so you can follow along, look up, and find your place again. BUILT FOR LONG LISTENING • Playback continues with the screen locked, with controls on the Lock Screen • Adjust the reading pace from half speed to double • Your place is saved, and a book reopens where you left it • Jump between chapters, or scrub to any point • Choose your typeface and size, including OpenDyslexic WORKS ANYWHERE Reading and speech happen on your device. Once your books and voices are available, no connection is needed to listen, so Reader works on a plane, underground, or off the grid. Your books stay on your iPhone. FREE TO READ Every reading feature is available to everyone. There are no listening limits, no subscription, and no paid feature tier. Reader is supported by banner ads, with an optional one-time purchase to remove them. Reader is built and supported by one person who reads every message. If something is wrong or missing, write to nick@thefreereader.app.