Joldas AI vs VoiceForge Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joldas AI
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Joldas AI is an accessible camera assistant that helps you read text, understand scenes, and identify supported banknotes. Use the camera or choose a photo to: - Read printed text and documents aloud with OCR - Hear short scene descriptions - Identify supported banknote denominations - Save previous scans in history - Use the app in Kazakh, Russian, or English Joldas AI is built for simple, voice-friendly everyday use. Tap to scan, long press to repeat the last result, and get clear spoken feedback when you need it. Free access includes limited scanning. Joldas AI Premium unlocks unlimited OCR, scene descriptions, and banknote scans through an App Store subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://mangisoz.nu.edu.kz/privacy-policy
VoiceForge Reader
Convert text, documents, and scanned pages into speech. Listen to spoken words, follow along with translations, and customize your reading experience with various voices and playback speeds.
- Text-to-speech conversion
- Document and PDF import
- On-device translation
- Customizable voices and playback speed
- Action Button integration
- Background listening with Lock Screen controls
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Turn text, printed pages and PDFs into speech. VoiceForge Reader helps you listen to what you choose, follow the words as they are spoken, and read alongside a translation. READ WITH THE ACTION BUTTON On a compatible iPhone, follow the in-app guide to add the VoiceForge Reader shortcut. Tap Open Action Button Settings, choose Shortcut, then select VoiceForge Reader. Copy text, then press and hold the Action Button to begin reading in the background. The step-by-step guide is available in Settings and Help. CHOOSE YOUR VOICE Use Microsoft Edge voices online or installed Apple system voices on your device. Save language and voice choices separately for each source, preview voices, and find guidance for downloading more Apple voices in iOS Settings. BRING YOUR OWN TEXT Paste text, share it from another app, import a PDF or text file, or scan a printed page. Crop, rotate and recognize text locally with the document scanner. TRANSLATE AND FOLLOW ALONG Translate supported language pairs with Apple's on-device translation services. View original and translated text in synchronized panes, follow karaoke highlights, and tap words to move through the reading. Longer documents can translate progressively as reading continues. STAY IN CONTROL Adjust playback from 0.5x to 2.0x, pause, seek and restart. Continue listening in the background, with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls on supported devices. The interface is available in English, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Chinese. Speech voices and translation languages have their own availability. Microsoft Edge voices require an internet connection and send the selected text to Microsoft for speech generation. Installed Apple voices render speech on your device. OCR is local. Apple voices and translation resources may need downloading, and supported languages vary. Action Button and Dynamic Island features require compatible hardware and iOS versions. Edge data transfer requires your permission, which you can withdraw in Settings. No account is required. VoiceForge does not include advertising or app analytics SDKs. Open-source notices and LGPL source/relink materials: https://risvoice.github.io/voiceforge-legal/support.html#open-source
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VoiceForge Reader at none against Joldas AI's 1. Joldas AI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Joldas AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. VoiceForge Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Joldas AI ships an update every 3 weeks, VoiceForge Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joldas AI | VoiceForge Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISSAI | ROMAN SERPER |
In-app purchases
Joldas AI
- Joldas Monthly$6.991 Month
VoiceForge Reader
No in-app purchases
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