Comparison

ReadCast vs ReaderVox

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

Head to head
About

ReadCast

Features
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ReadCast reads to you. Bring a PDF, an ebook, an article or your favorite newsletter, pick a voice, and press play. WHAT IT READS • PDF, EPUB and text files from Files • Any article link, shared from Safari or pasted in • Newsletters and blogs with a feed, refreshed each time you open them • Free books: public-domain classics and open-access novels on shelves that restock daily • Pasted text, like a long email or your study notes VOICES WITH CHARACTER Choose from 13 natural voices and give them a style: calm, warm, cheerful, a whisper, dramatic, even spooky. Hear a sample in your language before you pick. READ AND LISTEN Follow along as each word lights up while it is read, or put the phone away and just listen. Change the speed from 0.75x to 2x, keep your place in every book, and build a daily listening streak. PLANS Start free. Upgrade to Pro, Premium or Max for more listening hours each month. Terms of Use: https://readcast.cc/terms

About

ReaderVox

Features
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Read your own books. Listen anywhere, even offline, with an AI voice that feels like yours. EPUB · PDF · TXT · Offline AI Voices · Up to 3 Voice Clones ReaderVox combines an EPUB reader, PDF reader, and offline text to speech in one simple iPhone app. Import your books, read at your own pace, or let an AI voice read aloud while you commute, work out, or unwind. Download a supported voice to enjoy on-device narration without an internet connection. TURN YOUR BOOKS INTO LISTENING TIME • Read aloud EPUB books, text-based PDFs, and TXT documents with text-to-speech (TTS). • Choose an available iOS voice or download an on-device AI voice package. • Listen in the background and control playback from the Lock Screen. • Adjust playback speed or set a sleep timer for bedtime listening. A VOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU Want a more personal narrator? Create up to three local voice clones for English or Mandarin Chinese using your own voice—or a voice you have permission to use. You can also explore available voices in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. Voice availability varies by language and installed package. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE SPEECH With a supported voice installed, ReaderVox generates speech locally on your iPhone, without sending your book text to a cloud speech service. Internet access is needed to download voice packages; Wi-Fi transfer and some optional app features also use network access. READ EPUB, PDF & TXT YOUR WAY • Import your own EPUB, PDF, and TXT files from Files or the Share Sheet. • Paste text to read or listen, or transfer books over the same Wi-Fi network. • Customize font size, spacing, themes, and page turning. • Save bookmarks, highlight passages, add notes, and pick up where you left off. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR ROUTINE Keep your reading progress and favorite passages within reach. Use the home screen widget or Siri Shortcuts to jump back into your reading whenever you have a moment. PLEASE NOTE ReaderVox does not include a bookstore or a commercial audiobook catalog. Import files you have the right to use; DRM-protected books are not supported. PDF narration requires extractable text, so image-only or scanned PDFs cannot be read aloud. Optional usage analytics require consent and can be turned off in Settings. Playback speed may vary by voice engine.

Screenshots

ReadCast4 screens
ReaderVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReaderVox at none against ReadCast's 6. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ReadCast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ReaderVox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
ReadCast versus ReaderVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadCastReaderVox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevLab SpaWuhan Ananta Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ReadCast

Subscriptions6
  • Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Max Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • Max Annual7 Days trial$279.991 Year
None

ReaderVox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadCast free?
ReadCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReaderVox free?
ReaderVox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadCast or ReaderVox have ads?
Neither ReadCast nor ReaderVox shows ads.

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