Comparison

Voca Player vs Book To Audio

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

Head to head
About

Voca Player

Stream audiobooks from your personal media server, including local files, Plex, or Audiobookshelf. Enjoy features like companion file playback, offline downloads, and customizable playback controls. Organize your entire library with ease and enjoy a privacy-focused listening experience.

Highlights
  • Stream from personal media servers (Local, Plex, Audiobookshelf)
  • Companion file playback (maps, liner notes, PDFs)
  • Offline downloads with one-time purchase
  • Apple Watch transfer and controls
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Gapless playback and chapter navigation
Features
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Voca is a beautifully simple audiobook player for your own media server. Connect to Audiobookshelf, Plex or files on your device and start listening in seconds, at home or on the go. Stream from your own server Voca connects directly to your Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or plays audiobooks stored on your device. No third-party cloud. No subscriptions. Your library, your way. Pick up where you left off Home shows what you're listening to, the next book in each series you're reading, your downloads, your Reading List, recent additions, a few discoveries, and the books you've finished. Your Reading List syncs across your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Live captions Turn on captions to see the narration as it's read, scrolling like lyrics with the sentence being spoken highlighted, in place of the cover on iPhone and beside the player on iPad and Mac. The text is made on your device as the book plays, so your audio never leaves it. Extras built in Companion files stored alongside the audio, such as maps, liner notes, author commentary, or the full text of the book as a PDF or EPUB, appear with your audiobook. Open them beside the player and read along while you listen. Take it offline Unlock unlimited downloads with a single one-time purchase. Download your audiobooks, with their chapters and extras, and listen anywhere with no internet connection. You can even send books to your Apple Watch and leave your phone at home. Built for listening • Gapless playback across multi-file audiobooks • Lock Screen, Control Centre and CarPlay controls • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Play or Pause control for Control Centre and the Action button • Bluetooth headphone support: single press to skip 30 seconds, double press to jump chapters • Playback speed from 0.5× to 3.0× • A scrubber that follows the current chapter, with a tap to switch to the whole book • Sleep timer by time, at the end of a chapter, or after any number of chapters • Double-tap the cover art to move between chapters Every screen Voca adapts to iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon, putting the player beside your chapters or documents when there's room. On Mac and on iPad with a keyboard, Playback and Go menus come with shortcuts. On Apple Watch, play books sent from your iPhone and follow along from your watch face. On Apple TV, browse your library while you listen, with your current book in the Top Shelf. Your whole library, beautifully organised Browse thousands of books in a fast, searchable grid, arranged A to Z, by author, series, genre and collection. With Audiobookshelf, a Series tab shows the series you're in the middle of, the next book in each, and every series in reading order. Privacy first Voca collects nothing. Everything stays between your device and your own server. Requirements Voca needs your own Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or audiobooks stored on your device. It includes no audiobook content. Offline downloads, and sending books to Apple Watch, require a one-time in-app purchase. Live captions need iOS 27 or later on a device that supports on-device transcription.

About

Book To Audio

Transform ebooks, documents, and web articles into personalized audiobooks with lifelike AI voices. Enjoy offline playback, customizable reading settings, and background music for an immersive listening experience.

Highlights
  • Convert ebooks, documents, and web articles to audio
  • Lifelike AI voices
  • Offline playback
  • Customizable reader settings
  • Background music options
  • Import EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT files
Features
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Immerse yourself in every story. Transform your ebooks, documents, and web articles into a personalized audiobook experience. With lifelike AI voices, a clean in-app reader, relaxing background music, and offline playback, Book To Audio makes it easy to read or listen to your favorite content anytime, anywhere. Import EPUB files from local storage, cloud services, or upload wirelessly from your computer over Wi-Fi. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience with customizable fonts, themes, and scroll modes designed for comfort and focus. When you're ready to listen, convert your content into high-quality audio using natural-sounding voices. The built-in audio player supports chapter navigation, playback speed control, sleep timer, background playback, and optional ambient music for a more immersive experience. You can also save supported web articles as EPUB files, helping you build your own personal library from online content. **Key Features:** • Import EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT, and SRT files from your device, cloud locations, or Wi-Fi transfer • Read ebooks in a clean, customizable reader with fonts, themes, line spacing, and page or scroll mode • Convert ebooks, documents, web articles, typed text, and SRT subtitles into natural-sounding audio • Choose from a wide range of online and offline voices, with chapter-by-chapter or full-book conversion • Listen offline with a built-in audio player featuring playback speed, sleep timer, chapter navigation, and background play • Add relaxing background music or your own music files from your device • Extract web articles and save them as ebook chapters • Export EPUB, TXT, and generated audio to your device or computer over Wi-Fi • Upgrade to PRO for unlimited conversion, file export, and an ad-free experience PRO SUBSCRIPTION Book To Audio PRO is available as an auto-renewing annual subscription. With PRO, you can enjoy unlimited text-to-audio conversion, run up to 20 TTS jobs at once, export EPUB and audio files, and use the app without ads. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription automatically renews at the displayed localized price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://booktoaudio.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Voca Player4 screens
Book To Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voca Player at 100% against Book To Audio's 0%. Voca Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Book To Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voca Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book To Audio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voca Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Voca Player's written reviews are positive against 0% of Book To Audio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voca Player ships an update every 5 days, Book To Audio every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Voca Player versus Book To Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoca PlayerBook To Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLV-223 PTY LTDNguyen Lam

Customer experience

Voca Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Book To Audio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voca Player

One-time1
  • Offline Playback$4.99
1 purchases

Book To Audio

Subscriptions1
  • Book to Audio PRO$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Voca Player free?
Voca Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book To Audio free?
Book To Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voca Player or Book To Audio?
Voca Player is rated higher. Voca Player averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Book To Audio averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Voca Player or Book To Audio have ads?
Neither Voca Player nor Book To Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voca Player or Book To Audio?
Voca Player ships an update every 5 days, and Book To Audio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Voca Player was updated on October 28, 2026 and Book To Audio on October 28, 2026.

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