PDF2Audio vs Text to Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PDF2Audio
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Turn any PDF ā or web article ā into audio you'll actually listen to. PDF2Audio reads your PDFs aloud with natural AI voices ā word for word, or as a lecture or a two-host podcast. Books get their own chapters, so a whole book plays like an audiobook. Paste a link, or share a page from Safari, and listen to the article instead of reading it. WHY PEOPLE USE IT ⢠Read aloud: every word of your PDF, narrated clearly. ⢠Book mode: whole books, with chapters you can jump between. ⢠Lecture and podcast styles that explain the material. ⢠Web articles: paste a link or share from Safari ā the article, not the menus and ads around it. ⢠Starts playing in about a minute ā listen while the rest is made. ⢠Mini player: audio keeps playing while you move around the app. ⢠Continue listening: pick up where you stopped, right from the Library. ⢠Quiz, key terms and section summaries to help you study. ⢠Read along with the full transcript. ⢠Sleep timer, adjustable speed, and your place saved ā on iPhone and on the web. ⢠Page range: convert just the pages you need. ⢠Scanned PDFs work too ā text recognition runs on your device. ⢠13 voices, 18 languages. ⢠Library, playlists and downloads for offline listening. FREE TO START Your first 50,000 characters are free. When you need more, subscribe for a monthly allowance or buy credits once ā they never expire. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in iOS Settings. PRIVACY Your PDFs and links are used only to create your audio and are never sold or used for ads. No ads, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pdf2audio.ai/privacy
Text to Speech
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Turn your PDFs, documents, books and printed pages into audio you can listen to anywhere. TTS Reader reads your files aloud with your device's voices, highlights the words as it goes, and remembers where you stopped, so you can switch between reading and listening any time. LISTEN TO YOUR DOCUMENTS ⢠Import PDF, Word (DOC/DOCX), EPUB, PowerPoint, TXT, RTF and HTML files ⢠Paste text or add a web page by its link ⢠Follow along with word highlighting and tap any sentence to jump there ⢠Reading progress is saved for every document SCAN PRINTED TEXT ⢠Point your camera at a book page, handout or note ⢠Text recognition happens on your device ⢠Edit the result, then listen straight away YOUR VOICE, YOUR PACE ⢠Choose from the voices installed on your device ⢠Adjust speed from 0.25à to 4à ⢠Keep listening in the background or with the screen off ⢠Set a sleep timer for listening at night STUDY WITH AI ⢠Summaries, translation and answers about your documents ⢠Turn a document into a two-voice audio conversation ⢠Create flashcards and quizzes to test yourself ⢠Save words to your vocabulary list AI features send the text you choose to our AI service provider, only after you agree. AI features use credits: new users get 10 free credits. STAY ORGANIZED ⢠Library with folders, favorites and search ⢠Notes and highlights ⢠Dyslexia-friendly font, larger text and high-contrast options TTS READER PRO Pro removes ads, unlocks the device's enhanced and premium voices, and includes 60 AI credits every month. Available as a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tts-reader-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PDF2Audio at none against Text to Speech's shown. Text to Speech's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PDF2Audio sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Text to Speech sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF2Audio ships an update every 3 months, Text to Speech every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF2Audio | Text to Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Shaozhuang Chen | Afex digital llc |
In-app purchases
PDF2Audio
- Basic Plan$9.991 Month
- Pro Users$59.991 Month
- Basic Plan$79.991 Year
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- Pro Users$499.991 Year
- 100,000 characters$4.99
- 300,000 characters$12.99
- 1,000,000 characters$34.99
Text to Speech
- Weekly$3.99
- yearly$14.99
- Lifetime$49.99
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