Comparison

Start Speaking vs ZeroBooks Reader

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

Head to head
About

Start Speaking

Features
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Start Speaking helps you read books and supported documents in the way that works best for you. Read on screen, listen with speech, or move naturally between both as you go. Whether you are enjoying a novel, studying, reviewing a document, or catching up on an audiobook, Start Speaking brings your library, reading controls, and personal preferences together in one focused place. Flexible, Focused Reading Key Features • Read and Listen Read visually or listen with Apple system voices. Optional cloud AI voices from supported providers are available with your own provider account. • Your Library, Organized Keep books together in bookshelves, search your library, save bookmarks, and return to your place. • Find Your Place Use Headings, Contents, Search, and Go to Page to move through long books and documents. • Make Reading Comfortable Choose themes, colors, font size, and reader layout. Typoscope modes and speech highlighting help you keep your focus on the text. • Books and Documents Open supported EPUB, DAISY, Word, PDF, plain-text, rich-text, audiobook, spreadsheet, presentation, and other compatible document formats. • Paste Text to Speak Paste text from the clipboard or open a text file when you want to hear it right away. • Made to Fit Your Needs Start Speaking supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, clear controls, and flexible visual settings. Perspective All Access (Subscription Features) Unlock more ways to read with Perspective All Access: • Excel Workbooks Open workbooks with a Workbook Overview and switch between Table view and Document view. • PowerPoint Presentations Read slides, text, images, tables, diagrams, and charts. Choose whether to include speaker notes and reviewer comments. • One Subscription Use your Perspective All Access purchase across supported Techopolis apps. All Access plan choices and current prices are shown by Apple before you confirm a purchase. You can restore earlier purchases and manage subscriptions from Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ZeroBooks Reader

Features
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ZeroBooks Reader brings a new generation of reading experience to books and documents alike. • Advanced text recognition (OCR) • AI voices and AI-powered OCR • Background sounds • Customizable speed settings • Customizable pronunciation options • Multi-language support • Notes, and cross-references between them • Quotes taken straight from a document • Bookmarks • Select a passage of a spoken document and turn it into a repeating loop • Turn a selected passage into a separate document • Organize files into collections • Convert documents between formats • Edit documents • Formatting such as bold and italic, and moving between formatted content With all of this, ZeroBooks Reader gives you a fluent and comfortable reading and listening experience. NOTE: AI voices and AI OCR require API keys from third-party AI providers, which are supplied by the user. The voices of the device's own on-device speech engine are always available.

Screenshots

Start Speaking4 screens
ZeroBooks Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Start Speaking at Free against ZeroBooks Reader's $9.99. ZeroBooks Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Start Speaking is free to download; ZeroBooks Reader costs $9.99 up front. Start Speaking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ZeroBooks Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Start Speaking versus ZeroBooks Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart SpeakingZeroBooks Reader
PriceFree — better$9.99
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB666 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTechopolis Online Solutions, LLCMERIC KARACA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Start Speaking

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly$5.991 Month
  • All Access Annual$49.991 Year
None

ZeroBooks Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Start Speaking free?
Start Speaking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZeroBooks Reader free?
ZeroBooks Reader costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Start Speaking or ZeroBooks Reader have ads?
Neither Start Speaking nor ZeroBooks Reader shows ads.

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