Comparison

ReadAloud vs Nagara 読み上げ

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

Head to head
About

ReadAloud

Convert any text into natural-sounding speech using on-device neural voices. Listen to documents, web articles, and even scanned text offline in over 60 languages. Customize playback and organize your library for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Listen to PDFs, Word, EPUB, Kindle, articles, and photos
  • On-device neural and system voices
  • Offline playback in 60+ languages
  • CarPlay integration
  • Syncs library across devices via iCloud
  • Customizable pronunciation and skip rules
  • Export to MP3 and Markdown notes
Features
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ReadAloud turns any text into natural speech with on-device voices: neural voices for English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and more, plus Apple's system voices. Listen to PDFs, Word documents, EPUB and Kindle books, articles, photos, and any text in 60+ languages, 100% offline. WHAT YOU CAN DO • LISTEN TO ANYTHING Type or paste text, import a PDF, Word (DOCX), EPUB, or Kindle (MOBI/AZW3, DRM-free) document, scan a photo or a printed page with your camera, or paste a URL to hear the article text. Auto language detection picks the right voice for you. Jump between chapters in EPUB and Word documents, and skip straight to any page in a PDF. Long books, including web novels with thousands of chapters, are supported. • NATURAL VOICES, ON YOUR DEVICE Neural voices run entirely on your iPhone, so there is no internet needed once a voice is downloaded. Japanese and Korean now have four neural voices each. All Apple system voices are included too (Default, Enhanced and Premium), with a voice quality indicator that guides you to the best voice for each language. • LISTEN IN THE CAR WITH CARPLAY Browse your library and folders, pick up where you stopped, see what plays next, and change speed from the Now Playing screen. CarPlay is part of ReadAloud Pro. • PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your place in every document is remembered. Continue from the Lock Screen, AirPods, the widget, Apple Watch or CarPlay. The widget keeps your last document and shows what plays next. Your library syncs between your devices through your own iCloud. • CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE READING Reference and footnote numbers are automatically skipped so they never interrupt what you are listening to, and academic two-column PDFs read in the correct order. In any PDF, drag a frame in the Reading Area to choose what is read, so headers, footers and page numbers stay out. • YOUR RULES Teach ReadAloud how to say a word with the Pronunciation Dictionary, and skip anything you do not want read with Skip Rules. • ORGANIZE WITH FOLDERS Sort your Library into folders, so long reading lists stay easy to find. • TAP TO DEFINE Long-press any sentence while listening to look up a word's definition, highlight it, or add a bookmark, without losing your place. • READING THEMES Choose System, Sepia, or Night page themes, adjustable line spacing, and a dyslexia-friendly OpenDyslexic font option. • POWERFUL PLAYBACK Speed control from 0.75x to 2x, drag the progress bar to jump to any point, current sentence highlighted with auto-scroll, skip by sentence, a sleep timer, full Lock Screen and AirPods support, and true background playback so you can listen while doing anything else. While charging, ReadAloud can prepare about an hour of audio ahead for smoother playback. • EXPORT TO MP3 & NOTES Select multiple documents in your Library and export them all to MP3 at once, completely on-device, or export your highlights and bookmarks as a Markdown notes file. Share via AirDrop, Files, or Messages. • SIRI, SHORTCUTS & SHARING Send text, files or web links to ReadAloud from the share sheet in any app, or hand any text to it from Siri and the Shortcuts app. • APPLE WATCH & IPAD See what is reading and control playback from your wrist, and enjoy a layout designed for the bigger iPad screen. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and we collect no data. Your documents are read and voiced on your device. The network is used only to fetch a web link you paste, to download voices, to sync your library through your own iCloud, and for purchases. Start by importing documents with 10 minutes of real listening included. ReadAloud Pro unlocks unlimited listening, CarPlay, audio export, the Pronunciation Dictionary and Skip Rules. The yearly plan includes an eligible 3-day free trial. Monthly and lifetime options are also available. Terms of Use: https://taxlite.net/read_aloud/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taxlite.net/read_aloud/pri…

About

Nagara 読み上げ

Features
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Web記事・メール・メルマガ・PDF・メモなどの長文テキストを、タップひとつで音声に変換。通勤・家事・運動しながら「耳で読む」ながら聴きオーディオブックアプリです。 完全無料・アカウント登録不要・広告なし。読みたいのに時間がない——そんなテキストを、目と手が離せないときでも耳からインプットできます。 ■ 一度だけ合成、あとは何度でも テキストは端末内で一度だけ音声(.m4a)に変換してキャッシュします。二度目以降は再生成しないので、オフラインでも、何度でも、すぐに聴けます。通信量もかかりません。 ■ たくさんの取り込み方法 ・共有シート(Safari やニュースアプリの「共有」から) ・アクション拡張「Nagaraで聴く」(表示中のページや選択テキストをそのまま) ・テキストを貼り付け/URLを入力 ・テキスト・Markdown・PDF ファイルを開く ・メール・メルマガの丸ごと取り込み(メールの「印刷」からプレビューを共有して「Nagara」を選択) ・ショートカット/App Intents 連携 ■ メルマガ・長文メールに強い Gmail などで届く長いメルマガも、「印刷」からの共有でまるごと音声化。長文は段落単位で安定して合成し、URL や区切り線などの読み上げに不向きなノイズは取り込み時に自動で除去します。PDF の本文抽出も端末内で完結し、外部に送信されません。 ■ 聴きやすい再生 ・シークバーで頭出し・巻き戻し ・再生速度の変更(0.5倍〜3倍) ・読み上げ位置を文単位でハイライト表示(目で追うことも) ・バックグラウンド再生・ロック画面/コントロールセンター操作 ・スリープタイマー ・「続きを聴く」で前回の続きから ■ 端末内で完結・プライバシー重視 音声合成は Apple の読み上げ機能を使い、端末内で処理します。アカウント登録は不要。行動のトラッキングや広告はありません。ユーザーのテキストを収集・送信することもありません(URLから記事本文を取得する場合のみ、その取得のために通信します)。 ■ こんな方に ・積読の記事や「あとで読む」を消化したい ・通勤・通学、家事、運動の時間を学びに変えたい ・目が疲れる/画面を見続けられないときに情報を得たい ・耳で復習・インプットする習慣をつくりたい さあ、読む時間を、聴く時間に。Nagara で今日から“ながら聴き”を始めましょう。 ※ より自然な読み上げには、iOS の「設定 App →アクセシビリティ→読み上げコンテンツ→声」から高品質音声(Enhanced/Premium)のダウンロードをおすすめします。

Screenshots

ReadAloud4 screens
Nagara 読み上げ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nagara 読み上げ at none against ReadAloud's 4. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReadAloud sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Nagara 読み上げ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadAloud ships an update every 4 days, Nagara 読み上げ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ReadAloud versus Nagara 読み上げ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadAloudNagara 読み上げ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZHENGQIAO JIANGMasayuki Yamaji

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ReadAloud

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$129.99
None

Nagara 読み上げ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadAloud free?
ReadAloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nagara 読み上げ free?
Nagara 読み上げ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadAloud or Nagara 読み上げ have ads?
Neither ReadAloud nor Nagara 読み上げ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadAloud or Nagara 読み上げ?
ReadAloud ships an update every 4 days, and Nagara 読み上げ every 3 days. Most recently, ReadAloud was updated on November 7, 2026 and Nagara 読み上げ on October 31, 2026.

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