BrainFeed vs PaperSpeak

We constantly strive to boost our productivity, but hours of our spare time are often wasted on mindless scrolling every day. BrainFeed addresses this issue by allowing you to repurpose your spare time by curating a personalized feed. Set a goal or send it an article, video, or anything that piques your interest, and it transforms into concise cards that are easy to consume but can delve into as much depth as you desire. Unlike mindless scrolling, which leads to forgetfulness, BrainFeed actively enhances retention of the information you learn. By making it accessible during those precious spare minutes that would otherwise be wasted, BrainFeed ensures that your time is dedicated to what truly matters.

PaperSpeak turns the documents you already have into a calm, focused listening experience. PaperSpeak is free to download and use, with no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Import a file or paste text, choose a voice, and listen while PaperSpeak highlights each sentence. Tap any sentence to jump directly to it, adjust the playback speed, and continue later from where you stopped. READ AND LISTEN TOGETHER • Follow clear sentence-by-sentence highlighting • Tap any sentence to start from that point • Adjust playback speed from 0.5× to 2× • Continue listening in the background • Resume each document from your saved position BRING YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS • Import PDF, TXT, RTF, HTML, DOCX, and Pages files • Read text-based and scanned PDFs with on-device recognition • Keep PDF reading order while common repeated headers, footers, and page numbers are removed • Follow PDF page progress and resume where you stopped • Import several documents at once • Paste text to create a document instantly • Share text, webpages, and supported document files directly from other apps • Webpage import focuses on the main article and skips common banners, navigation, sidebars, related-content grids, comments, and footers • Share one or several screenshots and extract editable text on-device • Older DOC files can be converted to DOCX before import KEEP YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZED • Create and rename folders • Select several documents at once • Move documents between folders • Rename or delete documents whenever you like CHOOSE HOW PAPER SPEAKS • Use built-in Apple voices offline • Choose from 13 language options: Mandarin, Cantonese, US and UK English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Hindi, and Arabic • Set a favorite voice for each selected language • Optionally connect Azure, OpenAI, or ElevenLabs with your own API key PaperSpeak does not require an account and does not contain advertising or tracking. Documents, screenshot recognition, and scanned-PDF recognition stay on your device when using built-in voices. When you choose a cloud speech engine, the text being spoken is sent directly to that provider to generate audio. Optional cloud providers may charge for their services; see each provider’s official website for more information.