Comparison

Yomiage vs Bunvox

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

Head to head
About

Yomiage

Features
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Listen to PDFs, EPUB books, Word files and web articles with every core reading tool included at no cost: no account, no ads, no tracking. Follow along as each sentence is highlighted, search and bookmark passages, and keep listening through long documents. Core reading runs on your device and works offline. A note on voices: Yomiage reads with the voices built into your iPhone. For the most natural sound, download an Enhanced or Premium voice in Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Voices. (Siri voices can't be used by third-party apps.) ■ READ YOUR DOCUMENTS ALOUD • PDFs with selectable text, EPUB, DOCX and TXT. Scanned or photographed pages aren't supported (no OCR) • Web articles: paste a URL, or share from Safari and other apps • Sentence-by-sentence highlighting that follows the voice • Speed, pitch and pauses between paragraphs • Sleep timer (5–60 minutes) for commutes, chores and bedtime • Multi-part documents play continuously • Full-text search and bookmarks • English and Japanese voices are chosen automatically from the document's language • Drama Mode reads dialogue and narration in different voices • Touch and hold a word to set how it should be pronounced ■ LISTEN & PRACTICE: AUDIO AND VIDEO PLAYER Import mp3 / wav / m4a / mp4 / mov for listening practice: • A-B repeat for any passage you choose • Waveform scrubbing to jump back instantly • Speed presets • A mini player that keeps playing while you move around the app • Lock screen and headphone controls, background playback ■ LEARNING JAPANESE? 17,000+ CLASSICS BUILT IN Browse and download public-domain Japanese literature from the built-in Aozora Bunko catalog (Natsume Sōseki, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Kenji Miyazawa and more). The texts are in Japanese; their furigana is used to choose readings. ■ HANDS-FREE AND ACCESSIBLE • Siri and Shortcuts to play and continue • Spotlight search for your documents (you can turn it off) • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support • An alternative for people who prefer listening because of dyslexia, eye strain or low vision • Split view and keyboard shortcuts on iPad ■ PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in, no ads, no behavioral data collection, no tracking • No third-party SDKs • Imported documents are read with on-device iOS voices Importing a web article needs an internet connection. Optional AI features send the text you choose to the provider whose API key you set up, only after you agree, and you can withdraw consent at any time. ■ YOMIAGE PREMIUM (OPTIONAL, AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION) Everything above works without Premium. Premium unlocks integrations for people who already have OpenAI or Speechify API access: • Text cleanup, chapter insights and summaries, using your own OpenAI API key • Cloud voices, emotion styles and MP3 export, using your own Speechify API key Important: Premium includes no AI credits, API access or cloud voice time. Those providers bill you separately, and without your own API key the Premium features won't work. Premium is offered monthly or yearly. The price for your region is shown in the app before you buy. ■ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://legal-pages-hiros-projects-fdd12c60.vercel.app/privacy#tts-reader-en

About

Bunvox

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BunVox は、青空文庫の名作文学を音声で楽しめる朗読アプリです。 多くの文豪の作品を、美しいAI音声で聴くことができます。 通勤や散歩、就寝前など、本を開けない時間も文学の世界へ。 お気に入りの作品を保存し、自分だけの読書時間を耳で楽しめます。 主な機能 ・青空文庫の作品を朗読で再生 ・バックグラウンド再生対応 ・お気に入り登録 ・章ごとの再生 ・シンプルで読みやすいデザイン 読書をする時間がないときでも、通勤・通学、家事、散歩など、さまざまな場面で文学を楽しめます。 ※ 本アプリで配信している作品は、著作権保護期間が終了した青空文庫の公開作品を利用しています。 ▼ BunVox Proプラン BunVox Proプラン(月額500円)に課金することで再生回数/抜粋回数が無制限になります。 ▼ 利用規約はこちら https://bunvox.app/terms ▼ プライバシーポリシー https://bunvox.app/privacy

Screenshots

Yomiage4 screens
Bunvox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yomiage at none against Bunvox's 1. Yomiage also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Bunvox's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. Bunvox sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Yomiage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yomiage ships an update every 5 weeks, Bunvox daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Yomiage versus Bunvox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYomiageBunvox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerhiroyuki matsuzakiyu kawase

In-app purchases

None

Yomiage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bunvox

Subscriptions1
  • BunVox Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Yomiage free?
Yomiage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bunvox free?
Bunvox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yomiage or Bunvox have ads?
Neither Yomiage nor Bunvox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yomiage or Bunvox?
Yomiage ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bunvox daily. Most recently, Yomiage was updated on October 1, 2026 and Bunvox on October 14, 2026.

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