Comparison

Linkdex vs PaperSpeak

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

Head to head
About

Linkdex

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Linkdex is a local-first link manager for iPhone. No account or internet connection is required to start. Save links, organize them into folders and tags, search your library, pin favorites, and reopen the right resource when you need it. Core library actions work offline. Link previews load where available and may recover after connectivity returns; saving never depends on a preview. The free plan supports up to 30 saved links. Folders and tags are not separately limited. Linkdex Premium unlocks unlimited links. Optional Cloud Sync is available with a free or Premium account, with the same library limits. Sign in to your synced web library at https://linkdex.my/app. Share links from Safari and other apps. With AI off, choose a folder and tags in the save composer. With AI on, Linkdex organizes supported shares automatically. Local-only data may be lost if Linkdex is deleted before Cloud Sync is enabled. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PaperSpeak

Features
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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 β€’ Follow clear sentence-by-sentence highlighting β€’ Tap any sentence to start from that point β€’ Adjust playback speed from 0.5Γ— to 2Γ— β€’ Continue listening in the background β€’ Resume each document from your saved position BRING YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS β€’ Import PDF, TXT, RTF, HTML, DOCX, and Pages files β€’ Read text-based and scanned PDFs with on-device recognition β€’ Keep PDF reading order while common repeated headers, footers, and page numbers are removed β€’ Follow PDF page progress and resume where you stopped β€’ Import several documents at once β€’ Paste text to create a document instantly β€’ Share text, webpages, and supported document files directly from other apps β€’ Webpage import focuses on the main article and skips common banners, navigation, sidebars, related-content grids, comments, and footers β€’ Share one or several screenshots and extract editable text on-device β€’ Older DOC files can be converted to DOCX before import KEEP YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZED β€’ Create and rename folders β€’ Select several documents at once β€’ Move documents between folders β€’ Rename or delete documents whenever you like CHOOSE HOW PAPER SPEAKS β€’ Use built-in Apple voices offline β€’ Choose from 13 language options: Mandarin, Cantonese, US and UK English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Hindi, and Arabic β€’ Set a favorite voice for each selected language β€’ 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.

Screenshots

Linkdex4 screens
PaperSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperSpeak at none against Linkdex's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Linkdex sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PaperSpeak asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Linkdex versus PaperSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkdexPaperSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmad Zakwan Bin Ahmad TermiziChih-Yu Tung

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Linkdex

Subscriptions2
  • Linkdex Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Linkdex Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Linkdex Premium Lifetime$19.99
None

PaperSpeak

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linkdex free?
Linkdex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaperSpeak free?
PaperSpeak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Linkdex or PaperSpeak have ads?
Neither Linkdex nor PaperSpeak shows ads.

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