Comparison

Cadence vs AuthorAZ

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

Head to head
About

Cadence

Transform your EPUB books into audiobooks with natural text-to-speech voices and synchronized highlighting. Enjoy features like character-specific voices, reading comprehension quizzes, and offline listening. Read comfortably with customizable themes and fonts when you prefer to read silently.

Highlights
  • EPUB to audiobook conversion
  • Natural text-to-speech voices
  • Synchronized word highlighting
  • Character-specific dialogue voices
  • Reading comprehension quizzes
  • Offline listening and downloads
  • Customizable reading themes and fonts
Features
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Cadence turns your books into audiobooks, on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. LISTEN TO YOUR BOOKS • Import a book (EPUB) and listen right away, read aloud by natural, expressive text-to-speech voices. • Synchronized word-by-word highlighting (karaoke): the text lights up in time with the voice. • Dialogue Cast: a different voice for each character, with real intonation — like a true audio narration. • Set the speed, pick your voice, and listen in the background or with the screen locked. OR READ, IF YOU PREFER • An elegant, comfortable reader (themes, fonts, layout) for quiet reading. • Automatic resume at the right page; bookmarks, highlights, and notes synced across your devices. A SMART ASSISTANT • A "previously in the story" recap when you pick a book back up. • Comprehension quizzes and questions about the story, spoiler-free. • Translate a passage in a single tap. TRACK YOUR LISTENING • Listening stats, daily goals, and progress. • Offline downloads so you can listen anywhere, even with no connection. Cadence is free to listen every day. The Pro subscription unlocks unlimited listening, all premium voices, Dialogue Cast, the unlimited AI assistant, and full offline support. Cadence Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://livre.rougetet.com/terms — Privacy Policy: https://livre.rougetet.com/privacy

About

AuthorAZ

Features
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AuthorAZ is a private, offline workspace for indie authors to organize books, manage publishing information, write, dictate, store manuscript snapshots, collect quotes, and keep the practical side of an author career in one place. If your book business is scattered across folders, spreadsheets, cloud drives, old files, writing apps, and half-remembered notes, AuthorAZ gives every book a clean private home. No AI reading your work. No AuthorAZ cloud. No account needed. No data or user tracking. Everything lives on your device. Your library is encrypted locally, and backups only leave your device when you choose to export them. WRITE WITHOUT SENDING YOUR WORDS ANYWHERE Create and edit writing projects directly inside AuthorAZ. Draft chapters, scenes, notes, or entire books in a focused writing workspace connected to the rest of your book information. Your writing stays on your device. AuthorAZ does not upload your manuscript, analyze your prose, rewrite your sentences, or send your work to an AI service. DICTATE ON YOUR DEVICE Prefer speaking to typing? Use dictation to turn your voice into text inside the writing workspace, using supported on-device speech recognition. Your manuscript stays in your private AuthorAZ library rather than being processed by an AuthorAZ server. BUILT FOR AUTHORS WITH MORE THAN ONE THING TO MANAGE AuthorAZ helps you organize: • Pen names and author identities • Books, series, statuses, and release dates • Writing projects and chapters • ASINs, ISBNs, BISAC categories, prices, keywords, descriptions, and A+ notes • Ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio, and variant cover slots • Store and reader links • Quote banks and quote tags • Manuscript snapshots • Notes and book-specific reference material ONE-TAP COPY FOR DAILY AUTHOR WORK Tap to copy titles, subtitles, identifiers, prices, keywords, descriptions, buy links, and full metadata sheets. AuthorAZ is designed for repetitive publishing tasks, whether you manage one book or an entire catalogue across multiple pen names. IMPORT MANUSCRIPT SNAPSHOTS Import a .txt, .docx, or .epub file as a read-only manuscript snapshot. Your original file is never edited. Once imported, you can: • Search across your manuscript text • Listen with on-device text-to-speech • Scan for quotable lines • Save quotes to your quote bank • Check manuscript health stats • Bookmark and flag lines for review • Re-import a newer snapshot when your manuscript changes HEAR YOUR BOOK BEFORE READERS DO Use on-device text-to-speech to listen sentence by sentence. Adjust speed, choose a system voice, jump between chapters, bookmark your place, or flag lines that need attention. No audio is uploaded by AuthorAZ. No manuscript is sent to an AuthorAZ server. FIND QUOTES WITHOUT AI AuthorAZ uses deterministic, on-device filters to help surface potential quote lines. Search for punchy lines, dialogue, questions, emotional lines, chapter endings, or character mentions. You stay in control. AuthorAZ does not write for you, rewrite your work, generate passages, or train on your manuscript. CREATE QUOTE CARDS Save your favorite lines and turn them into clean quote cards for social media. Choose the format, background, and display elements, then export a full-resolution PNG with no watermark. LIGHT OR DARK. YOUR WORKSPACE. Use AuthorAZ in light mode or dark mode and choose the workspace that feels right for the way you work. PRIVATE BACKUPS YOU CONTROL AuthorAZ creates encrypted backup files that you export yourself. Save them wherever you choose and restore them later with your password. AuthorAZ does not keep a copy. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Start with a full 14-day trial. Then unlock lifetime access with one payment. No recurring subscription. AuthorAZ is for indie authors who want to write, organize, search, listen to, and manage their books without handing their creative work to another cloud platform. Your books. Your words. Your device.

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
AuthorAZ4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cadence and AuthorAZ are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Cadence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and AuthorAZ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cadence versus AuthorAZ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceAuthorAZ
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalys ROUGETET--DE TROYANEAlex Filip

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions3
  • Cadence Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
  • Cadence Family$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tip$4.99
1 purchases

AuthorAZ

One-time1
  • English$29.99

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AuthorAZ free?
AuthorAZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cadence or AuthorAZ have ads?
Neither Cadence nor AuthorAZ shows ads.

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