Comparison

Local TTS vs 읽어드릴게요

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

Head to head
About

Local TTS

This app converts text into lifelike speech using on-device processing. It supports various file formats, including PDFs and Word documents, and allows scanning printed pages. Enjoy offline playback with customizable voices and background audio controls.

Highlights
  • 100% offline text-to-speech
  • Import PDF, EPUB, Word, TXT, Markdown
  • Scan printed pages with camera (OCR)
  • Background playback with lock screen controls
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Word-by-word highlighting
Features
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Local TTS turns any text into natural speech with 38 neural voices, powered by the open-source Kokoro-82M and Supertonic 3 engines — 100% offline, right on your iPhone or iPad. Listen to PDFs, e-books, articles, scans, and notes with no internet, no account, and no tracking. Nothing ever leaves your device. TWO OPEN-SOURCE NEURAL ENGINES • Kokoro-82M: 28 natural American and British English voices • Supertonic 3: multilingual voices that read 31 languages, with automatic language detection • Every voice runs entirely on your device — it even works in airplane mode ALL 31 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean. READ FROM ALMOST ANYTHING • Files: import PDF, EPUB, Word (DOCX), TXT, and Markdown • Paper: scan a printed page with the camera, or read text from a photo — on-device OCR • Everything else: paste text or type your own notes A READING VIEW THAT FOLLOWS ALONG • Word-by-word highlighting synced to the audio • Immersive mode: the toolbar and player tuck away while you listen — or pin the player • Make it yours: choose the reading font and text size • Search inside a document, jump from the PDF table of contents, and pick up right where you left off • Natural delivery: dates, units, and Roman numerals are read the way people actually say them MADE FOR LISTENING • Background playback with lock screen and Control Center controls • Adjustable playback speed • A different voice for each note, plus tags to keep things organized • Private iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad FREE PLAN • One Supertonic 3 multilingual voice that reads all 31 languages • Three premium Kokoro-82M English voices • Read up to 500 characters per note • No account required — and no ads, ever GO PRO — UNLOCK EVERYTHING • Unlimited text: paste or import with no 500-character cap • The full catalog of all 38 neural voices • Export speech as M4A audio files to play anywhere, on any device • Full multi-page PDF import • Still 100% offline and private, even with Pro SUPPORTED DEVICES On-device neural speech needs a recent chip, so Local TTS requires: • iPhone 12 or later • iPad (10th generation) or later • iPad Air (4th generation) or later • iPad mini (6th generation) or later • iPad Pro (M1, 2021) or later • iOS / iPadOS 18.6 or later Download Local TTS and turn every screen into your personal narrator. • Contact: support@richsoft.app • Privacy Policy: https://richsoft.app/tts/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

읽어드릴게요

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PDF와 사진 속 글자를 알아서 읽어내 음성으로 들려줍니다. 출퇴근길이나 설거지하는 동안, 눈이 피곤한 밤에 문서를 귀로 확인할 수 있습니다. ■ 이렇게 씁니다 · PDF나 사진을 넣으면 글자를 읽어내 목록에 담습니다. · 다른 앱에서 공유하기로 보내도 바로 들어옵니다. · 목록을 틀어 두면 한 편이 끝날 때 다음 편으로 이어집니다. · 화면을 꺼도, 다른 앱을 써도 계속 들립니다. · 이어폰과 잠금화면에서 멈추고 넘길 수 있습니다. ■ 듣기 편하게 · 목소리와 속도를 고를 수 있습니다. · 잘못 읽는 낱말은 소리 나는 대로 적어 두면 그대로 읽습니다. · 쪽번호나 머리말처럼 읽을 필요 없는 줄은 건너뛰게 할 수 있습니다. · 글과 글 사이에 알림음을 넣어 어디서 바뀌었는지 알 수 있습니다. · 잠자기 타이머로 정해진 시간 뒤에 멈춥니다. ■ 어디까지 들었는지 기억합니다 · 듣던 자리를 기억해 다음에 이어서 들려줍니다. · 아이폰에서 듣던 것을 맥에서 이어 들을 수 있습니다. · 문서함으로 나눠 두면 공부할 것과 읽을거리가 섞이지 않습니다. ■ 알아 두실 것 · 글자 인식과 읽어주기는 기기 안에서 이뤄집니다. · 기기 간 동기화는 같은 Apple 계정의 iCloud를 씁니다.

Screenshots

Local TTS4 screens
읽어드릴게요4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 읽어드릴게요 at none against Local TTS's 2. 읽어드릴게요 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Local TTS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 읽어드릴게요 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local TTS ships an update weekly, 읽어드릴게요 every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Local TTS versus 읽어드릴게요: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal TTS읽어드릴게요
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size529 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRich Soft Co., LtdYoungju Lee

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Local TTS

Subscriptions1
  • Local TTS Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Local TTS Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

읽어드릴게요

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local TTS free?
Local TTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 읽어드릴게요 free?
읽어드릴게요 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local TTS or 읽어드릴게요 have ads?
Neither Local TTS nor 읽어드릴게요 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local TTS or 읽어드릴게요?
Local TTS ships an update weekly, and 읽어드릴게요 every 2 days. Most recently, Local TTS was updated on October 24, 2026 and 읽어드릴게요 on October 24, 2026.

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