VoiceLogue vs LeafWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VoiceLogue
This app transforms your uploaded books into AI-narrated audiobooks in 56 languages. Enjoy high-quality AI voices and features like book briefings and note-taking. A pay-per-use model means no recurring subscription fees, with credits that never expire.
- Upload EPUB, PDF, DOCX files
- AI narration in 56 languages
- Pay-per-use credits, no subscription
- AI book briefing and summaries
- Improved media controls
- Permanent credit rollover
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eBook Reader reads all your books with high-quality AI voice. Upload EPUB, PDF, or DOCX files, and Gemini TTS will naturally narrate them in 56 languages. No subscription — pay per use, and your credits never expire. Key Features: Upload Your Own Books: Any EPUB, PDF, or DOCX file can be narrated by AI. Import directly from Google Drive. Gemini TTS High-Quality Voice: Automatic support for 56 languages. Listen to English originals or Japanese books as if read by a native speaker. No Subscription Fees: Pay only for what you read, no monthly fees. Starting from $7.99, credits roll over permanently without expiring. AI Reading Assistant: Get a book briefing with AI Overview before reading, review today's content with Revisit, and save and manage important passages more conveniently with improved sentence notes. Enhance learning efficiency with the loop function. Improved Media Controls: Enjoy an enhanced reading experience with more intuitive and convenient media controls. Perfect for those who want to read books not available on streaming services, enjoy audiobooks on the go but find subscriptions burdensome, or learners who want to listen to English/Japanese originals in their native language. Light readers who read irregularly can also use it without worrying about costs in months they don't read. Credit System: Discover various credit plans, from a $0.99 trial to a $19.99 heavy reader plan. Credits roll over permanently, allowing you to use them whenever you want.
LeafWave
This app allows you to read and listen to books and documents, offering customizable reading experiences and on-device narration. It supports various file formats and provides tools for annotation and sharing, with a strong focus on user privacy.
- Import EPUB, PDF, text, and more
- Switch between visual reading and narration
- On-device narration for privacy and offline use
- Adjustable text size, spacing, and themes
- Add bookmarks and highlights
- Export annotated documents
- Access free public-domain titles
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LeafWave helps you read with your eyes, listen at your pace, and keep your place across long books and documents. Import EPUB, PDF, text, RTF, HTML, and Markdown files, then switch naturally between visual reading and narration. LeafWave’s bundled neural voices run on your iPhone or iPad, so your document text stays private and narration works offline. Apple system voices remain available too. READ YOUR WAY • Adjust text size, spacing, theme, and reading layout • Move by chapter, page, paragraph, or book progress • Resume from your saved reading or listening position • Browse more than 75,000 free public-domain titles from Project Gutenberg LISTEN ANYWHERE • Expressive on-device narration with multiple voice styles • Automatic language detection and narration across 31 languages with Premium • Background and lock-screen playback with system media controls • Adjustable narration speed and generated-audio continuity • Teach LeafWave how to pronounce names and tricky words with Premium MARK UP AND SHARE • Add bookmarks and highlights • Attach comments to exact passages • Export annotated PDFs, embedded PDF annotations, or an editable LeafWave Review Package PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No LeafWave account, advertising, analytics, or tracking • Narration and document analysis happen on-device • Optional iCloud sync is off by default and uses your private iCloud account • Imported documents remain local unless you enable sync or share an export LeafWave includes a 14-day Premium trial. After the trial, visual reading, bookmarks, Apple system narration, two natural voice styles, five narration languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German), and a five-book library remain available. Premium unlocks all ten natural voice styles, all 31 narration languages, unlimited books, Teach LeafWave, highlights, comments, annotated exports, and optional iCloud sync. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in App Store account settings. Lifetime Premium is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LeafWave at none against VoiceLogue's 5. LeafWave also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). VoiceLogue's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. VoiceLogue sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. LeafWave asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VoiceLogue against 5.0 for LeafWave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
VoiceLogue ships an update fortnightly, LeafWave every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VoiceLogue | LeafWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIKITAKA IO Inc. | Samik Banerjee |
Customer experience
VoiceLogue
LeafWave
In-app purchases
VoiceLogue
- Starter Credits$0.49
- Basic Credits$2.99
- Standard Credits$5.99
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- Popular Credits$9.99
- Premium Credits$14.99
LeafWave
No in-app purchases









