Comparison

Read Aloud vs Vox

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

Head to head
About

Read Aloud

Features
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Turn your own text and documents into audio. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Read Aloud is a subscription app. An active auto-renewable subscription is required to use the app and the features below. Before subscribing, Try It First lets you preview a bundled sample. Read Aloud is a text-to-speech reader for people who want to listen instead of staring at a screen. Import your own PDFs, EPUB ebooks, DOCX documents, TXT files, web articles, and scanned pages, then listen with natural voices, word-by-word highlighting, translation, offline playback, and a sleep timer. IMPORT YOUR OWN CONTENT Import and read aloud: โ€ข PDF files โ€ข EPUB ebooks โ€ข DOCX documents โ€ข TXT files โ€ข Web pages and articles โ€ข Scanned pages You can also import selected public-domain texts from Project Gutenberg into your library. LISTEN LIKE MUSIC Start a document, lock your iPhone, open another app, and keep listening in the background. Turn reports, books, notes, and articles into audio for your commute, walk, workout, chores, or bedtime. FOLLOW EVERY WORD Read along with real-time text highlighting. The current sentence and word stay visible, so it is easier to stay focused and continue exactly where you left off. NATURAL VOICES Choose clear, natural-sounding voices and adjust reading speed to match your pace. Natural voice playback requires a one-time 400 MB model download. The app shows the size and asks for confirmation before starting the download. LISTEN IN ANY LANGUAGE Translate text while you read and listen. Useful for language learning, travel, school, work, and understanding content in another language. OFFLINE MODE Prepare imported books and documents for offline listening. Perfect for flights, trains, commutes, and places with no internet. SLEEP TIMER Stop playback after 15, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or at the end of a chapter. PERFECT FOR โ€ข Students โ€ข Busy professionals โ€ข Ebook readers โ€ข Language learners โ€ข People with long reading lists โ€ข Anyone who prefers listening over reading Read Aloud turns your PDFs, ebooks, articles, documents, and web pages into a calm listening experience. Privacy Policy: https://pagetovoice.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vox

Features
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Vox is a focused read-aloud app for iPhone and iPad. Bring in a document, paste text, or load a web page, then listen with the voice that fits the moment โ€” on a walk, on a commute, or with your eyes closed. IMPORT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR - Open PDFs, RTF, HTML, and text documents - Paste or write raw text directly in Vox - Load a web URL and strip away page clutter before listening - Keep readings organized with folders, recents, and unfiled items CHOOSE THE RIGHT VOICE - Use the free voices already on your device - Unlock premium offline natural voices for private, on-device narration - Use high-end cloud voices when you want polished pay-per-use audio - See when a cloud voice has already been paid for and synthesized SAVE AUDIO - Turn any reading into saved audio - Keep finished clips in your Audio library - Revisit generated audio without paying again for the same saved synthesis MADE FOR FOCUS - Light and dark modes for reading at any hour - A clean player that keeps playback, voice selection, and Save Audio close - Words highlight as they are spoken, so you never lose your place - Your library syncs through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Vox is free to start. Premium offline voices are available with a subscription. Cloud voices use credits, with the exact cost shown before synthesis. Terms of Use: https://www.orionsoftware.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.orionsoftware.co/privacy

Screenshots

Read Aloud4 screens
Vox4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Read Aloud sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Vox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Read Aloud versus Vox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead AloudVox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB380 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRomain LefebvreOrion Software LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Read Aloud

Subscriptions2
  • Read Aloud Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Read Aloud Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
5 purchases

Vox

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Voices Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Voices Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 Credits$2.99
  • 200 Credits$8.99
  • 500 Credits$17.99

Questions

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

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