Comparison

Voxbook vs Plain Reader

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

Head to head
About

Voxbook

Features
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Hear any book in any voice โ€” even your own. Voxbook turns the books you already own into natural-sounding audiobooks, narrated entirely on your iPhone. Import an EPUB, PDF, or TXT, press play, and listen anywhere โ€” no internet, no account, and nothing ever uploaded. CLONE YOUR VOICE IN 30 SECONDS Record yourself reading a short passage and Voxbook builds a private voice model right on your device. From then on, every book can be narrated in your voice โ€” or the voice of someone you love. It's your library, read the way only you can hear it. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR DEVICE Voxbook works 100% offline. The speech engine runs on your iPhone's own chip, so your books, highlights, notes, and voice recordings never leave your phone. - No account required - No tracking or analytics - Works in airplane mode, on the subway, off the grid A READER AND AN AUDIOBOOK IN ONE - Word-by-word highlighting synced to the narration โ€” follow along as you listen - Beautiful paginated reading with adjustable fonts and themes - Speed control from 0.5x to 3x, plus adjustable pause length - Skip by sentence or chapter, scrub anywhere MADE FOR iOS - Lock-screen playback controls and Now Playing card - Dynamic Island and Live Activity support - Background audio โ€” keep listening while you do anything else - Works with AirPods and CarPlay controls BRING ANY BOOK Import from the Files app, email attachments, Safari downloads, or any app with a share sheet. EPUB, PDF, and TXT are all supported. WHO IT'S FOR - Commuters who want to finish more books - Anyone with tired eyes at the end of the day - Readers with dyslexia or visual impairments - Language learners who want to hear text read at a slower speed - Families who want bedtime stories in a parent's voice VOXBOOK PRO Upgrade for AI text normalization (numbers, abbreviations, and citations read naturally), premium voice options, and advanced controls. The free version is fully functional โ€” Pro just makes it smarter. A NOTE ON VOICE CLONING Voice cloning is designed for your own voice or voices recorded with clear consent. Models are created and stored only on your device. Download Voxbook and press play on your library. Your books have been waiting to speak. Privacy Policy: https://voxbook.thexsol.xyz/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plain Reader

This app allows you to read EPUB, TXT, PDF, and comic files directly from your device's storage, iCloud Drive, or external drives. It offers a distraction-free reading experience with customizable text and page display options, and can even read books aloud in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Read EPUB, TXT, PDF, comics, and image folders
  • Direct access from Files, iCloud Drive, and external storage
  • Customizable text display (font, size, spacing, theme)
  • Listen to books aloud in 31 languages
  • Supports ZIP and CBZ archives for comics
  • Right-to-left reading for manga
  • Distraction-free reading interface
Features
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Plain Reader opens your books, PDFs, comics and image folders right where they are โ€” in Files, iCloud Drive, or on a USB drive or external SSD. No account, no import, no copies. READ, NOTHING ELSE โ€ข Menus stay hidden while you read. Tap the center to bring them back. โ€ข Pages fill the screen. Swipe, tap the sides, or drag the slider to jump anywhere. Double-tap a comic or PDF page to zoom in, and again to zoom further. โ€ข Turn your iPhone or iPad sideways for two-page spreads, with the cover on its own. โ€ข Turn pages with a Bluetooth page turner or a keyboard. TXT AND EPUB โ€ข Choose the font, size, line spacing, margins and theme โ€” pages reflow to fit. You can also adjust letter spacing and justify the text. โ€ข Listen: books in 31 languages are read aloud by natural voices made on your device. โ€ข Table of contents, search and bookmarks. TXT text encoding is detected automatically. COMICS AND MANGA โ€ข Opens ZIP and CBZ archives without unpacking them โ€” even ones with thousands of pages. โ€ข Right-to-left reading for manga. โ€ข A folder of images opens as one book. PDF โ€ข Sharp pages, search, table of contents, thumbnails and text selection. โ€ข Two-page spreads on wide screens. YOUR FILES STAY YOURS โ€ข Files are read in place and never uploaded anywhere. You can also hide your page when you switch apps. โ€ข Bookmarks and your reading position are kept for every book. โ€ข Works with iCloud Drive and external storage through the Files app. PLAIN READER PRO Plain Reader is free with a small banner ad. Watch one short video ad to read without banner ads for 2 hours, or to use Listen for 1 hour. Plain Reader Pro removes all ads and adds unlimited Listen, Auto Page Turn, and blocking the apps you pick while you read. Choose a Monthly or Yearly subscription โ€” Yearly starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers โ€” or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Restore it on your iPhone and iPad with the same Apple Account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://ourbeom.com/plainreader/terms Privacy Policy: https://ourbeom.com/plainreader/privacy

Screenshots

Voxbook4 screens
Plain Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Voxbook at none against Plain Reader's shown. Plain Reader's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Voxbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Plain Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voxbook ships an update every 3 months, Plain Reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Voxbook versus Plain Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxbookPlain Reader
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size49 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHammad FarooqOurBeom

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Voxbook

Subscriptions2
  • Voxbook Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Voxbook Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
4 purchases

Plain Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Plain Reader Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Plain Reader Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Plain Reader Pro$2.99
  • Plain Reader Pro (Lifetime)$12.99

Questions

Is Voxbook free?
Voxbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plain Reader free?
Plain Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voxbook or Plain Reader have ads?
Plain Reader shows ads; Voxbook does not.
Which is updated more often, Voxbook or Plain Reader?
Voxbook ships an update every 3 months, and Plain Reader weekly. Most recently, Voxbook was updated on November 13, 2026 and Plain Reader on November 10, 2026.

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