Comparison

kindphone vs Audia

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

Head to head
About

kindphone

Features
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Kindphone turns your iPhone or iPad into a calm, paper-inspired reading space. Import your own documents and read with flexible typography, warm themes, and precise progress restoration. READ SCANNED PDFS COMFORTABLY Kindphone detects when a PDF contains selectable text and uses it directly. For scanned pages and images, on-device OCR extracts readable text without uploading your documents to external servers. OCR results are cached on your device so completed books do not need to be processed again. MULTIPLE FORMATS Open PDF, EPUB, TXT, RTF, JPG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF files. EPUB structure, paragraphs and available cover artwork are preserved whenever possible. A READER THAT ADAPTS TO YOU Choose font size, line spacing, typeface, margins, paper white, sepia or dark themes. Read with continuous vertical scrolling or a native page-curl experience. The interface supports iPhone, iPad, portrait and landscape layouts. ACCESSIBLE READING Use read-aloud with visual text tracking and playback controls. Kindphone includes descriptive VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type support in controls, adjustable text size and spacing, high-contrast reading themes, and reduced-motion support. Highlights can be saved in different colors, titled, annotated, edited, and reviewed together with bookmarks. FIND YOUR PLACE AGAIN Kindphone saves your exact reading position, recent books, bookmarks and reading preferences locally. Switch between scrolling and page-turning modes while keeping your place. NAVIGATION TOOLS Search within a book, use bookmarks, browse detected contents and follow transcription progress for scanned documents. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY YOURS Document extraction and OCR happen on the Device. Kindphone does not require an account to read. FREE WITH AN OPTIONAL AD-FREE UPGRADE The free version includes banner and interstitial advertising. A one-time in-app purchase removes ads permanently. No subscription is required. Kindphone: the warmth of paper with the flexibility of your phone.

About

Audia

Listen to your documents, books, and articles with natural-sounding voices. Customize reading speed, pronunciation, and use a sleep timer. Import various file formats and read offline.

Highlights
  • Natural neural voices
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Customizable pronunciation
  • Sleep timer
  • Offline reading
  • Import various file formats
  • Library organization
Features
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Listen to your books, PDFs and articles while you walk, commute or rest your eyes. Audia reads your text aloud on your iPhone or iPad, with natural voices and no subscription. READ WITH YOUR EYES OR YOUR EARS Choose from 15 built-in neural voices across 31 reading languages. Adjust the speed, follow the highlighted words, set a sleep timer and customize pronunciation. Organize your library in folders and transfer documents from your computer over local Wi-Fi. YOUR TEXT, NARRATED ON YOUR DEVICE Imported content can be read aloud offline, without uploading it to a speech service. Internet is needed to fetch web articles and download books from Audia Library. START FREE. UPGRADE ONCE. The free plan has a daily limit on premium-voice listening. Audia Plus is a one-time in-app purchase for unlimited premium listening, CarPlay, bookmarks, full-book search and M4A audio export. BRING YOUR BOOKS OR FIND A NEW READ Import DRM-free EPUB, PDF with selectable text, MOBI/AZW/PRC, TXT, RTF, DOCX, ODT and FB2, or paste text and web articles. Protected ebooks and image-only PDFs are not supported. Explore classics and Audia Originals in Audia Library. The library gradually grows with new titles. Books have no additional charge; your plan's listening limits still apply. Tap + to explore and start listening.

Screenshots

kindphone4 screens
Audia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audia at none against kindphone's 1. Audia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). kindphone's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support 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. kindphone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

kindphone ships an update every 2 weeks, Audia every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
kindphone versus Audia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkindphoneAudia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeragustin armando carrerasLeopoldo Manuel Romacho

In-app purchases

1 purchases

kindphone

One-time1
  • Ad-free version$4.99
None

Audia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is kindphone free?
kindphone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audia free?
Audia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do kindphone or Audia have ads?
kindphone shows ads; Audia does not.
Which is updated more often, kindphone or Audia?
kindphone ships an update every 2 weeks, and Audia every 4 days. Most recently, kindphone was updated on October 4, 2026 and Audia on October 7, 2026.

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