SoundPage vs OpenRead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoundPage
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Finish the books you keep putting off. Your next chapter can fit into more of your day. Import your own EPUB, TXT, or text-based PDF into SoundPage. Read when you want to see the words, and listen when you want to keep going. YOUR BOOKS, YOUR CHOICE Bring the books you own into one personal library. Choose your next read and enjoy it at your pace. START FROM THE PAGE Read aloud from your current position or selected text. Switch between reading and listening as you continue with the same book. CHOOSE A VOICE AND PACE Preview voices before choosing one, and adjust the reading speed to suit you. FEWER DISTRACTIONS No account. No ads. Your books and reading data stay on your device. Once your files and chosen voice are available locally, you can read and listen offline. Bring your own DRM-free, reflowable EPUB, TXT, or text-based PDF. SoundPage reads imported text aloud; a prerecorded audiobook catalog is not included. Scanned and encrypted PDFs are not supported. Some system voices and iCloud files need to be downloaded first.
OpenRead
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Turn your books into hours of listening, right on iPhone and iPad. OpenRead reads books, documents and web pages aloud with speech generated on your device. Import your content, choose a voice and tap Listen. Once a voice pack is downloaded, you can listen offline, even in airplane mode. READ AND LISTEN TO YOUR CONTENT • Import text files, EPUBs and PDFs, or paste text directly. • Open web pages in the app and extract the content to read. • Follow the sentence being read and tap any sentence to listen from there. • Choose continuous scrolling or page turning, and adjust text size and colors. • Save bookmarks, notes and book groups; each book remembers where you stopped. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Read books in more than 30 languages, using downloadable voice packs or the iOS system voices already available. • Preview reading voices before downloading a voice pack. • Adjust speed, change chapters and set a sleep timer. • Keep listening with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen or your headphones. • Hide ads, translator signatures and lines repeated across chapters with Clean Up Book. MORE CHOICE WITH OPENREAD PRO • Maximum energy-saving mode helps you listen longer with a cooler device. • Premium reading voice packs that run on your device. • Your Voice: record about 15 seconds to create a personal reading voice for compatible PRO readers. PRO is an optional upgrade: pay once, keep it for life, with no subscription. Everything that was free stays free. PRIVATE FROM THE START No account, no ads and no behavioral analytics. Books and voices are processed on your device. Recordings used to create a voice are never uploaded to a server. OpenRead reads the content you bring; it does not sell books or provide a story catalog. Voice packs are downloaded separately when you choose to use them. An internet connection is needed to download voice packs, open web pages and make purchases. For iPhone and iPad, running iOS 16 or later. Licenses and credits: https://opr.vuba.one/credits.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SoundPage at none against OpenRead's 2. OpenRead's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. OpenRead sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SoundPage asks for nothing beyond the download.
SoundPage ships an update every 5 weeks, OpenRead every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | SoundPage | OpenRead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 408 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓洪 梁 | Vu Bach |
In-app purchases
SoundPage
No in-app purchases
OpenRead
- Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
- OpenRead Pro Lifetime$3.99









