Comparison

Voice Reader vs PDF Reader, Read Aloud

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

Head to head
About

Voice Reader

Features
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Turn the things you have to read into things you can listen to. Drop in a PDF, photograph a page, paste a web link or paste the text itself. The app reads it aloud in a natural voice you choose, and keeps the audio on your device so you can listen on a walk, on the train, or with the screen off. WHAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO • PDFs and documents • Photographs of printed pages — the text is recognised on your device • Web links — the article, without the clutter around it • Anything you paste, or share into the app from Safari and other apps BUILT FOR ACTUAL LISTENING • Natural voices, with premium voices in Pro • Speed control, 15-second skips and a sleep timer • Background playback, with full controls on the lock screen and in Control Center • Your place is remembered, so picking a listen back up takes one tap • Folders and search for a library that grows PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account. No ads. No tracking, and no analytics SDK • Photographs never leave your device — the text is read from them by iOS itself • Your library and audio stay on your device WHAT A SUBSCRIPTION COVERS Turning text into audio requires Voice Reader Pro. Bring in a document, a photograph, a link or your own text, edit it, and hear a sample of every voice before you decide — then start the three-day free trial to listen to the whole thing. Voice Reader Pro includes 150,000 characters a week, every voice, offline playback and audio export. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Voice Reader Pro is offered as a weekly auto-renewable subscription, with a three-day free trial where you are eligible • The price is shown in your own currency on the subscription screen before you confirm • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends • Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings • The free trial lasts three days; its length is shown before purchase, and any unused part of it ends when a subscription is purchased Terms of Use: https://voicereader.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://voicereader.pages.dev/privacy

About

PDF Reader, Read Aloud

Features
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PDF Reader helps you open, read, listen to, search, and manage PDF documents from one place. Features: • Open and read PDF files. • Listen to readable PDF text using text-to-speech. • Start listening from the page you are viewing. • Follow the spoken text with word highlighting. • Automatically continue to the next page while listening. • Search for words and phrases inside PDF documents. • Add annotations, highlights, and drawings. • Save your PDF changes. • Keep recently opened PDFs for quick access. • Add PDFs to Favorites. • Use light and dark appearance modes. PDF Reader provides a simple way to work with pdf documents whether you prefer reading on screen or listening to their text aloud. Some PDF files may contain scanned pages or images without readable text. Text-to-speech and search features require readable text in the PDF.

Screenshots

Voice Reader4 screens
PDF Reader, Read Aloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Reader, Read Aloud at none against Voice Reader's 1. Voice Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PDF Reader, Read Aloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Reader ships an update every 2 days, PDF Reader, Read Aloud daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Voice Reader versus PDF Reader, Read Aloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice ReaderPDF Reader, Read Aloud
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaksim SakovichNamik Ersun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Reader

Subscriptions1
  • Voice Reader Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
None

PDF Reader, Read Aloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Reader free?
Voice Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Reader, Read Aloud free?
PDF Reader, Read Aloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voice Reader or PDF Reader, Read Aloud have ads?
PDF Reader, Read Aloud shows ads; Voice Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Reader or PDF Reader, Read Aloud?
Voice Reader ships an update every 2 days, and PDF Reader, Read Aloud daily. Most recently, Voice Reader was updated on October 29, 2026 and PDF Reader, Read Aloud on October 29, 2026.

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