Local AI Reader vs Shelfo

Local AI Reader turns any document into a personal audiobook using on-device AI voices that sound remarkably natural — no internet, no cloud, no privacy concerns. Import a PDF, EPUB, TXT or RTF from your Files app, iCloud Drive or any share sheet. Local AI Reader automatically splits the text into sentences and speaks them one by one, with every word highlighted in real time as it is read aloud. Follow along, skip ahead, or tap any sentence to jump straight to it. Choose from 8 distinct voices — American English and British English, male and female — each powered by a language model that runs entirely on your device!

Shelfo turns anything you'd rather hear than read into an audiobook — made on your phone, in a voice you choose. Paste a note, drop in a link, or open a PDF or Word file. Shelfo pulls out the text, reads it in a natural voice, and puts it on your shelf as a record you can play anywhere: offline, from the lock screen, chapter by chapter. WHAT YOU CAN BRING • Notes, speeches, emails — write or paste them • Articles from a link, with the page clutter stripped away • PDF, Word and text files, including scanned pages • Any page from Safari, through the share sheet HOW IT READS • Ten voices, made on your phone — nothing you write is sent anywhere to be spoken • Keeps your place, sentence by sentence, in every book • Chapters: split a long piece, jump between parts, see where you are on the bar • Playback speed, a sleep timer, and lock-screen controls YOUR SHELF • Every book gets a cover: one of your photos, a picture search, or the colours of its voice • Highlights, listening time, and streaks • Sign in with Apple, and your shelf follows you to a new phone FREE AND PRO Your first book is free, with the first voice. Shelfo Pro takes the limit off the shelf and opens every voice — monthly, yearly, or once for good. Made for people with a pile of things to read and a commute, a kitchen, or a walk to read them in. Privacy Policy: https://shelfo.netlify.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://shelfo.netlify.app/terms.html