Comparison

CrownNovel vs ReaderVox

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

Head to head
About

CrownNovel

Features
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Find your next obsession on CrownNovel. Discover novels, comics and short stories across romance, fantasy, drama, billionaire fiction and more. Save the stories you love, follow your reading progress and always have something new waiting for you. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT STORY Browse genres, trending titles, ongoing stories and completed reads. Search by title, author or CrownNovel Story Code β€” if someone shares a number like 212, simply enter it in search to find the story. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Save favourites, create reading lists and continue where you left off. Sign into your CrownNovel account to keep your library and reading progress across supported devices. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE Enjoy available free chapters and use CrownNovel Coins to unlock paid chapters. Choose from available coin packs directly in the app, with the price and any applicable bonus clearly shown before purchase. Novel Pass and Shorts Pass subscriptions provide access to eligible content in their respective story categories. Available plans, prices and benefits are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple account settings. SHARE STORIES YOU LOVE Share a CrownNovel story link or Story Code so friends can quickly find the same book. WRITE ON CROWNNOVEL Interested in publishing your own stories? Apply through Become a Writer. Approved writers receive access to the Writer Dashboard to manage their work. HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT CrownNovel includes FAQs, live support, problem reporting and dedicated help for account and payment questions. Start reading on CrownNovel today. Privacy Policy: https://crownnovel.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ReaderVox

Features
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Read your own books. Listen anywhere, even offline, with an AI voice that feels like yours. EPUB Β· PDF Β· TXT Β· Offline AI Voices Β· Up to 3 Voice Clones ReaderVox combines an EPUB reader, PDF reader, and offline text to speech in one simple iPhone app. Import your books, read at your own pace, or let an AI voice read aloud while you commute, work out, or unwind. Download a supported voice to enjoy on-device narration without an internet connection. TURN YOUR BOOKS INTO LISTENING TIME β€’ Read aloud EPUB books, text-based PDFs, and TXT documents with text-to-speech (TTS). β€’ Choose an available iOS voice or download an on-device AI voice package. β€’ Listen in the background and control playback from the Lock Screen. β€’ Adjust playback speed or set a sleep timer for bedtime listening. A VOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU Want a more personal narrator? Create up to three local voice clones for English or Mandarin Chinese using your own voiceβ€”or a voice you have permission to use. You can also explore available voices in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. Voice availability varies by language and installed package. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE SPEECH With a supported voice installed, ReaderVox generates speech locally on your iPhone, without sending your book text to a cloud speech service. Internet access is needed to download voice packages; Wi-Fi transfer and some optional app features also use network access. READ EPUB, PDF & TXT YOUR WAY β€’ Import your own EPUB, PDF, and TXT files from Files or the Share Sheet. β€’ Paste text to read or listen, or transfer books over the same Wi-Fi network. β€’ Customize font size, spacing, themes, and page turning. β€’ Save bookmarks, highlight passages, add notes, and pick up where you left off. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR ROUTINE Keep your reading progress and favorite passages within reach. Use the home screen widget or Siri Shortcuts to jump back into your reading whenever you have a moment. PLEASE NOTE ReaderVox does not include a bookstore or a commercial audiobook catalog. Import files you have the right to use; DRM-protected books are not supported. PDF narration requires extractable text, so image-only or scanned PDFs cannot be read aloud. Optional usage analytics require consent and can be turned off in Settings. Playback speed may vary by voice engine.

Screenshots

CrownNovel4 screens
ReaderVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReaderVox at none against CrownNovel's 10. CrownNovel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. CrownNovel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ReaderVox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
CrownNovel versus ReaderVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrownNovelReaderVox
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlipLabsWuhan Ananta Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CrownNovel

Subscriptions8
  • Shorts Pass Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Novel Pass Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Shorts Pass Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Novel Pass Monthly$39.991 Month
  • Shorts Pass Quarterly$49.993 Months
  • Novel Pass Quarterly$74.993 Months
  • Shorts Pass Annual$149.991 Year
  • Novel Pass Annual$199.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1200 Coins$9.99
  • 2500 Coins$19.99
None

ReaderVox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrownNovel free?
CrownNovel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReaderVox free?
ReaderVox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrownNovel or ReaderVox have ads?
Neither CrownNovel nor ReaderVox shows ads.

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