Comparison

Text to Speech vs Document Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Text to Speech

This app transforms text from websites, documents, and images into natural-sounding speech. It supports over 40 languages and allows for customizable playback speed and voice selection. Listen to content offline or in the background while multitasking.

Highlights
  • Listen to documents and web articles
  • Extract text from images
  • Multiple voices and 40+ languages
  • Adjustable playback speed and accent
  • Queue content for continuous listening
  • Offline listening support
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Too busy to read? Sit back, relax, and let Speaky read documents and news from any website aloud with natural voices and adjustable speeds. Simply import a document or provide a link to your web article, and Speaky will extract the main content, detect the language, and read it to you. You can retrieve content from any website, import files from the cloud, or scan documents with your camera. Key Features: - Listen to documents and web articles - Extract text from images and have it read aloud - Choose from multiple voices across 40+ languages - Customize playback with adjustable speed and accent - Create lists and queue content for continuous listening - Clean and format text automatically with Smart Cleanup - Full support for all document types (pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, odt, epub) - Full support for all image types (jpg, png, gif, tiff, bmp, heic) - Enjoy Speaky in the background with complete offline access "Articles in your Speaky queue play without an internet connection, so you can breeze through a New Yorker treatise as you ride the subway or catch up on world news on your next international flight." - New York Magazine "Speaky is a handy tool that helps you multitask by listening instead of reading. Whether it’s an entertaining article on the Web or an important PDF for work, you can give your eyes a rest or just get more done with this intuitive voice reader." - AppAdvice __________ Speaky Pro: Unlock unlimited listening and more languages for the scanner. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Pro forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://sandratra.com/legal/terms

About

Document Scanner

Easily capture, edit, and organize high-quality scans of documents, receipts, and more directly from your mobile device. Advanced image processing ensures clear, sharp results with smart cropping and auto-enhancement. Organize scans into folders and share them as PDFs or print directly.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Advanced image processing
  • Smart cropping and auto-enhancement
  • Folder organization
  • PDF sharing and direct printing
  • Import images from gallery
  • Offline scanning
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful document scanner. Scan documents, receipts, invoices, notes, IDs, business cards and more. Automatically detect page edges, enhance your scans and save them as clear PDFs — all directly on your iPhone. FEATURES - Scan Documents Scan documents, receipts, bills, invoices, IDs, notes, business cards, certificates and more. - Smart Camera Scanning Automatically detect document edges and crop your scans for a clean result. - Enhance Your Scans Adjust brightness, contrast and filters to make text and graphics clearer. - Create PDF Documents Save your scanned pages and create PDFs that are easy to share. - Organize Your Documents Create folders and keep your scanned documents organized. - Share & Print Share PDFs with one tap or print your scanned documents directly from the app. - Import Existing Photos Turn images from your photo library into scanned documents. - Private & Offline No internet connection is required. Your documents are stored locally on your iPhone. - Unlimited Scanning Scan as many documents as you need. - PDF Editing, Annotation & Management (Top Requested Utilities - Next-Gen AI & Document Intelligence (Highest Trend & User Delight

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
Document Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Text to Speech at none against Document Scanner's shown. Text to Speech also leads on ratings volume (864 vs 108) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Text to Speech sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Document Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Text to Speech against 4.5 for Document Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 864 ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 86% of Document Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, Document Scanner every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text to Speech versus Document Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechDocument Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (864 ratings) — better4.5 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings864 — better108
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandratra RazafindralamboSujal Adhia

Customer experience

Text to Speech

All ratings860 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews214 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.0%

Document Scanner

All ratings108 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • Speaky Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Speaky Pro (Annual)$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Burger Tip$5.99
  • Starter Upgrade$7.99
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  • Discounted Upgrade$9.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
  • Pro Upgrade$12.99
  • Speaky Pro (Welcome)$14.99
  • Speaky Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
3 purchases

Document Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • WeeklySubscription$1.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ads free version$19.99

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Document Scanner free?
Document Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or Document Scanner?
Text to Speech is rated higher. Text to Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 864 ratings, while Document Scanner averages 4.5 from 108 ratings.
Do Text to Speech or Document Scanner have ads?
Document Scanner shows ads; Text to Speech does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Document Scanner?
Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, and Document Scanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on October 27, 2026 and Document Scanner on October 27, 2026.

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