Voice vs Text To Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice
This app uses advanced OCR technology to read text aloud from documents, photos, and even handwritten notes. It offers real-time scanning, voice control, and batch processing for efficient document reading. Supports numerous languages and voices for a personalized experience.
- Advanced OCR for text recognition
- Real-time and standard photo scanning
- Voice control for hands-free operation
- Batch mode for multiple page scanning
- Scan Tone for document corner detection
- Supports 47 languages and 180 reading voices
- Offline mode for privacy and accessibility
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Hi! This is Shalin Shah — creator of Voice. I’m a senior studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Voice has been a project of mine since I was in high school, and I’ve been working hard to make it better over the last 6 years. Voice was hand-crafted for people like you. It can help you quickly read items like product labels and magazine pages in your day-to-day. But you can also use it for more advanced reading like mail or books. My goal with Voice was to create the most simple and intuitive interface to help you read things. Here are some features that I hope are helpful. OCR: Voice’s OCR engine is perhaps one of the best in the world. You no longer need to worry about low lighting and bad focus, Voice corrects it automatically and gives you pixel-perfect accuracy every time. Voice can even read scribbles and handwritten text with incredible accuracy. Standard Photo Capture: The most basic way to use Voice is by simply tapping the button labeled by VoiceOver as “Camera. Button” This will take a picture. Then simply tap the button labeled “Next. Button” and Voice will perform OCR on your image and read it aloud. Voice Control: Alternatively, you can control the app using your voice if you find that tapping buttons shake your camera. Simply say “capture” to snap a picture, and “read” to start processing the image. Batch Mode: Batch mode is enabled by default. To read more than one page, just keep taking photos using the “Camera. Button” or by saying the word “capture” many times. Voice will read all the documents one after another. Scan Tone: Good OCR detection does not depend on the corners of a document to be visible. But if corner detection is important to you, Scan Tone plays a tone when it sees all 4 corners visible. The tone gets louder or softer depending on the placement, tilt, and orientation of your phone relative to your document. A louder scan tone means better visibility of your document. Real-Time Mode: Voice also supports real-time scanning. Toggle this on, then simply hold your phone in front of any document with text and Voice will read it out loud in real-time. Voice also automatically turns on flash when it detects sub-par lighting and turns it off for objects that would glare. Reading Voices & Languages: Voice supports 47 languages and offers 180 reading voices. 52 voices are the standard iOS voices, and 128 of them are premium AI-generated voices with extremely fluent intonations. You can adjust your language, reading voice, and speaking rate in Settings. Photo Library: The photo library picker lets you pick multiple images at a time from any of your albums. Offline Mode: Voice now fully works without wifi. If privacy is a concern or you don’t care for that extra bit of OCR quality, then feel free to use Voice in offline mode. You can turn it on in settings. Saving & Exporting: Once your document has been scanned, it takes one tap to copy your detected OCR text to your clipboard, export it as an accessible PDF, export it as a Plain Text file, or simply export all the images you captured. Importing: Voice allows you to import both images and PDFs from other apps. It automatically detects the document format and performs OCR. VoiceOver" The entire app was crafted with VoiceOver in mind, so everything is fully accessible. App Size: Voice has only a 6.9-megabyte app size. Pricing: You get 20 free scans per month. You can use those scans in either Short Text Mode or Standard Capture Mode. Once those 20 scans are up, you must purchase the Elite plan for $9.99 per month or the Believer plan for $99.99 per year. You save $20 a year, or 17%, by upgrading to the Believer plan. We are committed to keeping Voice OCR open for scholars and others lacking financial stability. Fill out this short form to tell us about your situation at http://bit.ly/VoiceOCR. Further Help: Feel free to reach out to my personal email, shalinvs@gmail.com, for any feedback.
Text To Speech
Transform any text into audiobooks with this text-to-speech reader. Listen to books, documents, and articles while multitasking, improving focus and retention. Offers customizable voices, speed control, and dyslexia-friendly features.
- Import books, PDFs, and articles
- High-quality reading voices
- Adjustable speed reading
- Camera scanning for book pages
- Dyslexia-friendly fonts
- Word highlighting while reading
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Odiofy App is an audio text reader allowing you to read books faster by listening to them; you will see reading in a different way. Odiofy is a Text to Speech App. It turns any textbook or reading material into interactive audiobooks helping you to read like an athlete runs a race: with focus, intention, and speed. Odiofy is like your own reading assistant helping you save time, retain more information, and stay focused. You can read books, documents, text images, and articles while you're doing anything else such as commuting, cooking, or exercising. FEATURES : • Import Books, PDFs, text images, book scans website articles, and turn them into Audio. • Listen with High-quality reading voices in multiple languages. • Full control of your speed reading from 200 to 600 words per minute. • Advanced cropping you can scan pages from books with your camera. • Import PDFs, docs, and photos from your iCloud or local files. • Import any website article and turn it into audio instantly. Odiofy ANY TEXT: Read any books and articles to you in natural sounding voice! You can directly import Pdf/Txt/Word files, web article links, or photos of your favorite paperbacks! BETTER LISTENING EXPERIENCE: You can personalize HD voices, languages, speed reading, and a reading helper who reads along with you. 10X YOUR PRODUCTIVITY: Odiofy will increase your productivity by reading more and reading faster using the Text reader screen which highlights every word while the reader is reading. DYSLEXIA FRIENDLY: Odiofy offers special fonts for Dyslexic readers and users with lower vision acuity.Please consider contacting us if you are an association who needs our product tailored for your users we are happy to help :). PREMIUM: • Get access to Odiofy APP HD natural reading voices with Odiofy Premium on either a monthly or annual plan. After a free trial, the total amount for the subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the total subscription price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://boxmath.co/privacy_policy.html Terms and Conditions: https://boxmath.co/terms_and_conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text To Speech at 4.2 against Voice's 3.5. Text To Speech also leads on ratings volume (799 vs 15) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Voice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (48% vs 26%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Voice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Text To Speech sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text To Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text To Speech has 799 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Voice's written reviews are positive against 26% of Text To Speech's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Voice ships an update every 2 months, Text To Speech every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice | Text To Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 4.2 (799 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better | 25.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 799 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 314 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shalin Shah | RLAM FZCO |
Customer experience
Voice
Text To Speech
User reviews
Voice
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👁️ Highly accurate OCR recognition
- 🎤 Voice-activated hands-free operation
- ♿ Excellent accessibility for blind/visually impaired users
- 🆓 Generous free tier with 100 scans/month
- 🌍 Multilingual support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes during image processing
- 🌐 Requires internet connection (no offline mode)
- 💸 Expensive subscription pricing
- 🔧 Inconsistent performance across devices
- ⚠️ Settings don't persist between sessions
Text To Speech
From 799 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙌 Helpful for dyslexic users
- 💡 Useful for studying and reading
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🤖 Poor quality and robotic voices
- 💰 Expensive subscription, misleading trial
- 🔍 Difficult to use and navigate
- 🚫 Doesn't work as advertised
Bugs and requests
Voice
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes after taking picture
- App crashes during image processing
- App crashes when selecting photos from library
- App crashes when granting camera/microphone permissions
- App freezes on intro screen
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- VoiceOver compatibility broken on iPhone 7+
- Spanish voice stopped working after update
- App stuck on single page
- Flash setting reverts to incorrect state
- Premature photo capture in low light
- No audio tones despite app info claiming them
- Text not reading in sequence/skipping content
- Incorrect text recognition (reads wrong content)
- App force closes after processing
- Settings reset after each use
- Auto mode detects non-existent corners
- Poor image quality from camera
Requested features
15 requests- Turkish language support
- French language interface
- German language support
- Offline processing capability
- Multi-page document scanning and saving
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- PDF file support
- Instant/real-time text reading
- Manual button controls alongside voice commands
- Adjustable reading speed options
- Text highlighting and editing features
- Share and export functionality improvements
- Continuous reading without retaking photos
- Bluetooth support
- Clickable links in scanned documents
- Better contrast on action buttons
Text To Speech
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes frequently
- Doesn't read full documents
- Loses place and restarts reading
- Subscription issues and false advertising
- Incompatible with device features
Requested features
5 requests- Allow adding own books/documents
- Improve voice quality and naturalness
- Provide more voice options
- Fix bugs and stability issues
- Offer a true free trial period
In-app purchases
Voice
- Elite$9.991 Month
- Believer$99.991 Year
Text To Speech
- Odiofy - Text To Speech$4.997 Days
- Text To Audio - Monthly plan$9.991 Month
- Monthly plan - Text To Speech$19.991 Month
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- Text To Audio - Yearly plan$59.991 Year
- Yearly plan - Text To Speech3 Days trial$94.991 Year









