Comparison

WebOutLoud vs Text To Speech

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

Head to head
About

WebOutLoud

Listen to websites, PDFs, and EPUBs with advanced text-to-speech technology. Features premium voices, AI summaries, and offline capabilities for a seamless reading experience. Organize content into playlists and collections for later.

Highlights
  • Listen to websites, PDFs, EPUBs
  • Premium voices from Amazon Polly, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
  • AI content summaries & chat
  • Offline capabilities
  • Custom pronunciations
  • Playlist creation
  • Safari and Chrome extension
Features
Read full description

Listen to websites, PDFs, EPUBs, any text using text to speech. Perfect for Web Novels & Fanfiction. Includes premium voices from Amazon Polly, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and others. Custom pronunciations, AI summaries, PDF text-to-speech, offline capabilities, desktop integration, iCloud sync and Dark Mode.* You can save articles, e-novels, PDFs and EPUBs to read later, or listen to them one after another in a playlist. Includes Safari extension where you can listen to websites without leaving the browser. No Longer Limited to Websites! - Use WebOutLoud to listen to EPUBS and PDFs*. It highlights words as it reads and remembers where you left off. - Use WebOutLoud to read aloud any text on your device. - Organize your saved content into collections. - Custom substitutions including regular expression support - AI content summaries & chat. Instantly summarize and ask questions about documents and websites up to 300 pages in length.* About WebOutLoud's Leading Website Reader: It's simple! Just navigate to any web page using the in-app web browser and touch play. Web Out Loud will read web pages using a wide selection of voices, from those freely available on your device to the high quality premium voices from Amazon Polly, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and others. Reading requires way too much of your attention. Multitask like a champ! Listen to articles in your car or while you work. - Reads any web page, PDF or text document - Highlights words as it reads - Scrolls the page automatically as you follow along - Tell the app where to begin reading using Touch Assist, or enable the powerful Reader View to eliminate ads and isolate readable content automatically. - Dozens of supported languages, each with their own unique voice - Chrome and mobile Safari browser integration - Custom pronunciations and word substitution - AMP link blocking But how does it know what to read!?!? WebOutLoud uses hand-crafted AI to read web pages to you Out Loud. ---------------------- * PLEASE NOTE: PDF Text to Speech requires, and custom substitutions require a Basic subscription. A Premium subscription is required for AI content summaries and premium voices (i.e. voices by Amazon Polly, Microsoft Azure and others). Listening to web pages and text using the voices that are built-in to your device is free with an occasional ad. ---------------------- WebOutLoud Full Version is a 1-year auto-renewable subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew up to 24 hours before your next subscription payment is due via your App Store settings page. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service http://wol.bretlester.com/terms_of_service.html Privacy Policy http://wol.bretlester.com/privacy_policy.html

About

Text To Speech

Transform any text into spoken audio, creating personalized audiobooks from articles, books, or scanned documents. Enjoy listening in over 40 languages with customizable HD voices and reading speeds.

Highlights
  • Listen to articles, texts, or books as audio
  • Supports 40+ languages
  • Multiple HD voice options
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Scan physical books with camera
Features
Read full description

With “Text Reader” you can listen to any texts at any time, when it is convenient for you. Our app will help you easily turn your reading material into interactive audio books. Try it! FEATURE LIST: • Listen to articles, texts or paper books AS AUDIO. • Listen to audio in 40+ languages • Listen to audio with different HD voices • Toggle your reading speed as you see fit. • Scan physical books with your device’s camera and listen to them. Privacy policy: https://webrain.ltd/text-reader-privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://webrain.ltd/text-reader-terms-conditions.html

Screenshots

WebOutLoud4 screens
Text To Speech3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WebOutLoud at 4.6 against Text To Speech's 3.9. WebOutLoud also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 19%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Text To Speech's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. WebOutLoud sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Text To Speech sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WebOutLoud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebOutLoud has 772 ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of WebOutLoud's written reviews are positive against 19% of Text To Speech's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebOutLoud ships an update weekly, Text To Speech every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WebOutLoud versus Text To Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebOutLoudText To Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (772 ratings) — better3.9 (145 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better18.9% of reviews
Number of ratings772 — better145
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB82 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBret LesterWeBrain

Customer experience

WebOutLoud

All ratings767 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative31.3%

Text To Speech

All ratings145 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive18.9%
Neutral14.9%
Negative66.2%

Bugs and requests

WebOutLoud

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent reading behavior, skipping words or paragraphs
  • Login and account issues, unable to access subscription features
  • Compatibility problems with certain websites and content
  • Resets to the beginning of content when paused

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Bluetooth
  • Improve PDF reading capabilities
  • Provide more natural-sounding voice options
  • Allow customization of pronunciation for specific words

Text To Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

WebOutLoud

Subscriptions8
  • WebOutLoud Basic Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WebOutLoud Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • WebOutLoud Premium$9.997 Days
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  • WebOutLoud Basic Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • WebOutLoud Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • WebOutLoud Premium$29.991 Month
  • WebOutLoud Premium Yearly3 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • WebOutLoud Premium Yearly$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 Million Premium Characters$39.99
7 purchases

Text To Speech

Subscriptions7
  • Voice Aloud Reader$2.997 Days
  • Text Reader3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Text to Speech Reader3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Audio text reader$7.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is WebOutLoud free?
WebOutLoud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text To Speech free?
Text To Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WebOutLoud or Text To Speech?
WebOutLoud is rated higher. WebOutLoud averages 4.6 out of 5 from 772 ratings, while Text To Speech averages 3.9 from 145 ratings.
Do WebOutLoud or Text To Speech have ads?
Neither WebOutLoud nor Text To Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WebOutLoud or Text To Speech?
WebOutLoud ships an update weekly, and Text To Speech every 2 months. Most recently, WebOutLoud was updated on October 29, 2026 and Text To Speech on October 27, 2026.

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