Comparison

WebOutLoud vs Daxlys

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
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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

Daxlys

Features
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Stay in sync with the sun. daxlys shows how much daylight there is on any day, anywhere in the world – and how fast it is changing. Key features: - Today at a glance: Sunrise, sunset and total daylight where you are. - Day by day: See how many minutes the day has grown or shrunk since yesterday. - Solstice comparison: Understand how daylight shifts with a clear comparison to the last solstice. - Milestones: When the day next passes a full hour, how long until the solstice, and more. - Explore the world: Search for any city or place, or tap the map, and save your favourites. - Time travel: Step day by day, or pick any date in the calendar to see how daylight changes across the year. - Widgets: Follow the change on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. - Midnight sun and polar night: Works in the far north and south, too. - Simple and intuitive: A clean interface with light and dark appearance. Plan your days better, whether you're an early riser, a stargazer, or simply curious about the patterns of light and dark. daxlys calculates the length of the day for a given location using algorithms from the book Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus. The calculations may be inaccurate at times and are only meant for informational and educational purposes. They should not be relied upon for precise astronomical observations or time-sensitive activities.

Screenshots

WebOutLoud4 screens
Daxlys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daxlys at none against WebOutLoud's 9. WebOutLoud's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Daxlys asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebOutLoud ships an update weekly, Daxlys every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WebOutLoud versus Daxlys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebOutLoudDaxlys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (772 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings772 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBret LesterRicco Førgaard

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

Daxlys

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
None

Daxlys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebOutLoud free?
WebOutLoud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daxlys free?
Daxlys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WebOutLoud or Daxlys have ads?
Neither WebOutLoud nor Daxlys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WebOutLoud or Daxlys?
WebOutLoud ships an update weekly, and Daxlys every 3 months. Most recently, WebOutLoud was updated on October 28, 2026 and Daxlys on October 28, 2026.

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