Comparison

WebOutLoud vs iTextSpeaker

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. Save content to playlists, organize it into collections, and utilize premium voices. Offers AI summaries and custom pronunciations for an enhanced reading experience.

Highlights
  • Listen to websites, PDFs, EPUBs
  • Premium voices from Amazon Polly, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
  • AI content summaries and chat
  • Custom pronunciations and word substitutions
  • Offline capabilities
  • Playlist creation
  • Safari and Chrome browser integration
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

iTextSpeaker

This application reads aloud text in multiple languages, offering a wide range of language support. Users can customize pronunciations and voices through device settings. It's designed to assist with understanding and consuming written content in various global languages.

Highlights
  • Multi-language text reading
  • Customizable pronunciations
  • Adjustable voice settings
  • Wide language support
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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This app can speak the various languages text. The following is the supported language. Arabic Czech Danish German Greek language English (South Africa, Australia, America, Ireland, UK) Spanish (Mexico, Spain) Finnish French (Canada, France) Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands) Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese) Romanian Russian Slovak Swedish Thai Turkish Chinese (Hong Kong, Taiwan, China) Hebrew *** Addition of Pronunciations It can do from "Settings" General > Accessibility > Speech > Pronunciations *** Addition of Voices It can do from "Settings" General > Accessibility > Speech > Voices *** Attention It seems that the voice may change when you change the language of the device or update iOS. In that case, try setting the Language of iTextSpeaker's each text again.

Screenshots

WebOutLoud4 screens
iTextSpeaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WebOutLoud at none against iTextSpeaker's shown. WebOutLoud also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (772 vs 56). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 iTextSpeaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.6 for WebOutLoud against 4.6 for iTextSpeaker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebOutLoud has 772 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of WebOutLoud's written reviews are positive against 58% of iTextSpeaker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebOutLoud ships an update every 9 days, iTextSpeaker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WebOutLoud versus iTextSpeaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebOutLoudiTextSpeaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (772 ratings) — better4.6 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings772 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB70 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBret LesteriLeaf

Customer experience

WebOutLoud

All ratings771 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative31.3%

iTextSpeaker

All ratings56 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.5%
Negative25.2%

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

iTextSpeaker

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
1 purchases

iTextSpeaker

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$1.99

Questions

Is WebOutLoud free?
WebOutLoud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTextSpeaker free?
iTextSpeaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WebOutLoud or iTextSpeaker?
WebOutLoud is rated higher. WebOutLoud averages 4.6 out of 5 from 772 ratings, while iTextSpeaker averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do WebOutLoud or iTextSpeaker have ads?
iTextSpeaker shows ads; WebOutLoud does not.
Which is updated more often, WebOutLoud or iTextSpeaker?
WebOutLoud ships an update every 9 days, and iTextSpeaker monthly. Most recently, WebOutLoud was updated on November 4, 2026 and iTextSpeaker on November 6, 2026.

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