Comparison

Read&Write vs ClaroSpeak

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

Head to head
About

Read&Write

This app offers advanced text-to-speech capabilities, allowing users to have text read aloud with synchronized highlighting. It also includes writing assistance features like word prediction and spell check, along with extensive formatting options for improved readability and document creation.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech with synchronized highlighting
  • Word prediction for faster writing
  • Customizable font and layout settings
  • Save text as audio files
  • Import and open various document formats
  • Read webpages via toolbar extension
  • Spellcheck and grammar check with word descriptions
Features
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Read&Write for iPad is a reading and writing app with high-quality text-to-speech, formatting controls, a wide range of fonts and styles and cloud storage integration. Read&Write provides visual highlighting in-sync with spoken words, a great range of colour and font settings to allow for optimum reading, and word prediction to help with writing. Read&Write is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development, and creating audio files from any text. PRODUCT FEATURES • Text-to-Speech - Type into Read&Write and have the text read back to you. You can check text and proofread it quickly and easily. - You can import documents into Read&Write from apps such as Mail, or import directly from Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.. Read&Write can open a range of document formats including Word doc, PDF and epub. - Text from any app can be copied and pasted into Read&Write ready to be read back. - Apple's speech recognition can be used to dictate text directly into Read&Write, and can be listened back to ensure it is right. - The Apple spell check works in Read&Write too, further helping accuracy. - You can save the text as an audio file using the same high-quality voice. • Word Prediction Word prediction helps with writing more quickly and accurately. • Visual Highlighting Text is highlighted as the text is read back. Highlighting allows you to coordinate reading and listening. Read&Write lets you pick the colour and style of highlighting required. There are four highlighting modes to choose from: none, word by word, word trail, or sentence by sentence highlighting. • Font & Layout Change the font type, size or colour to suit your needs. Layout the text for easier reading by adjusting the character, line and paragraph spacing and adjusting the page margins. Text can be formatted bold, italic and underlined to emphasise. Images can be inserted into the text from the camera or your library. • Save to Audio Convert any text into an audio file using any of the high-quality voices. This is quick and easy, allowing text to be listened to on the move. Great for proofreading on the go. • Share your text Text created within Read&Write can be emailed, messaged, printed, opened in another app, or copied and pasted into another app, like Safari. • Read webpages You can now read webpages in Safari and other browsers, using the "Read&Write Toolbar" extension from the share menu. * Spellcheck & Grammar check Use the Read&Write spellcheck feature that can provide you with additional word descriptions and pictures to help you find the correct word. Also included in this app is the Read&Write Keyboard app, which is a powerful keyboard replacement that works in every app. Supporting reading, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development, Read&Write provides a rich set of features which extend accessibility and provide a range of tools to help with literacy including: • Text to speech • Prediction • Dictionary / Talking dictionary • Picture Dictionary • Check It • Talk&Type (available for iOS 10 and above) • Speak as I type • OpenDyslexic font support • Language translation in Safari (French or Spanish, Locale dependent) • French language localisation The Read&Write keyboard app provides help everywhere it’s needed whether it’s working on documents, presentations, being creative or just using mail. It’s great for those with individual needs such as Dyslexia and those where English is not their first language, but it’s designed for everyone.

About

ClaroSpeak

This app provides advanced text-to-speech functionality with customizable voices and visual highlighting to aid reading comprehension. It also includes word prediction and OCR capabilities to assist with writing and document import.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech with human-sounding voices
  • Synchronized visual highlighting
  • Customizable font and layout settings
  • Word prediction for writing assistance
  • Import documents (Word, PDF, EPUB)
  • OCR for capturing text from photos
Features
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ClaroSpeak is a high-quality text-to-speech reader capable of speaking any accessible text with a range of human-sounding high-quality voices. ClaroSpeak offers the option of visual highlighting in-sync with the spoken words, a great range of color and font settings to allow for optimum reading, and word prediction to help with writing. ClaroSpeak is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development. PRODUCT FEATURES • Text-to-Speech - Type into ClaroSpeak and then speak it back. Users can check text and proofread quickly and easily. - You can import documents into ClaroSpeak from apps such as Mail. ClaroSpeak can open a range of document formats including Word doc, PDF and epub. - Text from any app can be copied and pasted into ClaroSpeak ready to be read back. - Apple's speech recognition can be used to dictate text directly into ClaroSpeak, and can be listened back to ensure it is right. - The Apple spell check works in ClaroSpeak too, further helping accuracy. • Text to Speech Voices ClaroSpeak Free uses the iOS system voices. Buy extra high-quality Nuance Expressive and Acapela voices in-app. • Word Prediction Word prediction helps with writing more quickly and accurately. Train dictionaries from the current text so the best suggestions come up first. • Visual Highlighting Text is highlighted as the text is read back. Highlighting allows users to coordinate reading and listening. ClaroSpeak lets users pick the color and style of highlighting required. There are four highlighting modes to choose from: None, Word by Word highlighting, Word Trail highlighting or Sentence highlighting. • Font & Layout Change the font type, size or color to suit your needs. Layout the text for easier reading by adjusting the character, line and paragraph spacing and adjusting the page margins. Text can be formatted bold, italic and underlined to emphasize. • Send Text Text created within ClaroSpeak can be emailed, sent via SMS, or copied and pasted into another app, like Safari – great to help ensure everything is right. The Apple spellcheck works in ClaroSpeak too, further helping accuracy. Sending to Facebook and Twitter lets you join in with social media. • Dropbox and Google Drive Integration Open documents stored in Dropbox or Google Drive directly in ClaroSpeak. Unlock ClaroSpeak Plus features in-app and get the following great extra features: • Capture text from photo (unlimited OCR) ***Minimum camera spec: 2MP*** • Save to Dropbox and Google Drive integration • Speak in background • Insert images into your documents • Claro autocorrect For the latest news, tips and advice follow @ClaroSpeak on Twitter.

Screenshots

Read&Write4 screens
ClaroSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Read&Write at 3.1 against ClaroSpeak's 2.0. Read&Write also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 4) and review sentiment (24% vs 14%). ClaroSpeak's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Read&Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClaroSpeak sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read&Write holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read&Write has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Read&Write's written reviews are positive against 14% of ClaroSpeak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read&Write ships an update monthly, ClaroSpeak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Read&Write versus ClaroSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead&WriteClaroSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (29 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB736 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverway Opco Ltd.Claro Software Limited

Customer experience

Read&Write

All ratings29 ratings
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative72.7%

ClaroSpeak

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Read&Write

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Feature$19.99
10 purchases

ClaroSpeak

One-time10
  • Daniel$1.99
  • Ryan$1.99
  • Tracy$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Vani$1.99
  • Geeta$1.99
  • Biera$1.99
  • Elle$1.99
  • Unlock Standard Features$4.99
  • Unlock Plus Features$4.99
  • Unlock Standard & Plus Features$9.99

Questions

Is Read&Write free?
Read&Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClaroSpeak free?
ClaroSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Read&Write or ClaroSpeak?
Read&Write is rated higher. Read&Write averages 3.1 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while ClaroSpeak averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Read&Write or ClaroSpeak have ads?
Neither Read&Write nor ClaroSpeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read&Write or ClaroSpeak?
Read&Write ships an update monthly, and ClaroSpeak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Read&Write was updated on September 20, 2026 and ClaroSpeak on September 9, 2026.

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