Comparison

Talker vs Text to Speech PDF Reader

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

Head to head
About

Talker

Create custom audio sequences with a soundboard that speaks your text. Adjust voice, speed, and pitch for each pad, and queue playback for seamless composition. Record, export, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech soundboard
  • Customizable voice, speed, and pitch per pad
  • Queued playback for sequences
  • Record, export, and share audio
  • Over 50 international voices
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Talker gives you a soundboard for text. Just tap a pad to have it speak. You can individually tweak voice, speed and pitch. The soundboard layout makes it easy to compose sequences. You can already tap the next pad while one is playing. Included - Play, Record, Export and Share your Audio - Search through your collection of text snippets. - More than 50 different international voices including many regional dialects - Use natural voice settings or create hilarious combinations - Includes joyful samples of voice/text pads - Tweak speed pitch and voice for each pad - Queued playback - Rearrange pads via drag&drop - Works fully offline Additional high fidelity voices can be downloaded from iOS Settings / General / Accessibility / Speech / Voices

About

Text to Speech PDF Reader

Listen to your PDF documents with a variety of high-quality voices and languages. The app highlights words as it reads, automatically scrolls pages, and remembers your reading progress. Save and access specific text sections as highlights.

Highlights
  • Listen to PDF documents
  • Multiple high-quality voices and languages
  • Word highlighting and automatic scrolling
  • Resume reading from last position
  • Save and access text highlights
  • Crop feature to skip content
  • Sync documents across devices
Features
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Read along to enhance comprehension or just kick back and listen to any PDF. * Dozens of high-quality voices in multiple languages to choose from with additional voices available to download on your device for free. * Choose a primary and secondary voice and switch between them easily as you read. * The app will highlight words as it reads and scroll the page automatically. * The app will remember where you left off and scroll to that position automatically next time you open a document. * Select any portion of text to save it as a highlight. * Tap any of your saved highlights and the app will open the pdf and scroll to the appropriate position. * Use the crop feature to skip repeated content that you don't want the app to read. * Support for dynamic type. * Support for Dark Mode. * Save as many pdfs as you want. * Optionally sync your documents with all of your iOS/iPadOS devices. If you enjoy the app please let us know through the in-app contact form and don't forget to rate us! Thank you for trying TTS PDF. --- "TTS PDF Yearly" is an annual auto-renewable subscription for $9.99. 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 Use: https://bretlester.com/app_content/ttspdf_terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bretlester.com/app_content/ttspdf_privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Talker4 screens
Text to Speech PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Talker at 100% against Text to Speech PDF Reader's 44%. Talker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Text to Speech PDF Reader's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Text to Speech PDF Reader is free to download; Talker costs $0.99 up front. Text to Speech PDF Reader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Talker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech PDF Reader has 552 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Talker's written reviews are positive against 44% of Text to Speech PDF Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talker ships an update every 2 months, Text to Speech PDF Reader every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Talker versus Text to Speech PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkerText to Speech PDF Reader
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.5 (552 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better44.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26552 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHannes OudBret Lester

Customer experience

Talker

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Text to Speech PDF Reader

All ratings552 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative50.7%

Bugs and requests

Talker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text to Speech PDF Reader

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Skips paragraphs and double plays when pausing
  • Erased files without consent
  • Doesn't work with two-column text
  • Reads text backwards
  • Unable to copy/paste or open certain files
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  • Skips sentences and doesn't read column text in the correct order
  • Skips whole paragraphs
  • Glitches and gets stuck in a reading loop

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to read alternate text (alttext) in PDFs
  • Improve voice quality and options
  • Add ability to organize files in folders
  • Add mobile-friendly version
  • Improve handling of scanned/column PDFs
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  • Add ability to skip headers/page numbers
  • Improve pronunciation of uncommon words

In-app purchases

None

Talker

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Text to Speech PDF Reader

Subscriptions9
  • TTSPDF Unlimited Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • TTS PDF Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
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  • Premium Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • TTS PDF Basic7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Premium Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$119.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 Million Characters$39.99

Questions

Is Talker free?
Talker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text to Speech PDF Reader free?
Text to Speech PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talker or Text to Speech PDF Reader?
Talker is rated higher. Talker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Text to Speech PDF Reader averages 4.5 from 552 ratings.
Do Talker or Text to Speech PDF Reader have ads?
Neither Talker nor Text to Speech PDF Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talker or Text to Speech PDF Reader?
Talker ships an update every 2 months, and Text to Speech PDF Reader every 10 days. Most recently, Talker was updated on September 2, 2026 and Text to Speech PDF Reader on September 23, 2026.

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