# Talker vs Text to Speech PDF Reader

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.

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.

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.

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 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Talker | Text to Speech PDF Reader |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (26 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talker-text-to-speech/id956310491/reviews)** | [4.5 (552 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-pdf-reader/id1519637964/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 26 | **552** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 44.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | **Paid** | Subscription |
| Size | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Hannes Oud](https://appshunter.io/developer/956310490) | [Bret Lester](https://appshunter.io/developer/917672169) |

## What reviewers say

### Talker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talker-text-to-speech/id956310491)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Text to Speech PDF Reader

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-pdf-reader/id1519637964)

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:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TTSPDF Unlimited Weekly | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| TTS PDF Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Premium Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium Weekly | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| TTS PDF Basic | $12.99 | per year |
| Premium Monthly | $29.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $29.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual | $119.99 | per year |
| Premium Annual | $119.99 | per year |
| 1 Million Characters | $39.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Simple and works
- 🚀 Saving my life
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 Awesome app
- 🚀 Turns my PDFs to Audio Books

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Does not read alternate text
- 🐛 Not reading clear anymore
- 🐛 Rubbish
- 🐛 Garbage
- 🐛 Crashed every time I opened it

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked 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 26, 2026.

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