# PDF Voice Reader - Docs Aloud

> Text to speech. Translation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1129900267](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1129900267)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1129900267`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Storch
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (967 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-06
- **First published:** 2016-07-02
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-voice-reader-docs-aloud/id1129900267)
- **Website:** [https://sites.google.com/view/pdfvoicereader-app/home](https://sites.google.com/view/pdfvoicereader-app/home)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/site/goltappspolicy/](https://sites.google.com/site/goltappspolicy/)

## Description

Turn PDFs and documents into an interactive listen-along with natural-sounding voice options, adjustable speed, and colorful text highlights that follow what you hear.

PDF Voice Reader – Docs Aloud supports background playback, cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive), bookmarking, translation, scanning, and web-to-speech to read articles directly from websites—designed for students, professionals, and accessibility needs.

## Rankings

- #58,735 — Overall
- #92 — speech to text

## Review summary

Many reviewers praise the app for basic PDF reading aloud and ease of use, plus features like word highlighting and adjustable voice. However, recurring complaints revolve around heavy ads and subscription prompts, robotic pronunciation and misreads, instability and crashes, and poor navigation/position retention. Some users also note free-version limitations and weak support. Overall, the core reading capability is solid, but monetization, reliability, and pronunciation issues detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Reads PDFs aloud with basic reading functionality.
- Easy to use and intuitive interface.
- Word highlighting and adjustable voice/speed for follow-along.
- One-time purchase and relatively affordable compared to competitors.
- Generally reliable core reading experience compared to some rivals.

### Cons

- Ads and aggressive monetization, including frequent prompts to subscribe or pay.
- Robotic, unpleasant voice with mispronunciations (sometimes spelling out words).
- Unstable performance: crashes, not functioning reliably, and inconsistent behavior.
- Navigation/position retention problems: cannot hold place, loses your place, and difficulty jumping to a section or starting mid-page.
- Free version limitations and paywall issues; features gated behind subscription.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1129900267)