Text to Speech PDF Reader

Name: Text to Speech PDF Reader
Rating: 4.5 (547 reviews)
Author: Bret Lester

By: Bret Lester

Listen to PDF Books, Documents

Features & Capabilities

Text to Speech PDF Reader lets you listen to PDFs with dozens of high-quality voices in multiple languages. Choose a primary and secondary voice, switch between them easily as you read, and watch words highlighted in sync with the narration as the document scrolls automatically.

Save highlights by selecting text, jump back to saved positions, crop unwanted sections, enjoy dynamic type and dark mode, and store unlimited PDFs with cross-device synchronization. An optional yearly subscription unlocks full features and cross-device synchronization.

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By:

Bret Lester

Rating:

4.50

(547) 1 new ratings

Version:

2.9.9 Last updated: 2026-04-23

Version code:

884820498

Creation date:

2020-06-28

Compatible devices:

Size:

12.14MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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Ranking

# 76,551 ▼ 10

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Developed by:

Bret Lester

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-to-speech-pdf-reader/id1519637964

User Reviews

Text to Speech PDF Reader helps with reading PDFs offline and can support study with simple use and decent AI voices, but users repeatedly report major issues: an expensive, hard-to-cancel subscription; robotic or incorrect voices that misread text; stability problems like crashes and playback stops; gaps in accessibility features (alt text, language handling, abbreviations); and occasional data loss or unreliable cropping/OCR. These recurring themes limit reliability despite potential usefulness for coursework.

Pros

Helpful for reading PDFs and studying; supports lectures and note-taking.
Keeps PDFs on device (offline use) for privacy.
Simple and easy to use.
AI-powered voices can be good and offer options.
Free version includes short, non-intrusive ads.

Cons

Expensive subscription with unclear ‘unlimited’ claims and difficulty quitting or uninstalling.
Voices are robotic/low quality and can misread, read backwards, or spell out letters.
Reliability issues: frequent crashes, playback stops, and unknown errors.
Gaps in accessibility/text handling: alt text is not read; language detection and abbreviations are poorly handled.
Data management/feature reliability problems: saved files can disappear; page-cropping/OCR and related features can be unreliable.

Recent reviews

with limitend and very annoying voices, all of a sudden it stopped reading words and just started reading the l e t t e r s o f t h e w o r d s i n s t e a d. was that annoying to read? imagine hearing it