# Text to Speech: Voice Reader

> Convert Text Into Spoken Audio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1626767582](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1626767582)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1626767582`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joseph Works Limited
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,338 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-16
- **First published:** 2022-06-01
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/text-to-speech-voice-reader/id1626767582)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md](https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md)

## Description

Text to Speech: Voice Reader converts text into natural-sounding speech using neural TTS. It offers 300+ human-like voices across 129 languages, with speaking styles for news, customer service, shouting, whispering, and emotions like cheerful or sad.

Fine-tune the voice by adjusting rate, pitch, and other parameters, and export high-quality audio files for use in videos, podcasts, accessibility tools, or other projects.

## Rankings

- #49,162 — Overall
- #4 — text to speech
- #35 — speech

## Review summary

Reviewers praise natural-sounding voices and WAV export, plus a broad voice library and value. Recurrent downsides are reliability problems (lag, crashes, flaky playback) and billing concerns (misleading free use, mandatory subscriptions). Users also report text management bugs and missing features (delete, consistent controls). Overall, strong voice quality but reliability and billing frustrations limit practical use.

### Pros

- Natural, human-like voices with clear articulation.
- Exports to WAV and saves audio for use in other apps (e.g., VLC).
- Wide range of voices and adjustable output options (including higher quality WAV rates).
- Very affordable with good value for the features offered.
- Generally regarded as better than free online TTS options.

### Cons

- Lag when starting playback on long texts.
- Frequent crashes and overall instability.
- Confusing or hidden subscription/paywall requiring ongoing payments to listen.
- Unreliable playback controls (pause sometimes does not pause; playback stops unexpectedly).
- Text handling issues (text disappearing/not saving; pasted text losing spaces).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1626767582)