Listening: Text to Speech

Name: Listening: Text to Speech
Rating: 4.4 (1302 reviews)
Author: The Listening App Inc.

By: The Listening App Inc. App

Read aloud Papers, Web & PDFs

Overview

Version:

5.3.1

Last updated: 2026-07-04

Features & Capabilities

Listening: Text to Speech turns PDFs, papers, articles, and books into natural, on-the-go audio. Listen while you commute, exercise, or relax, and take notes with a single tap.

Features include versatile content conversion across formats (PDFs, Word docs, articles), human-like voices, adjustable playback speeds from 0.5x to 4x, and multi-format support. Turn reading into hands-free learning and save time.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Accessibility Education Content

By:

The Listening App Inc.

Rating:

4.40

(1,302) 4 new ratings

Version:

5.3.1 Last updated: 2026-07-04

Version code:

887785090

Creation date:

2022-09-23

Compatible devices:

Size:

154.00MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 53,730 ▼ 323

Other rankings

#9 in listen keyword 26 ▼ 2#21 in speech keyword 69 ▲ 1#51 in text to speech keyword 68 ▲ 1#90 in speech to text keyword 21 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Listening: Text to Speech (v5.3.1)

316,388 3.89

(7,102)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

The Listening App Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/listening-text-to-speech/id1635430768

User Reviews

Users largely praise the app for studying and document handling at a lower price, but recurring issues dominate: crashes and blank screens, unreliable uploads, playback glitches, billing problems with support gaps, and inconsistent performance across devices. When operable, it’s useful, but reliability concerns hinder long-term use.

Pros

Useful for listening to academic papers and articles, aiding study.
Easy to import PDFs and upload documents.
More affordable pricing than some competitors.
Active development and responsive support from the team.
Intuitive and user-friendly interface when it works.

Cons

Frequent crashes and blank/white screens; reliability is poor.
Document upload/import is unreliable and slow; files fail to upload or load.
Audio playback issues include stuttering, pauses, mispronunciations, and reading headers on every page.
Billing problems and inconsistent premium access, with reports of auto-renew charges and unhelpful support.
Inconsistent performance across devices; works on desktop but not reliably on mobile.

Recent reviews

Cool

by Co*****, 2026-03-31

If not, then you should be. I have tried several similar apps, but always come back to this one. It’s super intuitive and is a joy to use. The people behind it are great and so is the apps future, it’s only going to get better! The developer is constantly honing and improving what by any standard is already a killer app! Their customer service is second to none also!