# Reader: Text to Speech

> Your ePubs, Read Aloud

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6790628508](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6790628508)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6790628508`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nick Ueda
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2026-08-03
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reader-text-to-speech/id6790628508)
- **Website:** [https://www.thefreereader.app](https://www.thefreereader.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thefreereader.app/privacy.html](https://www.thefreereader.app/privacy.html)

## Description

Free Classics: thirteen great books, read aloud in the voice you choose. Add your own ePubs too. Offline, no account, nothing held back.

Reader turns your EPUB books into spoken audio using the voices already available on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Import a book, press play, and listen.

There are no accounts to create, no books to upload, and no subscription required. Your books stay on your device, and playback works without an internet connection.

FEATURES

• Import and read EPUB books
• Listen with built-in text-to-speech
• Choose from available system voices
• Adjust the speaking rate
• Follow along with the text while listening
• Navigate between chapters
• Continue listening from where you left off
• Works offline
• No account required
• No subscription

PRIVATE AND ON-DEVICE

Reader does not require you to upload your books to an external service. Text-to-speech playback is generated using voices available on your device.

A SIMPLE READER

Reader is designed for people who want a straightforward way to listen to an EPUB without signing up for another service or committing to another monthly payment.

Add an EPUB, choose a voice, and start listening.

## Rankings

- #1,609,921 — Overall

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