AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Howler

Turn anything into high-quality audiobooks

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Howler launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Mobile app to turn ebooks into high-quality audiobooks▲13

   2020 · gethowler.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Howler▲143

   Collaborative joke-writing

   2015 · howler.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Katalog▲418

   Talk to your reading list

   2025 · usekatalog.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Talers▲107

   The next-generation writing application

   2023 · talers.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Speechify Gen 0.1▲256

   Read faster, stay focused & absorb more - Create Audiobooks

   2017 · speechify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ReadBit▲122

   Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader

   2021 · readbit.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Candlewaster▲112

   Build and improve strong reading habit

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   superwhisper▲274

   Extremely accurate, AI powered voice-to-text for macOS

   2023 · superwhisper.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Speak Reader▲80

   Free speed reader with text to speech.

   2020 · speakreader.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Voitex▲67

    A text to speech app to listen to news, docs and more

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    superwhisper for iOS▲326

    Extremely accurate, AI powered voice-to-text

    2024 · superwhisper.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    An open-source, self-hostable synced narration platform for ebooks▲338

    Hi, I made a thing! This is by far the most work I've ever sunk into a side project; I've been working on this thing for over two years, and I'm super proud of it, even though there's still a lot more to do! Storyteller is a self-hosted platform for ebooks with synced narration. This is basically self-hosted WhisperSync, for anyone familiar with that Amazon product. It's currently made up of two self-hostable backend systems and a mobile app for reading and listening to the books it produces. Technically it uses an open spec, EPUB 3's "Media Overlay", for syncing the narration, but very few…

    2023 · smoores.gitlab.io · its alternatives →

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    Elevenreader by ElevenLabs▲226

    Elevate your listening experience

    2025 · elevenreader.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Odiofy▲56

    AI text reader that turns text into an interactive audiobook

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello Literature▲174

    Talk with book characters and writers with AI

    2024 · helloliterature.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Linga▲186

    Reading app, stellar translator & vocabulary wizard

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OTER - The MicroBook App▲37

    Must-read highlights from the most popular non-fiction books

    2024 · oter.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Listen Monster▲164

    Perfectly transcribed, every time - 100% free

    2023 · fast-transcriber.com · its alternatives →

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    SpeakNotes▲71

    AI powered voice note transcriber & summarizer

    2023 · speaknotes.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TAYL▲182

    Listen to websites as you would listen to podcasts.

    2019 · tayl.app · its alternatives →

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    Speechify Reader▲83

    Read smarter, not harder with this text-to-speech reader

    2022 · speechify.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Playtext▲108

    Turn articles into audiobooks & read 2x faster!

    2023 · playtext.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Talers▲70

    Empower your writing

    2023 · talers.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Voxa.pro▲99

    Your intelligent voice assistant

    2024 · its alternatives →

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