Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio
I'm launching something that started as a side project publicly today: ReadToMe, which is an iPhone app that turns paper books and other printed text into audio. Originally this was a Christmas present for my fiancée, who loves books but has an eye problem that makes it hard for her to read more than a few pages at a time. She mostly listens to audiobooks while following along with the paper book, but some books aren't available in audiobook or even e-book form, and all of the existing apps we tried were surprisingly bad at scanning paper books into audio — they make lots of mistakes,…
ReadToMe is an iPhone app that converts printed books and text into audio by using the device's camera to scan pages. Built to help readers with visual difficulties access physical books that lack audiobook versions… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ReadToMe (iOS) turns paper books into audio launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Pocket Listen▲425Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
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ReadBit▲122Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader
2021 · readbit.app · its alternatives →
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Hello HN community! I'm excited to introduce a project I've recently launched: Oration, an iOS app designed to convert PDFs into audiobooks. This idea was inspired by my experiences as an engineering student with ADHD, struggling to engage with dense academic papers. Relying on Text-to-Speech tools, despite their robotic quality, was a workaround for me and others with similar learning preferences or challenges, such as Dyslexia. Recognizing the limitations of existing tools—difficulty with complex formats, inability to skip over citations or footnotes, and inadequate handling of tables,…
2024 · oration.app · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Elevate your listening experience
2025 · elevenreader.io · its alternatives →
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Read faster, stay focused & absorb more - Create Audiobooks
2017 · speechify.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Readwise Reader▲380The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Read smarter, not harder with this text-to-speech reader
2022 · speechify.com · its alternatives →
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Audible.com▲75The best way to listen to Audiobooks on your iPhone
2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →
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Read For U▲77Turn any ebook in your Kindle library into an audiobook
2023 · good-job-for-you.frog.tech · its alternatives →
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Novel Effect▲83Music and sounds follow along as you read aloud together.
2018 · noveleffect.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've been working on BookWith, an open-source e-book reader that integrates AI as your reading companion. The problem: Traditional e-readers are passive. When you encounter something unclear, you have to context-switch to search for it. Your highlights and notes remain isolated, and you can't easily connect ideas across different books. My solution: BookWith embeds an AI that maintains full context of what you're reading. It features: - Context-aware AI chat: Ask questions about the current page/chapter and get instant answers - AI podcast generation: Automatically converts book…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Voitex▲67A text to speech app to listen to news, docs and more
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Easiest app for listening audiobooks on your iOS device!
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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HearIt▲81Create your own audio books from any file for free.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Booktime▲78Simple audiobook player with several great features
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
- 23BA
Hi folks, I've launched "Booky" - app for organizing notes from books you read. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/booky-organize-books-notes/id1492092565 With the app you can: 1. Snap picture of the book while you're reading it 2. Quickly highlight your favorite quotes 3. Sync your book shelf with Goodreads 4. Search in the notes you scanned Promo video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfnwb8cvi5oyfd9/preview.mov?dl=0 Those features are similar to what you might find in ebooks apps but the app enables you to do that with physical books.…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Odiofy▲56AI text reader that turns text into an interactive audiobook
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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