Simple Text Reader - Text to S

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About this app

TTSReader's goal is to be a super easy to use app that reads out loud written content for people who like to listen. For people who like to read while having their eyes and hands free. Reads out loud plain text, text files and web pages. Uses iOS's natural sounding voices.


To start simply tap the 'Play' button. That's it.

Main features:
1) Editable text
2) Import web pages
3) Shows images
4) Multiple languages and voices
5) Set reading speed
6) Tap anywhere to set reading location
7) Caches & bookmarks reading location in the most recent 5 documents, so you can continue listening where previously stopped, for up to 5 files.
8) Accepts shared text from any other app.
9) Accepts shared web page urls from your browser.
10) Internal browser to search and play web pages.
11) Import text files from device storage.
12) Highlights and follows the sentence currently being read, so you can follow easily along.

Contact us - we'd love to hear from you. Shoot us an email to [e-mail] or visit the main menu to find our feedback form.
Tap the top pencil icon to edit the text.

Tap the top flag icon to select the language to read and tap 'done - select voice' to switch between different voices (eg male/female) within that language.

Tap the other buttons to learn what they do.

Important tip
You can share any text and website with TTSReader, directly from any browser or editor. On any app actually - you can simply tap 'share', then select TTSReader from the list. TTSReader will immediately import the text or web you shared with it - so it is a super convenient way to listen to any text on any other app on your device.

Types of content it can handle
Plain text inserted and edited by the user

Text and html files from device

Text shared with TTSReader from other apps by select & share

Web pages opened directly on TTSReader

Web pages shared with TTSReader from any browsers

Images within websites

Ratings and reviews

It has worked great for me and the voices that come along with it are good. My only complaint is on sites that require accepting of cookies or had a pop up prompt get stuck in a loop of loading the existing data cache instead of the simple page refresh and being able to select to accept cookies again. But a quick uninstall and reinstall does fix it at least for the selection pop up to continue listening

If I switch back to the app after 5 mins it loses my ENTIRE document! So annoying if I want to pause. It will stop playing the instant I leave the app, and worst of all, if you press play it plays on repeat with no sign of stopping! I fell asleep listening to an audio book and it woke me up at 5am after it played all night. Also, you can't save any text files and title it yourself. They are all titled the creation time. Also, I HATE the editing. There is an edit mode which has default text.

Review edit, from four stars to three. Keeps regularly removing/deleting my preferred voice package, and forcing me to reinstall. This is really annoying. A solid, well-functioning little program, that does exactly what it says. Light-weight and easy to use, but could be improved by and option to turn off its actually saying 'asterix' or 'greater than' whenever it hits * or > or other symbols. Either way, I love it.

What’s new

Small fixes found in previous release.