Listen 2 Reader
PDF to Audiobook, Offline
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Organize your reading into collections and listen through with seamless transitions. A rebuilt reader with centered auto-scroll and a live progress bar.
Listen 2 Reader runs neural text-to-speech directly on your iPhone or iPad. No cloud services. No subscriptions. No accounts.
Most text-to-speech apps either use basic system voices or require monthly payments for cloud processing. Listen2 was built from the ground up to run neural voice models locally on your device, giving you realistic sounding speech without ongoing costs or privacy tradeoffs.
WHAT MAKES LISTEN2 DIFFERENT
Neural Voices, Not System Voices
Listen2 uses Piper neural network models, the same technology behind professional TTS systems. These run entirely on your device through a custom audio engine we built from
scratch.
Machine Learning Word Sync
Our CTC forced alignment system uses ML to match audio to text at the word level. Watch each word highlight precisely as it's spoken, not just approximate sentence timing.
Smart PDF Reading
Our custom PDF engine handles multi-column layouts (like academic papers), filters out page numbers and footnotes, and rejoins hyphenated words. The result: natural speech instead of fragmented nonsense.
True Offline Privacy
Document processing, text normalization, and speech synthesis all happen on-device. Your documents never leave your phone. No cloud uploads. No accounts. No tracking.
FEATURES
- 25+ neural voices (download once, use forever) all included as part of the app (no additional voice purchases)
- Word-by-word or sentence highlighting
- PDF and EPUB support with robust table of contents extraction algorithms
- Paste text directly from clipboard
- 0.5x to 2.5x playback speed
- Background playback with lock screen controls
- Import from Files app or a url link that is public and points directly to a supported text file.
WHO IT'S FOR
- Commuters turning drive time into learning time
- Students reviewing papers and textbooks
- Professionals handling confidential documents privately
- Readers with dyslexia who benefit from audio-visual sync
- Anyone tired of TTS subscriptions
One-time purchase. 7 day free trial. No subscriptions.
Ratings & Reviews
Collections let you group documents together and listen to them as a continuous playlist with smooth transitions. The reader has been rebuilt for smoother scrolling and more accurate highlighting, and now includes centered auto-scroll that keeps the spoken line pinned to the center of your screen. A new progress bar in the playback controls tracks your reading position in real time.
The developer, zach swift, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- zach swift
- Size
- 512.7 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Listen2 Full Access $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zach Swift