Orate - Listen to Your Docs
PDF & Document Audio Player
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Documents to audio. On your device. No cloud, no account, no subscription. Start free.
Orate turns your documents, PDFs, and web articles into podcast-quality audio — so you can finally get through your reading list while commuting, working out, or doing anything else.
YOUR READING BACKLOG, FINALLY SHRINKING
You've got articles saved, PDFs downloaded, documents bookmarked. You genuinely want to read them. But your screen time is maxed out, your eyes are tired, and there's never a quiet moment to sit down.
Orate is built for how you actually have time to consume content — with your ears, not your eyes.
IMPORT ANYTHING Import PDF, Word, and text files directly from your device. Paste text from your clipboard. Or paste a link to any freely accessible web article and Orate extracts the content automatically — no copying and pasting required.
PODCAST-QUALITY PLAYBACK Skip forward and back. Adjust speed from 0.5x to 2.5x. Use lock screen controls and steering wheel buttons just like your podcast app. Navigate by chapter. Follow along with a sentence-level transcript that highlights in real time as audio plays.
100% ON YOUR DEVICE Most text-to-speech apps send your documents to the cloud. Orate doesn't. Audio generation happens entirely on your iPhone using Apple's built-in speech engine — no servers, no uploads, no account required. It works fully offline. Your documents are nobody's business but yours.
ONE FAIR PRICE Start free. When you're ready for unlimited episodes, unlock Orate once for $4.99. No subscription. No recurring charges. Yours forever.
BUILT FOR REAL USE CASES — Commuters listening to work documents on the train — Students reviewing papers and study notes hands-free — Researchers consuming long-form content at 2x speed — Anyone whose eyes need a break after a long day of screens
Orate supports PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files, plus any web article via URL import. Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Switch Control support.
Get your eyes off the screen. Start listening.
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Information
- Seller
- George Pechtol
- Size
- 7.3 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Orate Support Tip $2.99
- Orate Patron Tip $9.99
- Orate Premium Unlock $4.99
- Orate Coffee Tip $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 sistnt