Heard: EPUB Text to Speech

Listen to ebooks as audiobooks

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

A library of 56 classic books that reads itself aloud for free — with a natural voice generated right on your phone. Private and offline. Pro imports EPUBs. Heard turns timeless books into audiobooks, narrated by a natural neural voice generated right on your device. No streaming, no accounts - just open a book and press play, for free. Because the narration is created on your phone, it works anywhere: on a plane, on the subway, or with the Wi‑Fi off. A CURATED LIBRARY, INCLUDED FREE • 56 classic works of literature — Austen, Dostoevsky, Dickens, Homer, the Brontës, Poe and more • Sourced from Project Gutenberg and in the public domain • Synced reading with Text to Speech • Speed control for speech A READER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY • Clean, distraction-free pages with light, dark, and sepia themes • Adjustable font size and serif, sans, or mono typefaces • Pages turn automatically as the narration reads along • Always picks up right where you left off LISTEN HANDS-FREE • Tap play and follow along, or just listen, included with free app • A pocket-safe "Lock Screen" mode dims the display and blocks accidental taps while it reads • Requires a one-time 350MB download HEARD PRO • Every neural voice — choose the narrator you like best • Import your own EPUB files and listen to any book you own • A simple subscription that supports independent, privacy-first development Heard is free to read and listen to the entire built-in library with one voice. Upgrade to Pro anytime to unlock all voices and import your own books. Books included for free: A Christmas Carol, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Doll's House, A Room with a View, A Tale of Two Cities, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Anna Karenina, Anne of Green Gables, Around the World in Eighty Days, Beowulf, Crime and Punishment, Don Quixote, Dracula, Emma, Frankenstein, Great Expectations, Gulliver's Travels, Heart of Darkness, Jane Eyre, Les Misérables, Little Women, Middlemarch, Moby Dick, Oliver Twist, Peter Pan, Pride and Prejudice, Robinson Crusoe, Romeo and Juliet, Sense and Sensibility, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Blue Castle, The Call of the Wild, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Enchanted April, The Great Gatsby, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Iliad, The Importance of Being Earnest, The King in Yellow, The Metamorphosis, The Odyssey, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Scarlet Letter, The Secret Garden, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Three Musketeers, The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island, Twenty Years After, Wuthering Heights. — Heard Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://alana314.github.io/heard-microsite-public/#/terms Privacy Policy: https://alana314.github.io/heard-microsite-public/#/privacy

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Heard now sorts your library by recent books by default. Heard uses Firebase Analytics (a Google product) to understand coarse, aggregate usage of the App — for example, that a book was opened, that playback started or paused, or that a voice was changed. These events include the book’s ID and title (truncated) and the selected voice/language, but never the book’s text or any generated audio. Firebase also automatically collects standard technical information (such as device model, OS version, app version, and a randomly generated app-instance identifier) that is not tied to your name or any account.

The developer, alana. sh, 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 Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More

Seller
  • alana. sh
Size
  • 96.5 MB
Category
  • Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
  • Infrequent
    Profanity or Crude Humor
    Mature or Suggestive Themes
    Horror/Fear Themes
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
    Sexual Content or Nudity
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Heard Pro Annual $29.99
  • Heard Pro Monthly $3.99
Copyright
  • © 2026 Alana .sh