Murmura transforms your documents into immersive listening experiences.
Import any PDF, EPUB, or text file and hear it read aloud in a natural, human-like neural voice — with every word highlighted in real time as it's spoken.
NEURAL VOICES THAT SOUND HUMAN
Forget robotic text-to-speech. Murmura uses advanced neural voices that sound natural, with proper rhythm, emphasis, and intonation. Choose from 10+ voices across accents and styles.
WORD-BY-WORD SYNCHRONIZED READING
Follow along as each word lights up in sync with the narration. Non-active paragraphs gently dim so you can focus on what's being read. Reading and listening, unified.
AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE
An optional procedural soundscape creates a calm, immersive backdrop for your reading sessions. Choose from Focus, Calm, or Night modes — or turn it off entirely.
YOUR DOCUMENTS, YOUR WAY
• Import PDFs from Files, Mail, Safari, or any app
• Import EPUB books and plain text files
• Adjust playback speed (0.5× to 2.0×)
• Dark mode, light mode, or match your system
• Customize font size and typeface
• Pick up right where you left off
BUILT FOR YOUR ROUTINE
• Background audio — listen while doing other things
• Lock screen controls — play, pause, skip from anywhere
• Offline reading — cached narrations play without internet
• No ads, no tracking, no data collection
MURMURA PRO
Start free forever with 2 books and every feature unlocked. Upgrade to Murmura Pro for room for 20 books ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) or Murmura Max for unlimited documents, all voices, ambient atmosphere, and collections ($9.99/mo, $79.99/yr, or $129.99 one-time lifetime with Family Sharing).
Privacy first. No account required. Your documents never leave your device — only the text is sent to our servers for voice generation, and it's immediately discarded.
Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://murmuraapp.com/privacy
App that clearly still requires work but has great potential
Blind Harper
I would submit a support request to your team however when I attempt to do so I receive the odd surprise of being bounced to a Page that presents in what looks like French with a tattoo enter button and it says private beta coming soon. This app is still requiring work as when I attempt to import my PDF files I get database not ready please restart app and try again messages. Same if I try EPUB files. Everything on the screen so far appears to be clearly labelled but I can’t test the player screen without uploading a file. Also every time I start the app, it behaves as if I never started the app in my life when I started it multiple times. Fix these bugs and I will rate the app according to it potential not its current function. This rating is for current function. still waiting for TestFlight link in my email. I did attempt to email you but never received a response so please feel free to post the link in the review response box. Thank you.
Developer Response
Hi Blind Harper, thank you for this! It's really useful. I know that this app still requires a lot of work and my team is doing their best to crack some of these technical challenges. But we'll get there. Some of these should be resolved now with the upcoming release. Also if you're interested, I'd like you to be invited on TestFlight with a Max subscription. Please email me at: michael@datachainconsulting.com
What's new:
• ZERO-ALLOCATION WORD TRACKING — Active word highlighting now uses in-place textStorage mutations with zero memory allocation per word change. Buttery smooth at 60fps.
• KARAOKE-STYLE HIGHLIGHT — Active word now has a subtle amber background glow + thick underline for much better visibility during narration.
• SMOOTH PER-WORD AUTO-SCROLL — Text now smoothly follows each word as it's spoken (not just per-paragraph). Feels like Kindle Whispersync.
• BACKGROUND CHAPTER CONTINUITY — Fixed issue where background playback stopped between chapters.
• TOC NAVIGATION FIX — Table of contents navigation now properly syncs audio to the selected chapter.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 1.9.30
The developer, Datachain Consulting Pty Ltd, 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.
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
DATACHAIN CONSULTING PTY LTD
Size
13.6 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
