NaturalReader - Text To Speech 4+

The best of the best, but not perfect

This has got to be the best voice reader I have ever found, and trust me, I’ve searched a lot. The voices in the premium are miles better than anything any other company produces, most certainly better than comes standard on my laptop. That is why I give this five stars, because this app deserves it. That being said, it’s still not perfect. I use this primarily to read back my work while I am writing. It’s incredibly helpful to do so, to separate my mind from my work. However, the reader does not distinguish the purposes of punctuation, such as quotation points or ‘...’s (I cant for life of me remember it’s name), nor does it hesitate when it jumps from paragraph to paragraph. Then again, I do understand why it works like that (most people use this for reading articles or things like that). All I’m asking for is perhaps an option that allows the reader to change between the normal reading and the ‘writer-story’ reading.

Capitalism at its finest

I used to love this app, I mean what I could use before I was bombarded with messages that I couldn’t use the app no more unless I paid for it. I’m not entirely sure when it became acceptable for apps to start charging for the most mundane things ever like someone reading to us in a realistic fashion (could be because I never agreed with it therefore I never cared for it) but apparently it has. All I wanted to do was be read to, as someone who loves reading I am more than capable of reading to myself however I should have the leisure and liberty to have someone read to me without having to dig into my pocket to pay that company. We as consumers don’t look at the fact that you guys are asking for money as a donation to keep your company running because you don’t need any money to keep a company that designed realistic reading voices running, we look at it as what it is: a money hungry business that can’t do the most simplistic things without asking for money. Not everything has to be a rouse to get money, and if you have to depend on your consumers to make your product, start producing a product that is worth spending money on, hence why the food industry is so successful. Don’t waste your time and energy on a product that won’t change any market you put on. It’s not necessary and it makes your product less desirable.

- A very angry past-user

Ответ разработчика ,

We understand your concern about the pricing, and we continuously strive to offer the best value for our customers. We hope that out of our various subscription plans, you will find one that works best for you. Alternatively, if you would like, you can use our free subscription plan, with no limit to how long you can use it or the characters you can listen to.

Great app, could use a couple minor adjustments

The Good: I personally think the subscription is worth it, I use this for my college coursework. I have a difficult time sitting down and reading something without having to read the same sentence repeatedly without recalling what I just read, but with a more human-sounding voice in my ear I retain the material so much better and I can do other mindless tasks while I listen. It has been such a time-saver. The interface across my different devices is pretty seamless, too and I really appreciate that as someone who uses both Apple devices and Microsoft devices.

The Not So Good: The user interface with the camera scanning could use some tweaking, I don’t like having to click a button with every new page if I am scanning a longer document. I also didn’t have any luck when I tried to upload pictures from my photo library. The AI couldn’t figure out any of the text, I’m not really sure what went wrong there. The subscription is also a little pricey, every useful service just drains my bank account every month. I wish there was a student discount for us poor college peasants.