Read Aloud For Me
Scan a page, photo, PDF or screenshot and Read Aloud For Me reads it to you, right on your iPhone, with every word highlighted. Nothing is uploaded. No account. No internet needed.
Three taps from paper to audio. Everything happens on your device.
Point the camera at a book, letter, menu or worksheet, or pick a photo, screenshot, PDF or file. You can also paste text.
Text recognition runs on the device in seconds, even for scanned, image-only PDFs. Nothing is sent to a server.
Every word is highlighted as it's spoken. Change the speed, skip paragraphs, or lock the screen and keep listening.
Most "AI reader" apps upload your documents to the cloud to process them. Read Aloud For Me doesn't. It uses the text recognition and voices built into your iPhone, so bank letters, medical forms, homework and even 2FA backup codes stay on your device.
The free version shows ads, which load from an ad network when you're online. Read Aloud For Me PRO has no ads. See our privacy policy.
Built for people with dyslexia or low vision, language learners, students, and anyone who'd rather listen.
Paper pages, photos, screenshots, PDFs (including scanned ones), image and text files, and pasted text.
Follow along as each word lights up, which helps with focus, reading practice and pronunciation.
Slow it down or speed it up, and skip paragraphs forward or back.
Keep listening with the phone in your pocket, like a podcast.
Uses Apple's built-in translation and picks a matching voice for the language. Works offline once the language is downloaded (iOS 17.4+).
On Apple Intelligence iPhones, get a short summary of a long page before you listen.
Hear the text while seeing each word highlighted.
Point the camera, tap play. No squinting at small print.
Hear correct pronunciation and translate when you're stuck.
Listen to handouts and notes. Schools get 50% off 20+ PRO copies via Apple School Manager.
Menus, signs and documents, read aloud with no data connection.
Medical, legal and financial documents stay on your phone.
The free app includes the full offline reader. If you'd rather skip the ads, PRO is a one-time purchase.
| Free | PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Offline read-aloud with highlighting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan, photos, PDFs, paste text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nothing uploaded, no account | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ads | Yes (one short ad removes them for 24 h) | None |
| Price | Free | One payment, no subscription |
| Get Free → | Get PRO → |
Yes. On iPhone and iPad, text recognition and speech run on the device, so you can scan a page and hear it read aloud with no internet connection, including in Airplane Mode. Translation also works offline once you've downloaded the language in iOS (iOS 17.4 or later).
No. The pages, photos and PDFs you read are processed on your iPhone and are never uploaded to our servers. The free version shows ads, which are served by an ad network when you're online; the PRO version has no ads.
No. There's no sign-up and no login. Open the app and start reading.
Printed pages you scan with the camera, photos and screenshots, PDFs (including scanned, image-only PDFs), image and text files, and any text you paste.
Both include the offline reader. The free app shows ads (watching one short ad removes them for 24 hours). Read Aloud For Me PRO has no ads and is a single payment with no subscription. Schools get 50% off 20 or more PRO copies through Apple School Manager.
Yes, it was built for that. Each word is highlighted as it's read, you can slow the voice down or speed it up, and you can keep listening with the screen locked.
Yes. It uses Apple's built-in translation. It detects the language of your text and picks a matching voice. On Apple Intelligence iPhones it can also give a short summary.
iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 16 or later, and Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 13 or later.
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