Audioread vs TTSReader (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TTSReader grades higher than Audioread: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
TTSReader grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Audioread
Turns articles, PDFs and emails into audio for podcast apps
TTSReader
Online text reader with free voices, premium AI voices and MP3 export
Which one is for you
Pick Audioread if
- Fits if you listen to articles in your podcast app
- Works for a team of 2 to 9 on Team at $8.99 a user
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you listen to many articles, as Basic allows 3 a month
- Tight if you stay free: 1,000 characters per article
- Pricey if you go past the allotment, as packs are $15 per 1 million Pro characters or per 200,000 Premium ones
- Watch out: the yearly rate was not readable, and the FAQ mentions a 7-day trial with unreadable terms
Pick TTSReader if
- Fits if you want text read aloud with free voices
- Works for someone exporting MP3s of articles
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need commercial use on the free plan, as it bars commercial use or publishing
- Tight if you want premium voices free, as the total is 5K characters
- Watch out: Premium is single-seat, and more users need extra licenses or credits
- Watch out: Premium Plus at $20.99 is listed as not yet available
- Watch out: the pricing page was last updated on 20 June 2025
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAudioreadFair | 2.6GPATTSReaderGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$9.99 a month for Pro, at the category's $9.99 middle. | C$8.25 a month on yearly billing, between the category's $5 cheaper quarter and $9.99 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CBasic is free: 3 articles a month, up to 3 feeds and 1,000 characters per article. | BUnlimited non-premium voices and 5K characters of premium AI voices, for personal use. |
| Features | CMany input types, a private podcast feed, voices, offline listening and team plans. The free plan is capped hard. | BReads text, files and web pages, free and premium voices, MP3 export, a pronunciation dictionary, an API and automation. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you connect a feed to a podcast app. | CNo store rating on record, and the mobile apps have their own separate plans. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Slack. No desktop app. | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android apps, and an API. No desktop app. |
| Best for | articles, PDFs and emails as podcast audio | an online reader with free and premium voices |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Audioread and TTSReader. How we grade
Price against what you get
Audioread starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TTSReader starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.7.
TTSReader scores higher and starts $1.74 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 8 score higher than Audioread for less, and 2 score higher than TTSReader for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Audioread | TTSReader | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month for Pro | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Basic is free: 3 articles a month, up to 3 feeds and 1,000 characters per article. | Unlimited non-premium voices and 5K characters of premium AI voices, personal use only. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Audioread | WellSource Ltd. |
| Price read from | audioread.com | ttsreader.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Audioread
- The Basic plan allows only 3 articles a month at 1,000 characters each.
- Extra characters are sold in packs: $15 per 1 million Pro characters or $15 per 200,000 Premium characters.
- The page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle, but only $9.99 was readable, so the yearly rate is not recorded.
- The FAQ mentions a 7-day trial, but its terms were not readable.
TTSReader
- The free plan allows only 5K characters of premium AI voices in total and bars commercial use or publishing.
- The Premium plan is single-seat; more users need extra licenses or pay-as-you-go credits.
- A Premium Plus plan ($20.99 a month) is listed as not yet available.
- The pricing page was last updated on June 20, 2025, and says the mobile apps have their own separate plans.
Key features
Audioread
- Many input types
- Converts links, PDFs, DOCX and plain text, forwarded emails and RSS or Atom feeds.
- Private podcast feed
- Finished audio appears in a playlist and a private feed that works with Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other players.
- Voices and languages
- Nearly 1,000 AI voices across more than 150 languages.
- Offline listening
- Audio can be downloaded through a podcast app for listening without a connection.
- Team plans
- Volume pricing for organizations with central billing and optional admin controls.
TTSReader
- Reads text, files and web pages
- Plays plain text, PDFs, e-books and web pages aloud, and remembers the text and your position so you can resume later.
- Free and premium voices
- Free voices have no cap on the free plan; premium AI voices from Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and TTSReader's own are metered by characters.
- MP3 export
- Export speech as downloadable MP3 audio, mixing voices, languages, speeds and pauses.
- Extension and mobile apps
- A Chrome extension reads any web page, and iOS and Android apps support listening on the go, including CarPlay and Android Auto.
- Pronunciation dictionary
- Custom pronunciation entries let you fix how names and terms are spoken.
- API and automation
- Programmatic access is part of the pay-as-you-go credits plan; the free and Premium plans exclude API, bots and automation.
Plans
Audioread
Basic$0
3 articles a month, up to 3 feeds, 1,000 characters (about 1 minute) per article.
Pro$9.99
per month; yearly rate not confirmed
1 million characters a month, unlimited article length, premium voices, audio downloads and RSS feeds by URL.
Team$8.99
per user / month for 2 to 9 users
Everything in Pro with central billing. $7.49 per user for 10 to 49 users and $5.99 for 50 to 199.
TTSReader
Free$0
Unlimited free voices, 5K premium characters in total, no commercial use or publishing of audio.
Premium$8.25
per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly
Single seat, 1M premium-voice characters a month, commercial use and publishing allowed.
Pay-as-you-go$10
for 200K characters, prepaid credits valid 1 year
Prepaid credits for API use or going over plan limits: $32 for 1M characters, $300 for 10M.
Ways to pay less
Audioread
No public discounts listed.
TTSReader
- Annual discount
Annual billing on Premium
Premium is $99 a year ($8.25 a month) against $10.99 a month when billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Audioread or TTSReader?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TTSReader is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $9.99 a month for Audioread. Audioread starts at $9.99 per month for Pro, and TTSReader starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Audioread or TTSReader?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Audioread and TTSReader have a free plan.
Which platforms do Audioread and TTSReader run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only TTSReader lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.