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Book2Speech compared with other reader apps

How the apps that read your books aloud differ on what matters day to day: how much you can listen for free, what you pay, whether you get a file to keep, and how well they understand a book. Every value comes from the vendor’s own pages, with the date and the sources shown.

Why Book2Speech

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Reads your own books aloud

Book2Speech
Yes: any DRM-free book or document
Or paste a link to an article or paper
Paper2Audio
Yes
PDFs, ebooks, papers, web articles
ElevenReader
Yes
Documents, ebooks, articles
Speechify
Yes
Documents, ebooks, web pages
NaturalReader
Yes
PDFs, documents, books, web pages
Audible
No
Plays audiobooks published to Audible; no text-to-speech for your own files

Listening on the free plan

Book2Speech
Unlimited
Unlimited with Standard voices
English books; plus 10 minutes of Premium voices in 42 languages
Paper2Audio
56 hours a week of new audio
Plus: 168 hours a week
ElevenReader
10 hours a month
Ultra: up to 24 hours a day
Speechify
10 basic voices
Premium: at least 150,000 words a month
NaturalReader
Unlimited with its Free Voices
AI voices: 20,000 characters a day (Lite), 4,000 (Plus)
Audible
30-day trial
Then a subscription

Download the audiobook

Book2Speech
Free plan
M4B with chapters and cover, MP3, Opus or WAV
Free: 1 audiobook · Listener: 3 · Premium: 15 · Ultra: unlimited
Standard voices (English) or Premium voices (every language)
Paper2Audio
Audio files (M4A) and transcripts
Plus plan only
ElevenReader
Not available
Audio can’t be exported from the app
Speechify
MP3 download
Premium only
NaturalReader
MP3 for personal use
Paid plans only, 1M characters a month
Audible
Not verified

Chapters and where the book starts

Book2Speech
Smart start
Chapters from the book’s own structure; contents pages rebuilt
Front matter recognised, and the player suggests where the book really starts
Included free
Paper2Audio
Chapter detection
Included free
ElevenReader
Not verified
Speechify
Not verified
NaturalReader
Not verified
Audible
Not verified

Skips page clutter

Book2Speech
Page numbers, running headers and citation markers
Included free
Paper2Audio
Footnotes, citations, ads and junk text
Included free
ElevenReader
Headers, footers and filler text
Ultra only
Speechify
Headers, footers and more
Premium only
NaturalReader
Page numbers, headers, footers, citations
Full text filter on paid plans
Audible
Not applicable
Studio-produced catalog audiobooks

Read along

Book2Speech
The original PDF page with the sentence and word highlighted
Page and paragraph views for every book; included free
Paper2Audio
Reader view with tables, figures and math; word highlighting
Included free
ElevenReader
Text highlighting
Plan not stated
Speechify
Word-for-word highlighting
Plan not stated
NaturalReader
Word and sentence highlighting
Audible
Read & Listen
Needs both the Kindle ebook and the audiobook

What you can listen to

Book2Speech
Most formats
EPUB, PDF, DOCX, MOBI, AZW3, FB2, TXT, RTF, HTML
Paste a link to a web page or arXiv paper; 70,000 free classics ready to play
Paper2Audio
PDF, Word, EPUB, text, web pages
Scanned PDFs too
ElevenReader
PDF, Word, EPUB, article links
Speechify
PDF, DOC, DOCX, EPUB
Scans with OCR on Premium
NaturalReader
PDF and documents
OCR for scans on paid plans
Audible
Audible catalog titles

Paid plans from

Book2Speech
Lowest price
$4.99 a month (Listener)
Unlimited Standard voices + 3 hours of Premium voices a month; $49.90 a year
Paper2Audio
$20 a month (Plus)
$192 a year
ElevenReader
$11 a month (Ultra)
$8.25 a month billed yearly
Speechify
$29 a month (Premium)
$139 a year
NaturalReader
$13.90 a month (Lite)
AI voices from $20.90 a month (Plus)
Audible
$8.99 a month (Standard)
Premium $14.95 a month; catalog audiobooks
Prices in USD. Every competitor value was checked on the vendor’s own pricing page, help centre or App Store listing on 2026-10-07; “Not verified” means we could not confirm it there, not that the feature is missing. Book2Speech values describe the product on the same date. Spot something out of date? Email support@book2speech.com.
Paper2Audio: paper2audio.com/pricing · paper2audio.com/faq · apps.apple.com/us/app/paper2audio-text-to-speech/id6737539427
ElevenReader: elevenreader.io/pricing · apps.apple.com/us/app/elevenreader-read-books-aloud/id6479373050
Speechify: speechify.com/pricing/ · speechify.com/speechify-free-vs-premium/ · speechify.com/usage-limits/ · apps.apple.com/us/app/speechify-text-to-speech-pdf/id1209815023
NaturalReader: help.naturalreaders.com/en/articles/8854700-plans-pricing-personal-version · help.naturalreaders.com/en/articles/8823770-voices-languages-and-tts-limits-personal-version · help.naturalreaders.com/en/articles/8823808-what-features-are-available-in-naturalreader-ai-text-to-speech-personal-version
Audible: audible.com/ep/memberbenefits · kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GFAQU3LUEHCRB8KD · audible.com/ep/read-listen

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Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Book2Speech does one thing and does it thoroughly: it turns the books you own into audiobooks, with chapters, a narrator you choose and a file you can keep.
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Speechify vs NaturalReader

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Speechify vs ElevenReader

Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Speechify vs Voice Dream Reader

Speechify vs Voice Dream Reader

Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
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Speechify vs Speech Central

Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
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Speechify vs Paper2Audio

Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Speechify vs Audible

Speechify vs Audible

Speechify: Text-to-speech app that reads text aloud across documents, web pages and email, bundled with voice typing and an AI assistant. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · NaturalReader vs ElevenReader

NaturalReader vs ElevenReader

NaturalReader: AI text-to-speech app for personal use that reads PDFs, documents, books, webpages and study materials aloud. ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · NaturalReader vs Voice Dream Reader

NaturalReader vs Voice Dream Reader

NaturalReader: AI text-to-speech app for personal use that reads PDFs, documents, books, webpages and study materials aloud. Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · NaturalReader vs Speech Central

NaturalReader vs Speech Central

NaturalReader: AI text-to-speech app for personal use that reads PDFs, documents, books, webpages and study materials aloud. Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · NaturalReader vs Paper2Audio

NaturalReader vs Paper2Audio

NaturalReader: AI text-to-speech app for personal use that reads PDFs, documents, books, webpages and study materials aloud. Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · NaturalReader vs Audible

NaturalReader vs Audible

NaturalReader: AI text-to-speech app for personal use that reads PDFs, documents, books, webpages and study materials aloud. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · ElevenReader vs Voice Dream Reader

ElevenReader vs Voice Dream Reader

ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · ElevenReader vs Speech Central

ElevenReader vs Speech Central

ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · ElevenReader vs Paper2Audio

ElevenReader vs Paper2Audio

ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · ElevenReader vs Audible

ElevenReader vs Audible

ElevenReader: ElevenLabs’ mobile reader app that reads aloud any text, book or document with AI voices. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Voice Dream Reader vs Speech Central

Voice Dream Reader vs Speech Central

Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Voice Dream Reader vs Paper2Audio

Voice Dream Reader vs Paper2Audio

Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Voice Dream Reader vs Audible

Voice Dream Reader vs Audible

Voice Dream Reader: Text-to-speech reader for Apple devices for listening to PDFs, EPUBs, Word documents and web pages. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Speech Central vs Paper2Audio

Speech Central vs Paper2Audio

Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Speech Central vs Audible

Speech Central vs Audible

Speech Central: Text-to-speech app for reading PDFs, web articles, books and documents, sold as a one-time purchase with no ads or data collection. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.
Compare · Paper2Audio vs Audible

Paper2Audio vs Audible

Paper2Audio: Document-to-speech app that turns PDFs, ebooks, papers and web articles into audio, skipping page numbers, footnotes and citations. Audible: Amazon’s audiobook store and membership: professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts from its catalogue, rather than narration of your own files. Here is how they differ, and where Book2Speech fits if what you want is your books as audiobooks.

Questions people ask

Which text-to-speech app lets you listen to books for free without a limit?

Book2Speech’s Free plan has unlimited listening with Standard voices for English books, plus 10 minutes of Premium voices in 42 languages. NaturalReader is unlimited with its Free Voices; ElevenReader’s free plan is 10 hours a month and Paper2Audio’s 56 hours a week.

Can I download an audiobook I made from my own ebook?

Yes. Book2Speech builds an M4B with chapters and cover (or MP3, Opus, WAV) from a DRM-free book you own, narrated with Standard voices (free, English) or Premium voices (every language). The Free plan includes one audiobook, Listener 3, Premium 15 and Ultra unlimited. ElevenReader has no export; Speechify, NaturalReader and Paper2Audio offer downloads on paid plans.

What is the cheapest paid plan?

Book2Speech Listener is $4.99 a month ($49.90 a year) with unlimited Standard voices and 3 hours of Premium voices a month. ElevenReader Ultra is $11, NaturalReader Lite $13.90, Paper2Audio Plus $20 and Speechify Premium $29 a month.
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