Listening: Text to Speech 4+
Read aloud Papers, Web & PDFs
The Listening App Inc.
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Turn PDFs, articles, research papers, and more into natural audio. Listen on the go, take notes, and save time. Try Listening for free today!
Listening transforms articles, research papers, books, and PDFs into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply love learning on the go, Listening offers a seamless way to consume written content effortlessly.
Key Features:
Versatile Content Conversion: Turn a wide range of text—whether it’s academic papers, business reports, articles, or eBooks—into audio, making it easy to listen wherever you are.
Natural Voices: Enjoy human-like voices, even for complex or technical terms, that make listening more engaging and easier to follow.
One-Click Note-Taking: Capture key ideas with just one tap while listening. Perfect for keeping track of important points during your commute or workout.
Efficient Multitasking: Listen while you exercise, drive, or relax, freeing up time for other activities without missing out on important reading.
Custom Listening Experience: Adjust playback speeds from 0.5x to 4x to suit your needs. Speed through easier content or slow down for detailed comprehension.
Multi-Format Support: Convert PDFs, Word documents, articles, and more into audio, supporting a wide variety of formats.
Who Is Listening For? Whether you’re a busy professional trying to stay on top of the latest reports, a student balancing a heavy reading load, or simply someone who enjoys audiobooks and podcasts, Listening makes it easy to turn written text into a hands-free, on-the-go experience.
Pricing:
Free Plan: Access core features, including text-to-speech functionality, for free.
Premium Plans: Unlock unlimited listening and enhanced features with flexible monthly or yearly subscriptions.
Join thousands of users who are transforming the way they read and learn with Listening.
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What’s New
Version 3.0.54
* Introduced the Folders feature for better organization
* Enhanced playback speed control, allowing more granular adjustments
* Resolved an issue with the Sharing extension on iOS 18
* Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Handy App
This is a really handy app for articles that are better to listen to rather than read. The voice is clear and easy to understand, no issues there.
It would be nice if there was an option to remove downloads in case you download the same article twice, for example.
Overall, if you prefer listening to articles or documents, then is is a great app to get.
Great idea but too buggy
It’s a great idea in concept but the problems I’m consistently having are:
1) The app does not do a good job of splitting the file into chapters. Even when I upload a file that has chapter headings ‘chapter 1:… chapter 2:…’
2) About 5 minutes into listening I will consistently have the audio cut off and say that it is loading and shouldn’t take more than 2 minutes but I just have to close down the app after about 5 mins and try another day. This makes it impossible to listen to papers like a podcast which is the whole point.
If this app worked properly it would be a must have for students and academics.
Temperamental
Then it actually works this app is great but there always seems to be something wrong with either the website or app not working as they should. Examples include not showering the text while playing the audio, saying you have no files or are offline even when connected to WiFi, crashing and bringing up an error message when attempting to adjust the speech speed. It’s a shame because it it worked properly it would be great but the percentage of time where it does is really impactful. This also seems to be getting worse rather than better over time
App Privacy
The developer, The Listening App Inc., 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
- The Listening App Inc.
- Size
- 171 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © The Listening App Inc.
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £12.99
- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £14.99
- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £12.99
- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £19.99
- Unlimited Listening, Yearly £129.99
- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £19.99
- Unlimited Listening, Yearly £99.99
- Unlimited Listening, Yearly £99.99
- Unlimited Listening, Yearly £119.99
- Unlimited Listening, Monthly £24.99