Listening: Text to Speech

I was very optimistic about this app. I got the full (very expensive) paid version. I regret it. It takes forever to upload PDFs and sometimes the uploads will just stop uploading at 90% with no option to delete or pause the upload holding up the process. This happened to me with 5 documents. The voices are honestly the worst part. With the AI tech that’s available at this stage, the voices should be better. The app is also really bad with some pronunciation and sometimes completely skips punctuation which can be very important for finishing off a point and starting onto another. I’m really disappointed and I want a refund but I obviously can’t. I’ve grown so tired of fighting with this app that I rarely use it. To the programmers, HELP!

The app can’t even upload a document in order for it to read, therefore making the whole purpose of the app null and void.

Great at start. However, difficulty processing PDF files and e-books such that listening audio pauses frequently and endlessly.

I have been asked to be removed from the billing list. I am not using your product. Stop this incompetence, PLEASE!!!

I was very excited to find this app, I need it for my research. Unfortunately it didn’t work. The paper I tried to add to the system didn’t process and I was then given the message that I had run out of credits. Will keep an eye on it for future updates.

Overall it serves the purpose. I’d like it to recognize punctuation better, improve on recognizing how to read numbers in certain contexts (years are read as numbers) certain pronunciations, etc. Additionally, it’s pretty buggy with downloading files that I have shared in the app onto my mobile devices. As a highly auditory person with ADHD this app has been super helpful as I’ve been struggling to stay seated to actually read. Given the bugs, however, seems like the price is kind of high.

I use this to listen to my textbooks at work and to follow along with when I’m lazy or scattered. I don’t like: - Getting signed out when idle (or in the middle of renaming a pdf, which is was prompted me to write this review) - The fact that there is no consistent, reliable way to organize your pdfs. You can tag them, but there’s no way to access those tags on desktop or edit/delete them in general. I want folders to put my things in. It’s obvious. For $120 I don’t get FOLDERS? - I can’t see how long an audio file is once it’s uploaded. Again, this is an obvious flaw. - Does not distinguish between two unrelated texts, so if your pdf is in two columns, it’ll plow right through I do like: - You can skip to specific sections - You can add notes (this function is still extremely basic) - You can jump forward/backward 10 seconds - You can tap on the document to start from a specific word - Doesn’t read in text citations or references (literally the only reason why I decided to subscribe) - Adjustable reading paces I want: - FOLDERS - A way to see how long the audio file is in total - A better way of bookmarking specific passages - Not to be randomly signed out - LOWER COST $120 is robbery - Apple Watch compatibility - More intelligent AI

I originally loved this app but now everytime I try to open it it immediately closes costumer support was just a bot. Very disappointing

The voice I tried was decent. It took longer than I expected to upload the pdf. Main reason why I will not use is that the smoothness of the reading was terribly interrupted by reading super text numbers for citations (often in the wrong place, like it reads them as if they are on a different line). Also the pausing going between lines and other transitions is choppy. Could imagine getting used to it but it needs a lot of work.

Still gets the job done as far as the reading goes.