Checked on 25 September 2026
Aura vs ElevenReader
Both apps read text aloud. The biggest difference is where the speech is made, and what happens to your text.
Side by side
| Topic | Aura | ElevenReader |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android. iPhone coming soon. | iPhone, Android and web. |
| Price | Free to download, with ads and a free listening limit. Aura Pro has no ads; the app shows what is included and the price. | Free plan with 10 hours of text to audio a month. Ultra is $11 a month or $99 a year. |
| Where the speech is made | On your phone, for every voice. | In the cloud, on ElevenLabs servers. |
| Offline listening | Yes, after you download a voice. | Ultra only. Downloads are prepared online, have monthly limits and stay for up to 60 days. |
| Account needed | No. | Yes, on the free and paid plans. |
| What it can read | PDFs with real text, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, pasted text, web links, Wikipedia, photos of print. | EPUB, PDF, article links, pasted text and scans of images. |
| Voices and languages | 38 voices. Each one speaks 31 languages. | Hundreds of voices. Text to speech in 32 languages. |
| Save as audio | Yes, as an M4A file. | On the ElevenLabs web platform. |
| What happens to your text | Stays in the app’s private storage on your phone. | The ElevenLabs privacy policy says it processes your text and may use personal data to train its AI models, unless you opt out. |
Where ElevenReader is stronger
- Its cloud voices are very expressive.
- It has an audiobook library and a web app.
Where Aura is different
- Aura makes the speech on your phone, so your text never goes to a speech server.
- Aura reads offline after you download a voice once, and downloads do not expire.
- Aura needs no account.
Which one fits you?
Pick Aura if you want your documents read aloud on your phone, with no speech server and no account. Pick ElevenReader if the points above matter more to you.
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Try Aura
Aura is free to download on Android, and the iPhone app is coming soon. Some features need Aura Pro; the app shows what is included and the price before you pay.
Get it onGoogle Play
Coming soonApp Store
