Checked on 6 October 2026
Aura vs ElevenReader
Looking for a ElevenReader alternative? Aura reads your documents aloud with speech made on your phone. No speech server, no account, and it works offline after one download. Here is how it compares with ElevenReader.
Why choose Aura
- Aura makes the speech on your phone, so your text never goes to a speech server. The ElevenLabs privacy policy says it processes your text.
- Aura reads offline after you download a voice once, and downloads do not expire. ElevenReader offline is for Ultra only, with monthly limits, and downloads stay for up to 60 days.
- Aura saves a narration as an M4A file. ElevenReader’s pricing page says its audio cannot be exported.
- Aura needs no account. ElevenReader’s web reader asks you to sign up, on the free plan too.
- You can buy Aura Pro once, with no subscription. ElevenReader Ultra is $11 a month or $99 a year.
Side by side
| Topic | Aura | ElevenReader |
|---|---|---|
| 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. The ElevenReader FAQ says your content is not used to train public or third-party models. |
| Where the speech is made | On your phone, for every voice. | Its pages say audio is generated for streaming in the app, or prepared in advance for offline listening. The ElevenLabs privacy policy says it processes your text. |
| Offline listening | Yes, after you download a voice. Downloads do not expire. | Ultra only, in the mobile apps. Downloads are prepared in advance, limited to 150 hours a month, and kept for up to 60 days. |
| Account needed | No. | Yes on the web: its pages list sign-up as a step, on the free plan too. Its help center says mobile files sync with your account. |
| Price | Free to download. The free version has ads and a listening limit. Aura Pro removes both. Pay by month, by year, or once for lifetime; the app shows the price before you pay. | Free plan with 10 hours of text to audio a month. Ultra is $11 a month or $99 a year. |
| Save as audio | Yes, as an M4A file. | No. Its pricing page says audio cannot be exported; offline downloads stay inside the app. |
| What it can read | PDFs with real text, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, pasted text, web links, Wikipedia, photos of print. | PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, Markdown and HTML files, article links, pasted text and camera scans. |
| Voices and languages | 38 voices. 10 speak 31 languages each; 28 are English voices. | Over 1,000 voices in over 90 languages, according to its website. |
| Platforms | Android and iPhone. | iPhone, iPad, Android, web and a Chrome extension. |
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Try Aura
Aura is free to download on Android and iPhone. Some features need Aura Pro; the app shows what is included and the price before you pay.
