Checked on 25 September 2026
Aura vs Speechify
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 | Speechify |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android. iPhone coming soon. | iPhone, Android, web, Chrome and Edge extensions, Mac and Windows. |
| 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 basic voices. Premium is $29 a month. |
| Where the speech is made | On your phone, for every voice. | Cloud voices. Since December 2025, iPhone users can also pick on-device voices. |
| Offline listening | Yes, after you download a voice. | On-device voices on iPhone play offline. |
| Account needed | No. | |
| What it can read | PDFs with real text, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, pasted text, web links, Wikipedia, photos of print. | PDF, EPUB, DOCX, XLSX, TXT, web links and scanned pages. |
| Voices and languages | 38 voices. Each one speaks 31 languages. | Over 1,000 voices in over 60 languages (Premium). |
| Save as audio | Yes, as an M4A file. | |
| What happens to your text | Stays in the app’s private storage on your phone. | Its privacy policy says saved content is stored on the device and synced with Speechify’s servers. |
Where Speechify is stronger
- It runs on many more platforms, including desktop apps and browser extensions.
- It has many more voices and languages.
- Premium adds AI tools, such as summaries.
Where Aura is different
- Aura makes every voice on your phone, on Android too. Your text is not synced to a server.
- 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 Speechify 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
