As everyone has said, it's the end of an era. We knew the day would come, but I thought they would at least still make it usable on a free tier. But nope, the only way you can actually finish a book is by paying. It's a shame, but it was expected. Before I uninstalled, I noticed a decline in voice quality. The weird humming and false starts would happen more frequently, but they were still ignorable for the most part. I'll definitely miss this app.
Eric B
Edit: The new credit system is disappointing. I knew free was too good to last, but the credits needed to read a simple ebook makes it more costly than just using audible. It's a great reader if you're going to use it for 30 minutes a month, but more than that it's priced too high. Uninstalled. Sad day. I'm sure a new startup will come and figure out a model that works. Back to Audible and Android system voice. Original Review: Best Reader out there. No joke. I can't believe It's free.
Ben
as of yet I've not found a flaw at all with this service it's very impressive and it doesn't seem to have any downsides. edit 5/23/2025: feels like you guys bait and switched us. This went from telling me to use it everyday and setting goals for me to use it multiple days in a row, to now updated I'm completely out of credits and it's telling me I need to buy more. Why not give us temporary trials instead of tricking us into thinking it's free? I just recommended to others as a free service.
Pandora Menottis
Before the update, I loved that I could listen to my writing as well as listen to stories nonstop. The voices are amazing with the level of expression they can do. However, after the update, the time to listen was shortened too much, and the waiting period for the refresh was way longer, thanks to the limited time. I miss the fully free and high-quality with no time limit for listening to stories, websites, and many more.
Jonathan Mitchell
Edit: this used to be free... now it's an absurd amount of $$$. When it was free... it was a great way to basically turn anything into an audiobook. I really love the voice "Peter", he's my favorite one that I've found. He occasionally gets things wrong, but overall is very enjoyable to listen to. Suggestions: Add a way to edit the pronunciation of certain words. Be able to set different characters voices so you know who is talking.
AceBreakz
This app is amazing! Not only is it great for reading text to speech but, there are so many different voice variations to choose from. The app is packed full of features that I had no idea they offered such as, and array of ebooks to listen to for free, among other things. I suggest you check the app out for yourself to explore and enjoy everything it has to offer, FOR FREE! Enjoy... P.S. Thanks (Eleven Labs) for releasing this dope product! I'll be using it as long as it's available to do so..
Audri Celeste
A very good reader, even if you do need to pay to get extra listening time. My only gripe is that there's no way to correct the pronunciation of uncommon words and names that the AI doesn't recognize. If there was a way to edit pronunciation of certain words this would be my perfect app.
Lilly Blue
I keep seeing you say we get 2 free hours a week but everytime I login to check I have 0 minutes. I haven't used this app in months so I don't understand what the issue is. I keep updating the app thinking that's the problem, but I'm still at 0 listening hours. Even referring a friend got me nowhere. Was it just a one time credit of 2 hours, or did you block my account over a negative review? I don't understand what the problem is. Pure optimism is the ONLY reason I haven't uninstalled this yet.
Taequility
Oh god I was so happy to have this app because that was the best free app that allowed me to listen to my school material but now it's freaking paid subscription. I can already see how they'll start pushing the limits until it's completely unusable without subscription. 4* because it's still a the best tool out there for realistic voice reading and because for now it's still usable for free.
Rajiv Gunja (GG)
Good, lots of places for improvement. Number of voices seem limited for TTS. Filter / searching for british or american voices is terrible. AI halucination is here too - between paragraphs it makes sounds, which are creepy. Pronounciation of the same name can be defferent based on the paragraph or if there an exclamation after it. With these and many more flaws, the yearly cost for Ultra is too high.
