A free natural voice, with more if you tip

A lot of read-aloud apps sound robotic unless you pay. In SideReader, the natural voice is the free one.

Sky is a warm US English voice that comes with the app and runs on your phone. If you want more voices, leave a tip of any size and they unlock for good.

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What's free

Article detection in the apps you pick
The Sky voice
Speed control and history
Smooth mode
PDF, text, and photo-to-text into Listen

What a tip unlocks

Any tip, paid once, unlocks 10 more natural voices: US and UK English, female and male. It's not a subscription, and the voices still run on your phone.

Why on-device matters

On-device voices don't need to send your text to a server to read it. SideReader has no ads, no accounts, and no analytics, and your history stays with you.

Soon: SideReader Plus (optional)

Plus is coming soon in the Google Play version. It adds short summaries, "Simpler words," an online Sky voice for when your phone runs warm, and a floating read button. Everything on this page stays free without it.

FAQ

Are all voices free?

Sky is free. The other 10 voices unlock with a tip of any size.

Do I need an account?

No.

Does it work offline?

The on-device voices do, after any one-time downloads.