Submitted by Tangela on and last modified on 29 May, 2018
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Description of App:
Featured as Best New App in 81 countries including the United States and Apple App Store Permanent Collections in Education.
“This app is one of the best educational finds of my entire career.” - Forbes
“As a user myself and as a mother of a child with dyslexia, I am blown away by the features of Voice Dream.” - Quartz
“Voice Dream Reader is hailed by many as the best mobile text-to-speech (TTS) app.” - Examiner
Supported Document Formats
- PDF, Plain text, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, RTF, and Google Docs.
- Web articles.
- EPUB eBooks. (DRM-free books only. Kindle and iBooks are not supported.)
- Bookshare Books.
- DAISY text-based books and audiobook.
- Audiobooks in MP3, MP4 or zipped MP3 format.
- Experimental rich text and image support for all documents.
Text-to-Speech
- One premium Acapela voice of your choice free with the purchase of the app.
- 36 built-in iOS voices in 27 languages are also available for free.
- 200+ additional premium voices in 30 languages from Acapela, NeoSpeech and Ivona available through in-app purchases.
- Correct pronunciation with your own pronunciation dictionary.
- All voices work offline and play in the background even with the screen locked.
Reading Styles
- Tee-up a list of articles and play while you drive, walk or run.
- Spoken word is highlighted to improve comprehension and retention.
- Auto-scrolling and full screen, distraction-free mode to help reader focus.
- Finger reading. For beginners to read by at running a finger under each word.
- Pac-Man. Harvard and MIT developed speed-reading method for everyone to read at 2x speed with no loss of comprehension.
- High contrast and large font size for low vision readers.
- Optimized for VoiceOver, Braille and switch control.
Tools
- Bookmarking, text highlighting and annotation. Highlights and notes can be exported as text.
- Full-text search.
- Built-in dictionary.
- Skip text in PDF header and footer.
Content Sources
- Native support for Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Pocket, Instapaper and Evernote.
- Native access to Bookshare.
- Safari extension to save Web pages and Web addresses.
- Support for Box and OneDrive via iOS Document Picker.
Library Synchronization
- Your entire library, including folders, reading locations, bookmarks and annotations are synchronized across all your devices using iCloud Drive.
*IMPORTANT NOTE:
It is not possible to load DRM protected ebooks. All books purchased on iBooks, Kindle and other commercial eBook platforms have DRM.
Apple Watch Support:
No
Version:
4.5.0
Free or Paid:
Paid
Device(s) App Was Tested On:
iPhone
iOS Version:
11.4
Accessibility Comments:
This is a very accessible app, and the developers seem truly committed to improving it. Organizing content is somewhat difficult and may require sighted assistance, but downloading and reading content works very well. As of the latest release, 2.7.2, the developer has fixed the issues noted below with regards to the inaccessibility of the text box. It is now possible to read by words, characters and lines through the text with voiceOver.
VoiceOver Performance:
VoiceOver reads all page elements.
Button Labeling:
All buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability:
The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.
Other Comments:
The samples for peter (happy) and peter (sad) which previously did not play are now working properly.
App Store Link:
Developer's Website:
Developer's Twitter Username:
@voicedreamapp
User Options
26 AppleVis user(s) have recommended this app.
Andromache, AnonyMouse, Brother J., Gloria, Hubert, Jeff Young, Jen, Jenna, Jessica Brown, Kelly Sapergia, Leseguenni, Lit Xuan, Luna, matt, Matt M, mehgcap, Michael Hansen, Miguel Orduno, Seva, synthesizer101, Tamer Zaid, Tangela, Tess Tey, TJT 2001, vulcansummer, Wheels
220 Comments
#1 which voices are available as
Submitted by alex wallis on
#2 Acapela voices
Submitted by Tangela on
#3 Not easy to navigate inside the book.
Submitted by igorkaplan on
#4 predefined bookmarks and search feature
Submitted by Tangela on
#5 I have just contacted the
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#6 I question the legality of bookshare integration
Submitted by synthesizer101 on
#7 Other apps out there which read Bookshare content.
Submitted by Shersey on
#8 Version 2.7.0
Submitted by Tangela on
#9 worth picking up
Submitted by Signaltonoise on
#10 It's free to try, so go for it
Submitted by mehgcap on
#11 I just bought the app a few
Submitted by Sean Terry on
#12 Hi Sean
Submitted by Joe on
Hey Sean my peter voices played. I didn't buy them, but the preview did work. I really like this app, but one feature I liked was broken this update the sleep timer. It now looks like the timer in tune in where I can see strt or cancil but no flicker itum. In the older app it worked which was pretty sweet. Now however I have the Paul voice, so I guess its a trade off.
#13 Same problem with preview
Submitted by David Goodwin on
#14 Voice Dream Reader--Inapp purchases
Submitted by Ketan on
#15 Not all there yet, but still worthwhile
Submitted by Weary Mouse on
#16 podcast
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#17 Paul and Julie
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#18 Upcomming feature
Submitted by Sof on
#19 Voice Dream Crashes
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#20 Voice dream crashes
Submitted by Sof on
#21 Now even more accessible in 2.7.2
Submitted by David Goodwin on
Great news for VoiceOver users in the latest update - we can now access the text box!What's New in Version 2.7.2
#22 New problem
Submitted by Weary Mouse on
#23 press play
Submitted by Sof on
#24 the real answer
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#25 I was half wrong
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#26 It's really strange since VO
Submitted by Sof on
#27 Listening with VO Voice
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#28 VO Reading
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#29 That seems to be the
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#30 In most apps, flicking down
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#31 Hi,In my opinion, the way
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#32 I was wondering if it would
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#33 Version 2.7.3 released
Submitted by David Goodwin on
Yet more improvements for VoiceOver and BookShare users: What's New in Version 2.7.3
#34 2.7.4
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#35 Kate
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#36 Kate
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#37 Hello and thank you for your
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#38 working now
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#39 linking app with bookshare
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#40 Text selection
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#41 Pronunciation dictionary
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#42 What Word?
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#43 Issue Solve
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#44 Okay. I have no idea what
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#45 Version 2.8.0
Submitted by Tangela on
#46 When setting the rewind or
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#47 Support
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#48 two questions
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#49 Yes and Yes
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#50 Voices
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