NovelVoice for iPhone

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NovelVoice is a free iPhone app created by Kazuhiro Yamada and listed in the Books category under Education & Reference. It converts text from various web novel sources into spoken audio so you can follow stories hands-free and without eye strain.

How it helps

• Turns web-hosted chapters into narrated audio for listening rather than reading.
• Lets you enjoy fiction while commuting, doing household tasks, exercising, driving, or winding down before sleep.
• Simplifies accessing episodes from supported novel sites and controlling playback to match your preferences.

Capabilities and tools

• Backup and restore your settings and imported files.
• Import local text files for playback and use them offline.
• Save translated text and listen to converted passages.
• Mark and return to favorite chapters with bookmarks.
• Track visited pages with a browsing history log.
• Set a sleep timer to stop narration automatically.
• Create and use a personal dictionary to improve pronunciation.
• Automatically advance pages for continuous listening.
• Adjust playback speed to listen faster or slower.
• Choose different synthetic voices and tweak pitch for a preferred listening tone.

Where to get it

Download NovelVoice from the App Store at no charge. It’s aimed at readers who want to convert online serialized fiction into audio without relying on dedicated audiobooks.

Alternative option

Consider Buckrail (Jackson Hole WY News) as a free alternative if you’re looking for another app in the same price range.