Listening: Text to Speech

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About this app

Listening.com transforms articles, research papers, books, and PDFs into high-quality, natural-sounding audio. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or simply love learning on the go, Listening offers a seamless way to consume written content effortlessly.

Key Features:

Versatile Content Conversion: Turn a wide range of text—whether it’s academic papers, business reports, articles, or eBooks—into audio, making it easy to listen wherever you are.

Natural Voices: Enjoy human-like voices, even for complex or technical terms, that make listening more engaging and easier to follow.

One-Click Note-Taking: Capture key ideas with just one tap while listening. Perfect for keeping track of important points during your commute or workout.

Efficient Multitasking: Listen while you exercise, drive, or relax, freeing up time for other activities without missing out on important reading.

Custom Listening Experience: Adjust playback speeds from 0.5x to 4x to suit your needs. Speed through easier content or slow down for detailed comprehension.

Multi-Format Support: Convert PDFs, Word documents, articles, and more into audio, supporting a wide variety of formats.

Who Is Listening For? Whether you’re a busy professional trying to stay on top of the latest reports, a student balancing a heavy reading load, or simply someone who enjoys audiobooks and podcasts, Listening makes it easy to turn written text into a hands-free, on-the-go experience.

Pricing:

Premium Plans: Unlock unlimited listening and enhanced features with flexible monthly or yearly subscriptions.

Join thousands of users who are transforming the way they read and learn with Listening.

[Minimum supported app version: 5.1.2]
Read aloud Papers, Web & PDFs
Updated on
Oct 27, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 5 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 6 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

7.08K reviews
Sophia Pollalis
June 22, 2026
I love this app. I'm a PhD student with ADHD and I have a really hard time focusing on reading; listening helps a lot. It's not perfect, it does randomly spell words out (usually in a title). Occasionally it will pause, usually between paragraphs, but will pick back up in a few seconds. Auto-scroll doesn't always work, and if you pause and try to scroll away while it's on, it'll keep bouncing you back to current location. Pronunciation is 90% correct. Avoids headers, footnotes, authors, etc.
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James Pankaew
July 30, 2026
Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! We’re really happy to hear Listening has been helping with your studies. We also appreciate you pointing out the issues with spelling, pauses, auto-scroll, and pronunciation. Please send us an email at support@listening.com so we can take a closer look at these issues and continue improving the app.
Ruzbeh Jamshidi
May 22, 2026
I never write reviews, so understand the level of frustration required for me to post this. DO NOT pay for this app! Even a $20 yearly "deep discount" is a waste. It doesn't work 8 times out of 10. I am forced to sign out and sign back in every few minutes just to get it to react. This app shouldn't be marketed by modern software standards. It’s a shame I fell for it. Customer support only offers polite, completely empty responses with zero actual results. Do not buy!
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James Pankaew
June 3, 2026
Hi Ruzbeh! We’re really sorry for the frustration you’ve had with the app. That’s definitely not the experience we want for our users. Please reach out to us at support@listening.com so we can investigate what’s causing these issues and work with you on a solution. We’d love the opportunity to help get things working properly.
Ember Snook
February 19, 2026
advertises as in app perchaces but you HAVE to pay to be able to use the app at all. if you dont you get stuck in a loop of either pay or "we have a special offer for you!!1!1!" that you cant get out of even after pressing the x button 50 times. and yes. I checked. I even logged out of my account and logged back in and it still stuck my in the loop. so ig only get this if your willing to pay for it and don't expect it to be free like I did.
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James Pankaew
February 20, 2026
Hi Ember Snook! We’re really sorry for the frustration. Please reach out to us at support@listening.com, so we can take a closer look and fix this for you as soon as possible. We truly appreciate you reporting this.

What’s new

- Bug fixes and improvements
- Open cloud file pickers directly when adding content.
- Keep audio paused after using Android headset controls while loading.
- Improved lock-screen playback.
- Offline downloads now finish on their own after you reopen the app or reconnect.