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KO Reader

App StoreText to speech🇺🇸

No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on the App Store and has been in the index since 13 Oct 2026. How this is checked

KO Reader is an iOS reading app that converts web articles, EPUB ebooks, PDFs, and plain text into spoken audio using on-device neural voices. It supports Safari sharing, reading queues, bookmarks, history, pronunciation dictionaries, and audio export for private offline listening.

Inferred · not functionally tested

FreeiOS
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Listening to web articles, ebooks, and PDFs privately without relying on cloud services or subscriptions.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: iPhone and iPad users who want private text-to-speech reading

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: voice_synthesis

Inferred · not functionally tested

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: MOBILE · deployment: ios

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: apps.apple.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

KO Reader sits in PulseGate's Text to speech category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on listening to web articles, ebooks, and PDFs privately without relying on cloud services or subscriptions. Inferred · not functionally tested: KO Reader is a consumer product aimed at iPhone and iPad users who want private text-to-speech reading. Basis unknown · not verified: It is available for free. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for iOS.

James Carrell II builds and maintains KO Reader, and it first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are web article reading, EPUB support, and PDF support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Web article reading
  • EPUB support
  • PDF support
  • Neural voices
  • Safari sharing
  • Reading queue

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
text-to-speechebook-readerpdf-readeroffline-readingneural-voices
AI capabilities
Audio
Inference: Local

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Connectors
chrome
Runs on
iOS

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPSFree tierStore listing found

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed13 Oct · 19:29 UTC
    KO Reader seen via crawler:appstore
    Source: crawler:appstore · Open

Frequently asked questions about KO Reader

What is KO Reader?
Inferred · not functionally tested: KO Reader focuses on listening to web articles, ebooks, and PDFs privately without relying on cloud services or subscriptions. It is catalogued under Text to speech on PulseGate.
Who is KO Reader for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: KO Reader is a consumer product built for iPhone and iPad users who want private text-to-speech reading.
How much does KO Reader cost?
Basis unknown · not verified: KO Reader is free to use.
What platforms does KO Reader run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: KO Reader runs on iOS.
Is KO Reader still active?
Unverified. KO Reader has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to KO Reader?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DocReader:Pdf,EbookTextoSpeech, DocReader : Pdf, Ebook, Text to Speech, and Koro Voices.DocReader:Pdf,EbookTextoSpeechDocReader : Pdf, Ebook, Text to SpeechKoro Voices
Who makes KO Reader?
KO Reader is developed by James Carrell II, based in the United States.
How long has KO Reader been around?
KO Reader first shipped in 2026.

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