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Sandbook · House #35,637

Turn EPUBs, PDFs, web articles & scans into natural speech.

In the Audio, voice and music neighborhood (Visual and media). In town since 9 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on Sandbook's site

Sandbook describes itself as: “Sandbook — Offline Text-to-Speech Book Reader for iPhone”

What it is

Calls itself “text-to-speech book reader”.

  • Calls itself: text-to-speech book reader
“Sandbook is an offline text-to-speech book reader for iPhone and iPad.”

Where it puts itself

Publishes a comparison page.

“There are no ads in the app.”
“Compare -> https://sandbook.app/alternatives”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.

  • One-time: no
  • Monthly: no
  • Yearly: no
  • Free plan: free forever
“Completely free. No account, no ads, no subscriptions, and no character limits.”
“Completely free.”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. Available in 6 languages.

  • Sells to: consumers
  • Languages: 6 languages
“Sandbook is a free text-to-speech reader for iPhone and iPad that reads EPUB, PDF and saved web articles aloud with no internet connection .”
“Choose from 41 voices in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Hindi, and follow each word as it is spoken.”

How it runs

A mobile app for iOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the App Store. AI is the core of the product. Built with Google Analytics.

  • Kind: mobile
  • Runs on: iOS
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: App Store
  • AI role: core to the product
  • Analytics: Google Analytics
“Sandbook is an offline text-to-speech book reader for iPhone and iPad.”
“…iOS 18.2 or later · iPhone 12 or later · iPad with A14 or M1”

What it works with

Names ElevenReader, Kokoro and 4 more on its pages.

  • Names: ElevenReader · Kokoro · NaturalReader · +3
“The row-by-row versions: Speechify , NaturalReader , Voice Dream Reader , ElevenReader and Apple's own Speak Screen — or the whole field at once in the offline text-to-speech alternatives roundup .”
“Powered by Kokoro, speech is generated directly on your iPhone or iPad, with no cloud processing.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes a blog.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“Download the iOS app Try the online demo”
“Free · No account · iPhone & iPad · iOS 18.2 or later”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 9 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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