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Strophe compared with hearlog
DetailStrophe logo Strophehearlog logo hearlog
What it doesTurn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech Free AI transcription and translation in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Hinglish and 50+ languages
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2025
Based inNot given IN
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingNot given Free: 300 minutes per month. Pro: ₹299/month or ₹2,990/year (2 months free) in India; $6.99/month or $49/year outside India. Lifetime: ₹4,999 or $299 (available until 30 November 2026).
Key features
  • EPUB and text-based PDF reading
  • On-device text to speech that works offline
  • Word-by-word highlighting during narration
  • Web article saving from Safari and other apps
  • Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x
  • Background playback and Lock Screen controls
  • Reading and listening position sync
  • Highlights, notes and bookmarks
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Free Project Gutenberg classics library
  • AI transcription in 50+ languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and more
  • Hinglish support - handles Hindi-English mixed speech naturally
  • Five summary styles - Meeting Notes, Lecture Notes, Detailed, Concise, and Key Points
  • Free translation between 50+ languages
  • Offline-resilient recording - survives network drops
  • Guest recording with no signup needed to try
  • Chat across recordings - ask questions across multiple recordings or entire folders (Pro)
  • SRT subtitles (Pro) - 4 hours of timed captions per month
  • Extract text from YouTube videos, images and PDFs (Pro)
What makes it different
  • On-device speech generation means narration works completely offline
  • No account, no server, and no tracking of what you read
  • One app for both reading and listening with unified library
  • Free tier holds five books with unlimited listening
  • Your library stays readable even if you stop paying
  • Built specifically for Indian languages and Hinglish - the most Indian language support of any free transcription tool
  • Network-resilient - recording continues and auto-retries transcription when connection returns
  • Genuinely free - 300 minutes monthly with no credit card required, no hidden charges
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 −1 (down) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)2213
Referring domains (Majestic)273

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