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Strophe vs Scribiz

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Strophe compared with Scribiz
DetailStrophe logo StropheScribiz logo Scribiz
What it doesTurn any book into an audiobook with on-device text to speech Not given
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingNot given Free: 10 minutes per day without account or 30 minutes per month with free account, for videos up to 2 hours. Pro: $10 per month with 600 minutes per month for videos up to 6 hours. Mac Lifetime: $99 once with 300 hosted minutes and every 1.x update. YouTube caption credits from $3.99 for 200 credit
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
  • Transcript extraction from videos and audio files
  • Works without captions by listening to audio
  • Speaker identification and labeling
  • On-screen text extraction
  • Automatic summary and chapter generation
  • Multiple export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT, Markdown, JSON
  • Support for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Vimeo, X, podcasts and file uploads
  • MCP server integration for AI agents
  • Mac desktop application
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
  • Extracts transcripts from videos without captions by analyzing audio
  • Includes on-screen text recognition alongside speech transcription
  • Integrates with AI agents through MCP server for Claude and Cursor
  • Mac app option where videos are never uploaded whole
  • Built on open-source transcribe tool with MIT license
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 check29 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)512
Citation Flow (Majestic)2230
Referring domains (Majestic)2749

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