iRead
▲ $65/moRevenueCredibleCredibility 70/100
A local-first e-book reader (TXT, EPUB, MOBI, PDF) that offers on-device natural-voice text-to-speech with a one-time purchase for voices.
Problem it solves. Lets people listen to ebooks they already own without paying for a recurring TTS subscription.
Who pays. ebook owners who want on-device TTS/listen-aloud functionality
Market. consumer mobile app / ebook reader / accessibility/TTS
How it makes money. One-time $11.99 purchase for natural voices (in-app purchase)
Claimed. $64.56
Why we believe it · 20 comments read
Founder shared working App Store and Google Play links, a product website, and verifiable revenue ($64.56 from 6 purchases) and commenters treat it as a genuine, small but real success rather than self-promo.
“One thing worth thinking about, do you know if those 6 buyers came from this sub or organically through the store? That distinction matters a lot for whats next.” ▲ 30
“Total revenue so far: $64.56 . That’s obviously not much. Apple’s developer account is $99/year and Google Play was $25, so I haven’t even covered the cost of publishing the apps yet” ▲ 35