Text Simplifier2.1 - App Store

You're facing difficult texts and wish they were easier to understand? This app is exactly what you need! Whether in inclusive education, for beginning readers, or for anyone who appreciates clear and understandable language - with just one click, complicated becomes simple.

The Text Simplifier app makes difficult texts easier and translates them to plain language and easy read. Then the texts are easier to read and understand. And if you need help reading, the app can also read words to you. To do this, just follow along under the words with your finger. This app is for people with reading difficulties or beginning readers. It can also be very helpful in inclusive classroom instruction. There are then fewer barriers due to difficult texts. You have several options for simplifying texts:

1. Enter text: You can write a text, speak (dictate) or copy from another source. When you press the "Simplify Text" button, the text becomes simpler.

2. Take a picture of a text: You can take a photo of a text, for example from a book or worksheet. Then the app can read you the text or simplify it.

3. Internet texts: If you are reading on the internet and want a easy to read text, just press the "Simplify Texts" button.

The app is actually very suitable for children and beginning readers, but due to the integrated browser, Apple recommends it only from age 17+, as any web page can be accessed.

The app can do even more:

- The app can read along with you. For this you have to use your reading finger. Move your finger along under the text as you read. And turn on the speaker. The app will then help you read.

- The app can also read the entire text to you. If you want, the words are even highlighted as they are read.

- You can long press on a word if you don't understand it. An explanation will then be displayed and read aloud (please turn on speaker).

- You can make the letters bigger or smaller.

- You can decide how simple the text should be. This is done in the settings.

- Web pages can be displayed in "Reader Mode". Only the text and images are shown (without text simplification). Ads and menus are not shown.

## Tip: How to improve the voice! ##

The iOS voice sometimes doesn't sound very good.

You can simply use a different voice.

To do this, go to the "Settings" app.

Then to "Accessibility". Then select "Spoken Content" and then "Voices".

Now you can select and download other voices.

The enhanced voices sound especially good.

## Privacy ##

Texts are processed on a server in the EU under European law. They are stored only briefly for processing and are not used to train AI models. Please still avoid entering personal data. On devices with Apple Intelligence, texts can also be simplified entirely on the device. Then they never leave it, which is ideal for confidential documents such as official letters or medical reports, and it uses no credit.

## What does it cost? ##

The app is ad-free. Each simplification via the cloud AI costs some money, which is why the app costs something. Once you've purchased the app, you can simplify about 600 - 900 texts (depending on length). If you need more, you can buy additional credit via in-app purchase. You can also use the app with your own API key. Then only the API provider's costs apply and you don't need to buy credit.

Version History Processing in the EU, choice between device and cloud, triple credit.

- Texts are now processed on a server in the EU under European law. They are stored only briefly for processing and are not used to train AI models.
- On devices with Apple Intelligence, the app asks once where texts should be processed: entirely on the device (texts never leave it, not even as a fallback) or with credit via the EU cloud. You can change this at any time in the settings.
- The credit has been tripled, also for everyone who already has the app.
- New, better default model. The choice in the settings is simpler: Standard (EU) or your own API key.
- Long texts are simplified completely and no longer cut off.
- On web pages, menus, headers and footers are no longer simplified along with the content.
- The word explanation by long-pressing a word works reliably again. Toggling it in the settings takes effect immediately.
- Privacy note in the settings and further bug fixes. 2.1 Sep 13 Integration of the new low-cost, fast, open AI model from OpenAI GPT OSS 20b
Texts can now be displayed inline in simplified form directly within the webpage in the browser. 2.0 08/07/2025 A personal API key for any AI service can now be entered, allowing the tool to be used with any AI model. When using your own API key, the app’s credit will not be consumed (however, the API provider may charge fees).
A new, powerful, and very cost-effective AI model (Gemma 3n) has been integrated. It is somewhat slower but very inexpensive and consumes little credit for simplifications. 1.9 07/28/2025 • Through Accessibility / VoiceOver / Voices, better reading voices can now be selected again.
• The read-aloud function can now be paused and resumed.
• Update of AI models (Google Gemini 2.0 Flash)
• Bug fixes 1.8 05/03/2025 • Adjustment and integration of new AI models for simplification (GPT 4o mini, Gemma 9, Llama 3.1)
• Improvement / additions to translations. 1.7 07/29/2024 Symbols (emojis) can now be added to the simplified texts at the push of a button. In addition to Gemini and ChatGPT, a new AI model for text simplification is now available: Llama 3 8B. This model is very fast and cost-effective while maintaining good quality. It can be selected in the settings, allowing significantly more texts (up to 4 times more) to be simplified with the existing credit. 1.6 06/10/2024 Quick and Affordable AI Model Llama 3 8b: You can now select the new Llama 3 8b model, which is faster and significantly more cost-effective. This allows you to save credits without compromising much on quality. Simply activate it in the settings.

Text Collection: Simplified texts can now be saved and retrieved at any time in the text collection.

Bug Fixes: Several bugs have been fixed, such as the proper functioning of the back button in the internet view. 1.5 05/31/2024 Selection between Gemini and ChatGPT as simplification models (Gemini as default with lower costs and very good quality)
Improvement of the read-aloud function: It now runs more smoothly when words are highlighted.
Colors for syllable markings can now be customized.
The settings dialog has been revised and improved. 1.4 05/20/2024 Simplified text can now be printed or saved as a PDF file
Minor improvements in the "Reader Mode" of the browser
Bug fixes 1.3 10/15/2023 Numerous minor bug fixes
Improvement of the scrolling behavior
Automatic scrolling can now be disabled on demand
Fixed a display error when zooming in and out of text
Longer texts can now be simplified Longer web page texts previously sometimes resulted in empty simplification texts.
Ready for assistive access in iOS17. 1.2 10/03/2023 New functions / changes:
+ Text can be marked with syllable marks and syllable reading (new button).
+ Read aloud function for the whole text with markers (new button)
+ Word explanations can be displayed by long pressing on a difficult word.
+ Integration of photo library for text recognition
+ Credit for text simplifications is now calculated more accurately (depending on the word count of the texts, shorter texts need less credit than longer texts)
+ Bug fixes and improvements 1.1 09/04/2023 1.0 08/22/2023