iPhone app
Audissey
Audissey turns web fiction into audio you can listen to anywhere — on your commute, while cooking, or with the screen locked.
Paste a chapter link from Royal Road or similar sites, and Audissey imports the story, cleans the text, and reads it aloud with natural text-to-speech. Build a personal library, organize stories on shelves, and pick up right where you left off.
For App Store and AdMob review
This page is the official public listing for Audissey. The app is a personal web-fiction audio reader for iPhone. It is not directed at children under 13. Developer: Donald Wono. Support: donald.wono.dev@gmail.com. Privacy policy: wono.dev/privacy/audissey.html.
- Developer
- Donald Wono · wono.dev
- Platform
- iPhone (iOS). Books / audio reader.
- Age
- 13+. Users import unrestricted web fiction of their own choosing.
- Account
- None required. Optional iCloud sync uses the user’s Apple ID.
- Advertising
- Google AdMob banners on Library, Shelf, and Ambient Listening. Removed by Audissey Pro.
- Purchases
- Optional one-time Audissey Pro unlock. No subscriptions.
- Privacy
- Standard speech synthesis, including Audissey Neural Voices, runs on-device. Optional API keys stay on the iPhone.
In the app
See it in use
Listen your way
Playback that stays out of the way
- Import stories from web URLs or pasted text
- Play, pause, and skip chapters with lock-screen controls
- Adjust playback speed to match your pace
- Read-along mode highlights text as it’s spoken
- Ambient listening screen for a calm, hands-free experience
Smart library
A library that keeps up
- Auto-import checks for newly published chapters
- Automatically split massive, single-page stories (like Project Gutenberg books) into manageable chapters
- Search across stories and chapters
- Organize novels into custom shelves
- Track read progress chapter by chapter
- Syncs seamlessly across devices
Built-in author support
When a chapter includes a Patreon or PayPal link, Audissey surfaces them in the reader so you can support the author — without those links being read aloud and interrupting your immersion.
Audissey Pro
Optional one-time purchase. Upgrade to Pro to remove ads, import unlimited chapters at once, and use Cache Ahead to pre-render Audissey Neural Voices audio so listening continues smoothly with the screen locked.
Voices
Intelligent, expressive voices
Choose Apple’s built-in voices or switch to Audissey Neural Voices, our on-device neural voice engine. All standard speech synthesis runs locally on your iPhone so your stories stay completely private.
Context-aware pronunciation
A custom heteronyms engine understands grammatical context, so words like “read” (present) and “read” (past) are spoken correctly.
Dynamic expression
The built-in expressive engine adds emphasis and pacing to action scenes and intense dialogue.
Custom dictionary
Define the exact phonetic pronunciation for unique character names and world-building terms.
Per-story narration
Assign specific voices to individual stories from their settings menu to match the novel.
Audissey Neural Voices currently supports English only. More languages are in progress.
Power users
Advanced API integrations
Connect your own third-party API keys directly on your device. Keys stay on the iPhone and are only sent to the provider you choose.
Smart speaker detection
Connect an LLM API key (OpenAI, Gemini, or Anthropic) so the engine can analyze chapters, identify characters, and map speakers to dialogue.
Ultra-premium audio
Connect your own ElevenLabs API key to stream ultra-realistic, multi-cast character voices into your listening queue.
Not another streaming subscription
Audissey is built for readers who love web fiction and want a simple, highly customizable way to hear their favorite stories. Import the chapters you already read. Listen offline. Keep the library yours.