HancVoice vs NaturalReader: which one for voice-overs you publish?
NaturalReader started as a reader app and now also sells a commercial voice generator. HancVoice is a voice-over studio from Vienna with prices in euros. Here is where each one is the better choice.
Pick by what the audio is for
Choose NaturalReader if you mainly want to listen to documents and web pages yourself, or need voices in 90+ languages from several AI providers in one place.
Choose HancVoice if you publish what you voice: commercial use is part of every paid plan, the entry price is lower, and you pay in euros without a separate license.
HancVoice and NaturalReader side by side
| HancVoice | NaturalReader | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial use | Included in every paid plan and character pack | Only with a Commercial plan; Lite, Plus and Pro are for personal use only |
| Free start | 10,000 characters, once at sign-up | Free online reader for personal use |
| Entry price to publish | Starter: €9 a month for 120,000 characters | Commercial Starter: $29 a month ($16.50 a month billed yearly) |
| More volume | Pro: €29 a month for 500,000 characters | Commercial Creator: $49 a month ($24.75 a month billed yearly) |
| Without a subscription | Character packs from €4.50 | Extra credits only on top of an active subscription |
| Unused volume | Characters from plans and packs never expire | Monthly credit allowance |
| Own voice | From a short recording, private to your account | Up to 4 cloned voices on Commercial plans |
| Languages | 10 core languages, 24 in total with beta | 90+ |
| Currency | Euro, VAT included where it applies | US dollar |
Where HancVoice is stronger
- Commercial use without a separate license: one plan, and you may publish the audio.
- A lower entry price: €9 a month against $29 for NaturalReader Commercial Starter, billed monthly.
- Characters never expire, including those from a monthly plan, and packs need no subscription.
- 49 German voices, including Austrian and Swiss voices, and control over pace, pauses and stress.
- Prices in euros with VAT included, from a company in Vienna.
Where NaturalReader is stronger
- Listening: unlimited listening in the personal plans and reader apps, a different job from making voice-overs.
- More languages (90+) and voice models from several providers (Gemini, OpenAI, Azure, ElevenLabs) in one account.
- Up to four cloned voices on every Commercial plan.
- Team plans with shared credits.
NaturalReader details from its help center pages on personal and commercial plans (updated April and August 2026). Prices and plans change, please check their site before you decide. Source: help.naturalreaders.com/en/articles/9363601-plans-pricing-commercial-version
Personal or commercial: the license decides
NaturalReader has two product lines. Its personal plans (Lite, Plus, Pro) are licensed for personal use only: you may listen, but not publish. A video, a course or an ad needs the separate Commercial version, which starts at $29 a month.
HancVoice has one line. Audio made on a paid plan or with a character pack may be used commercially under our terms, including in monetized videos and ads. Rights to the script and to third-party content stay with whoever holds them.
What the price difference means
NaturalReader counts usage in credits and does not say on its plans page how many characters a credit is, so a price per character would be a guess. What can be compared is the entry price for publishing: €9 a month at HancVoice against $29 a month at NaturalReader, or $16.50 a month when paid for a year.
If you voice irregularly, HancVoice character packs work without a subscription: €4.50 for 50,000 characters, which is about 50 minutes of audio.
Listen to HancVoice voices
Real voices from our catalog. Press play on a portrait.
Questions and answers
Only with a NaturalReader Commercial plan. According to NaturalReader's help center (August 2026), audio made with the Lite, Plus and Pro plans is licensed for personal use only.
For commercial use at the entry level, yes: HancVoice Starter costs €9 a month for 120,000 characters, NaturalReader Commercial Starter $29 a month, or $16.50 a month billed yearly (October 2026).
Yes. A short recording is enough to create a private voice that only your account can use.
WAV and MP3. On paid plans developers can also generate audio through the REST API.
Publish your next voice-over
10,000 characters free at sign-up. No card needed.