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Don't just listen. The light of reading.

The text-to-speech app that doesn't just read to you —
it helps you genuinely understand what you heard.

Soma
Swahili · to read, to study
+
Zia
Arabic · light, radiance

No spam. No credit card. Just early access.

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The problem

Every TTS app reads to you.
None of them help you understand.

📖

You listen. You forget.

Most TTS apps are just playback engines. They dump audio at you with no regard for whether anything is sticking. You finish a document and can barely recall the main point.

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Robotic voices break focus.

Synthetic voices that sound like a GPS reading terms and conditions don't help you absorb complex ideas. The voice matters as much as the words.

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Smart content, dumb reading.

Apps read page numbers, footnotes, headers, URL strings, and citation markers aloud. Your documents are intelligent — your TTS app isn't.

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Pay more, get less.

$139 a year for one mediocre voice engine and a mobile app that breaks when you lock your screen. The market is overpriced and underdelivered.

"Somzia is built on a single belief: listening and understanding are not the same thing. Every feature exists to close that gap."

— The Somzia design principle

What makes Somzia different

Built for deep readers,
not passive listeners.

01

🧠

Active Listening Mode

After each section, Somzia asks you 1–2 AI-generated comprehension questions. Answer them. See your retention score grow. No other TTS app does this.

Unique to Somzia

02

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Multi-engine voices

ElevenLabs, OpenAI, Azure Neural, Google WaveNet, and Amazon Polly — all in one app. Switch engines per document. Let the content choose the voice.

03

Smart content filtering

Somzia detects and silently skips page numbers, headers, footers, citation markers, URL strings, and legal boilerplate. You hear the document, not the noise.

04

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Any document, anywhere

PDF, DOCX, EPUB, HTML, URLs, clipboard, email forwarding. Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox. If you can read it, Somzia can read it to you.

05

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Rewind by sentence

Not by seconds — by sentence. Missed something? One tap takes you back to the start of the last sentence, not 10 seconds of silence. Finally.

06

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Offline-first

Pre-synthesise any document over WiFi. Listen on a plane, in court, underground. Your library travels with you, no connection required.

The experience

Built for the
way you work.

Whether you're a lawyer reviewing case files, a student processing research papers, or a professional clearing your reading backlog — Somzia adapts to your content and your pace.

  • Legal Document mode silences citations and clause numbers
  • Academic mode handles references and footnotes intelligently
  • Speed adapts automatically — slower for dense passages
  • Word highlighting keeps your eyes anchored to the text
  • Sleep timer fades gently after any chapter or time limit
Somzia

Law of Succession Act — Cap 160

PDF · 84 pages · Legal document mode

The applicant being a duly appointed administrator of the estate, having obtained Letters of Administration Intestate, now applies for confirmation of the grant pursuant to Section 71 of the Act. The estate comprises six immovable properties situate in Nakuru and Eldoret municipalities...

Soma · Natural p.12 of 84 1.5×
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How it works

From any text
to understanding,
in three steps.

1

Import anything

Drop a PDF, paste a URL, forward an email, scan a page. Somzia handles 20+ formats and extracts only the content that matters.

2

Listen your way

Choose your voice, set your speed, select a reading mode. Somzia adapts the delivery to the type of document — automatically.

3

Actually understand it

Active Listening Mode checks your comprehension. Track what you retain. Build a reading habit that actually works.

Somzia

A name rooted in two of the world's great language families.
African wisdom. Global ambition.

Soma Swahili · East Africa to read · to study · to learn
Zia Arabic · Sanskrit · Global light · radiance · splendour
Somzia The compound · Our promise the light of reading

Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.
No dark patterns.

Free

$0

forever, no card needed

  • 3 documents per month
  • All voice engines
  • PDF + DOCX import
  • Standard speed control
  • Web & desktop

Scholar

$15

per month, billed annually

  • Everything in Reader
  • Active Listening Mode
  • Comprehension tracking
  • AI section summaries
  • Retention dashboard
  • Priority support

Early waitlist members get 40% off their first year · no commitment

Ready to read
with the lights on?

Join the waitlist. Early access. 40% off launch pricing.

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