# ClaroSpeak Plus — Dyslexia Friendly App > Reading and writing assistant with text-to-speech, OCR, and customizable display options. (iPhone/iPad app by Claro Software Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarospeak-plus/id845128025 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Claro Software Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/321126498) - Category: Education, Productivity - Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.30/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 723 MB - Languages: Australian English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, European Portuguese and 2 more - Released: 2014-05-13 - Data updated: 2026-07-01 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarospeak-plus/id845128025/reviews.md ## What is ClaroSpeak Plus? ClaroSpeak is a reading and writing app with high-quality text-to-speech, formatting controls, a wide range of fonts and styles and cloud storage integration. ClaroSpeak Plus also includes our "Capture Text from Photo" feature with high quality Optical Character Recognition (powered by ABBYY). ClaroSpeak provides visual highlighting in-sync with spoken words, a great range of color and font settings to allow for optimum reading, and word prediction to help with writing. ClaroSpeak is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development, and creating audio files from any text. PRODUCT FEATURES • Text-to-Speech - Type into ClaroSpeak and have the text read back to you. You can check text and proofread it quickly and easily. - You can import documents into ClaroSpeak from apps such as Mail, or import directly from Dropbox or Google Drive using ClaroSpeak's integration. ClaroSpeak can open a range of document formats including Word doc, PDF and epub. - Text from any app can be copied and pasted into ClaroSpeak ready to be read back. - Apple's speech recognition can be used to dictate text directly into ClaroSpeak, and can be listened back to ensure it is right. - The Apple spell check works in ClaroSpeak too, further helping accuracy. - You can save the text as an audio file using the same high-quality voice. • High-Quality Voices 4 high-quality Nuance Vocalizer voices are available as free downloads, with the language of your choice. The voice can be made to speak faster or slower. The voices are installed within ClaroSpeak, so they work when not online and do not use up any data allowance. Additional Nuance & Acapela voices in 30+ languages and even more accents are available through in-app purchase in ClaroSpeak. • Capture text from photo This feature lets you select a photo from your library or take a new one with your camera. Your chosen image will be scanned for text, using high-quality OCR (powered by ABBYY), and the text in the image will be inserted into ClaroSpeak. ***Minimum camera spec: 2MP*** • Word Prediction & Autocorrection Word prediction helps with writing more quickly and accurately. Train dictionaries from the current text so the best suggestions come up first. Enable Claro autocorrect and ClaroSpeak will use our specifically designed correction list to automatically correct misspelt words as they are typed. • Visual Highlighting Text is highlighted as the text is read back. Highlighting allows you to coordinate reading and listening. ClaroSpeak lets you pick the color and style of highlighting required. There are four highlighting modes to choose from: none, word by word, word trail, or sentence by sentence highlighting. • Font & Layout Change the font type, size or color to suit your needs. Layout the text for easier reading by adjusting the character, line and paragraph spacing and adjusting the page margins. Text can be formatted bold, italic and underlined to emphasize. Images can be inserted into the text from the camera or your library. • Save to Audio Convert any text into an audio file using any of the high-quality voices. This is quick and easy, allowing text to be listened to on the move. Great for proofreading on the go. • Sharing your text Text created within ClaroSpeak can be emailed, messaged, printed, opened in another app, or copied and pasted into another app, like Safari. Sending the text to Facebook and Twitter lets you join in with social media. • Read webpages You can now read webpages in Safari and other browsers, using the "Read with ClaroSpeak" extension from the share menu. • Dropbox and Google Drive Integration Open documents stored in Dropbox or Google Drive directly in ClaroSpeak. Save text and audio files directly back to Dropbox or Google Drive. Great for transferring files between devices and keeping files in the cloud. For the latest news, tips and advice follow @ClaroSpeak on Twitter. ## Key features - Text-to-Speech with highlighting - Capture text from photos (OCR) - Word prediction and autocorrection - Customizable font, size, and layout - Cloud storage integration - Save text as audio files ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $9.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Allison | $1.99 | one-time | | Heather | $1.99 | one-time | | Ryan | $1.99 | one-time | | Tracy | $1.99 | one-time | | Micah | $1.99 | one-time | | Rod | $1.99 | one-time | | Will | $1.99 | one-time | | Peter | $1.99 | one-time | | Rachel | $1.99 | one-time | | Susan | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 10) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarospeak-plus/id845128025/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Clark Speak *2023-01-12* This app sucks!! I am dyslexic, and I wanted to use it for my schooling. I was going to take pictures of pages from my textbooks, then listen to it while i was at working, but you can’t save it and it only lets you have one page at a time. I wish I can get my money back!!! **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave your review of our ClaroSpeak app. You can take pictures of pages and then listen to them using the Save as audio files feature, which you can access by tapping the Save button. You scanning from the camera, you can add as many photos/pages as you want, but you do have to scan them individually. We're hoping to improve this in a future update, you can scan all of your selected photos together. If you need assistance with anything else, please get in touch with our support team at support@clarosoftware.com and they will be happy to assist. Claro Software ### 4/5 — 8 *2021-08-13* For short notes it is ideal, but for me to just sit and rant it is an issue because after a certain amount of words I can’t get onto the next page or scroll further down, I have to make a whole new document, which is frustrating. It has great potential though, I look forward to its future, and I think that is what matters more than anything, we all fail and grow - and so do apps. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for taking the time to leave this feedback for our ClaroSpeak app. The issue you're experiencing sounds like it could be a bug! We would love if you could contact our support team at support@clarosoftware.com and we can try to resolve this for you. We would also appreciate any other feedback or thoughts you have on how we can improve our ClaroSpeak app. ### 1/5 — Does not read from picture scans... *2020-11-03* The idea of the app is amazing but when I use the camera to “scan” text it somehow converts the text in the picture to random letters, numbers and signs... 🤷🏻‍♀️ I wasted $10... **Developer response:** Hello, We're sorry to hear that you had a bad experience using our ClaroSpeak iOS app. The OCR in ClaroSpeak usually gives fantastic results, but it does depend on how good the photo is, that you use. If you're taking photos with your device being flat, then this can disrupt the accuracy of the OCR because your device cannot correctly detect which orientation it is in. If you would like some guidance or help with using the OCR in ClaroSpeak, please get in touch with our support team at support@clarosoftware.com and we'll be happy to assist. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2019-01-23* Barely functional and still has in app purchases for some functionality listed on the website (such as downloading an audio file) **Developer response:** Hello, I am sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience using our ClaroSpeak app. What issues did you encounter using the app? ClaroSpeak Plus only has in-app purchases for additional voices, which are complete optional. Everyone who purchases gets 4 free voice downloads of their choice. Downloading/saving as audio files are completely free and do not require any in-app purchases. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2018-04-05* Purchased the bundle thinking it would great for my dyslexic daughter to help with the numerous worksheets she needs to read. Unfortunately it is terrible. Voices are terrible, it doesn't flow as a human voice would. Words are not spoken correct as they are typed on the page. For the cost this software/app should be accurate. Forget anything that has to do with math. I want my money back. **Developer response:** Hello, Thank you for leaving feedback for our ClaroSpeak app. We're disappointed to hear that you have had a bad experience using ClaroSpeak. Were you using the iOS system voices, or did you download any of the extra voices? You get to choose 4 of the higher-quality voices free-of-charge. If you are still using the app and would like some technical support regarding this issue, please get in touch at support@clarosoftware.com and we will be happy to help you with this. ### 1/5 — Keep looking *2015-08-19* I could not get a good picture or any useful OCR. I'll keep looking for a good app to provide mobile text to speech. **Developer response:** Hi, sorry you had poor OCR results, what device do you have? We recommend a minimum 2MP camera (iPhone 4 onwards, iPad 3rd gen onwards or iPod Touch 4th gen onwards). If your device meets this spec and you still have ClaroSpeak, please feel free to email your photo to support@clarosoftware.com and we can check it out here. ### 4/5 — Feature requests: word limit, pdf and picture via Dropbox, etc. *2015-03-18* This is a wonderful app. I use it more and more everyday for my college readings. I ask that the word limit (set at 20,000 words) be removed or changed to a million words. With newer and newer iPhones having more RAM and better processors, it is a unneeded limitation. I have some PDF documents that are very long that I would like to export as audio. Also, please allow images from Dropbox to be selected. I can only access pdf and docx. Also, please add a bookmarking ability so that I can return to a place in a file that is previously ocr'd. **please make it so that when viewing a PDF, and you scroll through the quick view (by pressing the area on the bottom to view the real pdf view) that when you click back to the OCR'd rendering of it - that it would go to that page that corresponds to the pdf view instead of having to click through every page individually. This is annoying with PDFs of very large page size. Thanks! **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback Adam, I think we've spoke on email but I'll reply to this on here for others to see the answers. Unfortunately the saving to audio limit needs to stay in place (for now) as it uses up too much memory and crashes the app with anything larger. You should now be able to open image files from Dropbox and have them automatically OCRed into readable text. Regarding PDFs, please check out our PDF reading app called ClaroPDF (there's a free version if you want to try it out), this has loads of PDF features like bookmarking and annotations as well as text to speech with synchronised highlighting. ### 1/5 — K *2015-02-08* Waist of time, money and space. Closes itself after 10 seconds. I want my money back! ### 1/5 — No guarda audio *2015-01-05* Esta aplicación es buena, pero no se puede guardar audio, me vi obligado a comprar esta otra aplicación pensando que funcionaba, pero perdí mi dinero. Compre las dos apps de claro speak" y claro speak plus y ningunas se pueden guardar los archivos como audio. Solamente como texto. 😒. Espero en nuevas acualizaciones se pueda. Gracias ### 1/5 — Sloppy *2014-11-08* Pretty sloppy programming. When you hit pause and then hit play again, the program doesn't carry on where you left off, but continues from some other random place, page away from where you left off. While otherwise the program works, this bug makes it pretty useless for most applications. ## Frequently asked questions about ClaroSpeak Plus ### What is ClaroSpeak Plus? ClaroSpeak Plus is a reading and writing application designed to assist users with literacy development. It offers features like text-to-speech, optical character recognition (OCR), and customizable display options to enhance the reading and writing experience. ### How does ClaroSpeak Plus help with reading? ClaroSpeak Plus reads text aloud with synchronized highlighting, allowing users to follow along visually. It also offers extensive font and layout customization to make text easier to read, which is beneficial for users with dyslexia. ### Can ClaroSpeak Plus extract text from images? Yes, ClaroSpeak Plus features a 'Capture Text from Photo' function that uses high-quality OCR technology to scan images and extract text. This text can then be used within the app for reading or editing. ### What are the voice options in ClaroSpeak Plus? The app includes four high-quality Nuance Vocalizer voices available as free downloads in various languages. Additional voices and accents can be purchased through in-app purchases. ### Does ClaroSpeak Plus offer writing assistance? ClaroSpeak Plus includes word prediction and autocorrection features to help users write more quickly and accurately. Users can also train dictionaries within the app for personalized suggestions. ### What devices is ClaroSpeak Plus compatible with? ClaroSpeak Plus is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It requires iOS 4.3 or later and is optimized for iPhone 5 and newer devices. ### How often is ClaroSpeak Plus updated? The latest version of ClaroSpeak Plus is 7.7.11, released on May 7, 2024. Updates typically include bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features to enhance user experience. ### What is the price of ClaroSpeak Plus? ClaroSpeak Plus is a paid application with a price of $9.99. There are also additional in-app purchases available for extra voices and languages. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 7.7.11 — 2024-05-07 Fixes an issue where changing some settings in the Claro Keyboard app could cause a crash. Improves readability of some UI elements in dark mode. ### 7.7.8 — 2023-10-16 Minor bug fixes ### 7.6.7 — 2023-07-06 Fixes a bug where the speech slider was not visible in the keyboard app. ### 7.6.5 — 2023-07-04 Fixes a bug where the Save as audio option was missing from the save menu. ### 7.6.3 — 2023-06-28 Fixes a bug where some user settings were not being remembered. ## Apps similar to ClaroSpeak Plus | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Aunty Maggie's Recipe](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aunty-maggies-recipe/id490121669) | 2.0 (1) | $3.99 | Education | | [Speech To Symbol Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speech-to-symbol-pro/id1571118745) | 1.0 (1) | $8.99 | Education | | [SnapType Pro 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snaptype-pro-2/id1663572491) | 4.4 (35) | $49.99 | Education | | [Quick Type AAC](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-type-aac/id818079924) | 3.3 (6) | $1.99 | Education | | [PixWriter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixwriter/id1462673649) | 5.0 (3) | $69.99 | Education | | [Oju Odu: Ifa Verses](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oju-odu-ifa-verses/id1451671354) | 3.3 (3) | $99.99 | Education | ## More apps by Claro Software Limited - [ClaroCom Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarocom-pro/id623306168) - [ClaroPDF Pro – Text to Speech](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/claropdf-pro-text-to-speech/id633997623) - [Claro MagX](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/claro-magx/id653398060) - [ClaroCom](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarocom/id903818521) - [ClaroSpeak - Literacy Support](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clarospeak-literacy-support/id977258467) All apps by Claro Software Limited: https://appshunter.io/developer/321126498 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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