# Listen to Articles: speakeasy — Read aloud · audiobook · TTS

> Read aloud · audiobook · TTS (iPhone/iPad app by BIG CORP LIMITED.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listen-to-articles-speakeasy/id6758816495 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BIG CORP LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1656048451)
- Category: Magazines & Newspapers, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-02-19
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listen-to-articles-speakeasy/id6758816495/reviews.md

## What is Listen to Articles?

No account. No login. No bloat.

Just paste a URL — Substack, Medium, Twitter, blog, newsletter — and speakeasy reads it aloud in stunning AI voices, powered by InWorld TTS. Web articles to audio in seconds. Nothing else to set up.

Your audio saves to iCloud Drive, syncs automatically to iPhone and Mac, and is yours forever. No cloud accounts. No servers. No tracking. Start an article on the commute, finish it on your laptop.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Copy a URL — article, newsletter, blog, or tweet
2. Paste into speakeasy or share from any app
3. Hit play — text becomes audio in seconds
4. Lock your screen and keep listening
5. Files save to iCloud Drive, available on every device

LISTEN YOUR WAY
- Multiple high-quality AI voices (InWorld TTS)
- Playback speed 0.5x–2.0x
- Skip forward/back 15 seconds
- Position auto-saved
- Background playback with lock-screen controls

QUICK FACTS
- Background playback with lock-screen + AirPods controls
- Variable speed 0.5x to 2.0x
- Sleep timer for nighttime listening
- Works offline once downloaded
- CarPlay compatible
- Light and dark themes

WORKS WITH EVERYTHING
- Twitter/X threads
- Medium articles
- Substack newsletters
- Blog posts, news articles, RSS items
- Any web article with text

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
- No account, no login, no email
- Your audio lives in your iCloud Drive — visible in Files, owned by you
- No tracking, no analytics, no data collection
- Cancel anytime, keep your library

FOR PEOPLE DROWNING IN READING LISTS
Commuters. Founders. Students. Researchers. Parents. Anyone who'd rather listen than scroll. Turn your backlog into a personal podcast.

PERFECT FOR
- Commutes and drives
- Workouts and walks
- Cooking, cleaning, errands
- Studying and research
- Accessibility (dyslexia, ADHD, low vision)
- Multitasking

DOES ONE THING
No dictation. No AI chat. No meeting notes. No 500 MB binary. speakeasy turns reading into listening — and that's it. If you've tried other read-aloud apps and felt overwhelmed by feature creep, this is the focused alternative.

HONEST PRICING
$89.99/year for unlimited articles, all premium voices, every feature. Less than a quarter of what other AI text-to-speech subscriptions cost. No hidden charges, no upsells, no fake discounts.

Start free with 3 articles per week. No credit card required.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Speakeasy Pro | $9.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $89.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.9 — 2026-08-26

- Sharing an article is much faster and no longer fails on long articles
- Fixed a bug where an article could be lost if it failed to save
- Audio files are about half the size, so they download and sync faster
- Fixed alert messages that were unreadable in light mode

### 1.1.8 — 2026-08-16

- 修复了应用无法连接我们的服务器、导致新文章无法加载的问题
- 分享的链接失败时，应用现在会说明原因，你可以立即重试

### 1.1.7 — 2026-08-12

- Peeking at an article no longer knocks you out of what you were doing
- Fixed a rare crash when opening the player
- Long-pressing an article no longer changes your playback speed
- Swiping an article and then tapping it no longer opens the player by mistake

### 1.1.6 — 2026-07-29

- Fixed a crash that could happen when starting playback
- Fixed the queue sometimes not moving on to the next article
- Playback now stays in sync when you switch articles mid-listen
- Sleep timer no longer applies to the wrong article

### 1.1.5 — 2026-07-07

• AI summaries — get the gist of any article in a tap
• Faster library: quicker search, cleaner layout
• Smoother playback + bug fixes

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