# SpeakCove - Text to Speech

> SpeakCove - Text to Speech (iPhone/iPad app by Lukas Schoenbaechler.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakcove-text-to-speech/id6760540041 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lukas Schoenbaechler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1534958014)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 280 MB
- Languages: French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Released: 2026-03-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakcove-text-to-speech/id6760540041/reviews.md

## What is SpeakCove?

A text-to-speech reader that's actually free. No trials, no time limits, no paywalls on basic features. Just open it and listen.

Want more? Unlock everything for $14.99 — once. No subscription, ever.

FREE — NO CATCH

- Natural-sounding neural voices — not the robotic ones other apps hide behind a paywall
- Read PDFs, ePubs, MOBI, DOCX, FB2, CBZ, RTF, TXT, and HTML
- 5 languages: English, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French
- Adjustable speed (0.75x – 2x) and sleep timer
- Free book store — thousands of public domain classics from Project Gutenberg, ready to listen
- No account needed, no sign-up, no forced anything

PREMIUM — $14.99. ONCE. FOREVER.

- 8 additional voices — more characters to choose from
- Background playback — listen while cooking, commuting, exercising
- Every future feature and voice update included

100% OFFLINE — YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY PRIVATE

Everything runs on your device. No internet needed — works in airplane mode, on your commute, anywhere. No cloud processing, no data collection, no servers. Your text never leaves your iPhone.

BUILT FOR REAL USE

- PDF viewer with real-time sentence highlighting + OCR for scanned pages
- iCloud sync for your library and settings
- Home screen widgets
- Full VoiceOver support

No sign-up. No subscription. Start listening in seconds.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SpeakCove Premium — Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-03-23

No release notes.

## More apps by Lukas Schoenbaechler

- [BexTrack](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bextrack/id1534958012)

All apps by Lukas Schoenbaechler: https://appshunter.io/developer/1534958014

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