# Speech It — Listen to books & articles

> Listen to books & articles (iPhone/iPad app by ColorBoxStudio.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speech-it/id6794829603 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ColorBoxStudio](https://appshunter.io/developer/548931285)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speech-it/id6794829603/reviews.md

## What is Speech It?

Speech It turns the books and documents piling up on your device into audio you can enjoy anywhere. Import DRM-free EPUBs, PDFs, text files, and web articles, and listen to them read aloud in a natural voice.

Clear your reading backlog during your commute, chores, or walks.

◆ Key Features

- Flexible importing
EPUB / PDF / plain text / web pages by URL / clipboard text. Files can also be opened from the Files app and the share sheet.

- On-device translated listening
Listen to an English book in Japanese and more: translation happens while reading aloud (iOS 18 or later, supported language pairs), with the translation and original shown side by side.

- Background playback
Keeps playing while your screen is locked, with full control from the Lock Screen and Control Center. Playback resumes automatically after interruptions such as phone calls.

- Follow along visually
The current sentence and word are highlighted and kept in view. Tap any sentence to start playback from there.

- Table of contents & bookmarks
Jump between chapters, bookmark individual sentences, and browse bookmarks across your whole library.

- Organized library
Sort books into folders. Your reading position is saved automatically, so you always pick up where you left off.

- Voice customization
Adjust speed (0.5x-2.0x), pick from your device's voices, tune the pitch, and preview voices before choosing.

- Privacy first
Parsing, translation, and speech synthesis all happen on your device. The contents of your books are never sent to a server.

◆ Notes
- DRM-protected e-books are not supported.
- Image-only (scanned) PDFs cannot be read aloud.
- Translation requires iOS 18 or later.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-09

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-07

No release notes.

## More apps by ColorBoxStudio

- [Ideamixer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ideamixer/id729313017)
- [Voitore - Voice Training](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voitore-voice-training/id1191311527)
- [ハンカク](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1332462596)

All apps by ColorBoxStudio: https://appshunter.io/developer/548931285

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*