# Text to Speech - Speaky — user reviews > 213 indexed App Store user reviews of Text to Speech by Sandratra Razafindralambo, rated 4.50/5 from 859 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-speaky/id754061898/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech-speaky/id754061898.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 655 · 4★ 109 · 3★ 39 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 33 ## Newest reviews (18 of 213) ### 3/5 — Why not easy to paste text to be read aloud? *2026-08-03* If we want to support safe driving, Speaky should allow free and easy paste to read aloud (PTRA) capabilities that would allow a driver to select enough text for a 30 min commute to be easily read aloud on that commute. If the “I’m driving” feature is selected and the text starts before the commute (moving at driving speeds), then this would be a great improvement that promotes Speaky as well as safe, hands-free cell phone use while driving. You could even have a selection to block interruptions while driving & PTRA are ongoing. Deliberate control of social media is the best thing about internet & social media; please help make this possible by promoting safe driving & listening. ### 4/5 — Like it very much but one major malfunction wit earbuds *2026-04-23, version 3.100* I’m using very well integrated to iphone ios environnement Beat Fit Pro earbuds. I can « clic » on my ear earbuds to pause, but clicking again to resume voice reading just doesn’t work. To pause & resume reading directly from earbuds while I’m on the go is a must. ### 4/5 — Just getting to know it *2025-06-03, version 3.89* I am just finding my way around Speaky, but I do like the big word page it really helps while following along with the readings. ### 2/5 — Only reads part of the webpage *2025-05-15, version 3.87* I pasted a URL, and it only read a little portion of the webpage. Please do something about it. Thank you. ### 4/5 — Pretty good... *2025-05-05, version 3.87* I really like this game but kinda hard to do so 4 stars ### 4/5 — Pretty good …1 wish tho *2024-12-25, version 3.82* Pretty good….I wish it had ability to download audio file in background & export it (make available offline) I know it would take time to process 100+ page pdf books but that would be amazing ### 5/5 — So useful *2024-12-22, version 3.82* I’ve been using this since 2014 and even though new tools come I still use it. It’s my morning routine to play my notes ### 4/5 — Great App *2024-12-22, version 3.82* Fantastic way to work ### 5/5 — Better than competition *2024-12-20, version 3.82* So subscription model, fair use and looking forward to updates ### 4/5 — Speaky *2024-11-07, version 3.74* Difficulté d’accéder à Pocket via l’application ### 5/5 — Does the job cost effectively! *2024-11-07, version 3.74* I looked at other apps one was really expensive and the other was a mystery as to how it works. ### 2/5 — Irritating Robotic Voice *2024-09-26, version 3.71* The robotic robot voice used is beyond irritating. I’m not sure how anyone could bear to listen to this for any length of time. 😬 ### 5/5 — Excellent *2024-09-17, version 3.67* This is my go-to app for reading news articles in a hurry. Also, logical , easy to understand user interface. To the creater(s), Well Done! ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-09-04, version 3.67* A great new product ### 5/5 — Great App! *2024-09-02, version 3.67* It reliable reads articles for me. ### 5/5 — Duplicate entries *2024-08-31* For the most part, a decent reader that I am now enjoying. Some of the words get mispronounced, but that is ok. I use it to read me stories I find online while I am on long drives. It would get five stars if it would it did a couple of other things. When I post a url using the uparrow icon in Safari (incognito), it usually posts the article twice. If I post a few in a row before opening the app, the postings are not in order. I wish I could rearrange the order so they auto read until all the postings are read. I’m also finding that it will sometimes stall while reading as it tries to download something every 15 seconds or so. Im guessing that means it won’t read anything while on an airplane (I’ll have to test that sometime). **Developer response:** Hello, a recent wave of updates has been released to address some of your issues. I can also confirm that Speaky works completely offline. Speech is now split into segments so there is a small loading delay happening when switching to the next one. Thank you for your feedback! ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2024-08-31, version 3.67* I purchased this app to read printed text when I’m busy or if I’m driving. I am so glad I did because it does exactly what it is designed to do, now when I am driving or on the train, I can now easily listen to the printed text. I can honestly give it 5 stars ### 5/5 — Love it one time fee *2024-08-26, version 3.67* Très pratique un seul paiement et fonctionne pour la plupart des liens web. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Whenever I put text in, only a small bit plays *2026-04-05, version 3.100* I’ve been using this for years but stopped recently when I noticed that, whenever I put a text into the editor, only a small paragraph plays. The app was wonderful but has become useless. ### 1/5 — Price *2025-07-15, version 3.92* I was given a price for pro, but wasn’t able to download it at the time. When I opened the app again, it was about twice as much. ### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht *2024-05-08, version 3.67* Mein deutsches Pdf wird nicht gelesen. ### 1/5 — Stop asking for reviews. *2023-09-15, version 3.59* Stop asking for reviews. Update: still, stop asking for reviews. Maybe have some self awareness too. ### 1/5 — Great app. *2023-08-12, version 3.59* I enjoy this app. ### 1/5 — Please fix this app!! *2020-05-19, version 3.42* Fix it or just return it from previous update... can’t change from prefered voices and can’t save articles to new folders. ### 1/5 — Cant read any text *2019-11-03, version 3.41* Tried several URL. None of which the app could read. A total waste of money. ### 1/5 — How do I get a refund? *2019-05-12, version 3.41* I purchased this app specifically to read PDF files, and I’ve come to find out it’s in capable of doing that... I receive error messages about them not being simple enough. It does state that it can scrape text from the main body and read. But, That doesn’t seem to be the case! In fact, I’m not sure what it’s capable of... So, again how do I get a refund for this app since it does not read PDF files? ### 1/5 — Ne se lance pas sur iPhone X iOS12 ❗️‼️ *2019-01-22, version 3.35* C’est dans le titre. ### 1/5 — Useless *2019-01-22, version 3.35* Piece of crap. Only reads in French even though I point to English source material and set English as default language. Useless. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2025-11-13, version 3.95* Great little app. Thanks! Update: Still great little app November 2025! 👍 ### 5/5 — I love this app *2025-07-22, version 3.92* It's very useful and very easy to use. ### 5/5 — It's embarrassing. *2025-06-15, version 3.90* An app I've been using for over 7 years However With the latest update, it has become a paid app, and All the notes I've recorded over the past seven years have been deleted. I don't think I need to say anything else. It's embarrassing. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2025-06-04, version 3.89* Great app! ### 5/5 — Simple TTS App with Great Developer Support *2025-06-03* Speaky is a simple, powerful text-to-speech app that works offline and requires no account. Add articles via URL, files, or paste text, using Apple's built-in voices including premium voices (like Zoe). The developer is responsive and quickly added an export feature. Three features would make it perfect: progress tracking with last played position, Instapaper integration and visual enhancements with images within articles and thumbnails for list of articles. ### 5/5 — Parfait lecteur ! *2025-05-11, version 3.87* Presque toutes sources sont disponibles. Hyper pratique. Permet de créer une série de site, d’articles… on prépare ses lectures thématiques et la soirée commence ! ### 5/5 — SA *2025-03-28, version 3.86* Excellent apps using it for the last 4 years ### 5/5 — Does not spy on you. Does what it needs to do. *2025-02-11* This is great for listening to academic papers while driving in your car. You can pause and take voice notes. I just installed it but it looks to hit the mark. Hopefully I can ask which section/paragraph I am in for my voice notes and also jump around to different notes via voice… ### 5/5 — Great *2025-01-29, version 3.83* Great little app. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Does not spy on you. Does what it needs to do. *2025-01-17* This is great for listening to academic papers while driving in your car. You can pause and take voice notes. I just installed it but it looks to hit the mark. Hopefully I can ask which section/paragraph I am in for my voice notes and also jump around to different notes via voice… --- *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 2026-09-07.*