# Text to Speech • — user reviews > 223 indexed App Store user reviews of Text to Speech by Spore AI, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 947 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech/id1563068826/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-to-speech/id1563068826.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 781 · 4★ 95 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 25 ## What do users think of Text to Speech? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Helpful for communication - 🔒 No ads or subscriptions - 💡 Customizable voices - 👍 Simple and straightforward - 👍 Useful for medical conditions - 👍 Convenient for non-verbal users **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches - 💡 Limited voice options - 💡 Inability to save or export audio - 💡 Lack of advanced features **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening - Inconsistent voice quality - Text-to-speech not working as expected **Most requested features** - Ability to save or export audio - More voice options and customization - Improved stability and performance - Integration with other apps or devices - Additional language support ## Newest reviews (15 of 223) ### 3/5 — Rate Option *2026-02-09, version 2.5.3* whats the point in having the option to change how fast the voice talks if it doesnt work? ### 2/5 — Good *2025-12-25, version 2.4.3* Good ### 2/5 — No regard for early adopters *2025-12-06, version 2.3.2* I spent money on this app I never ended up using but spent nonetheless, then it updated to using AI and it wants $40 a month to use my own poorly reconstructed voice. You can’t delete the voices once you have uploaded them either. ### 5/5 — A game changer *2025-12-02, version 2.2.1* Easier than reaching for my glasses to read ### 5/5 — Communication after medical procedure made easy *2025-11-21, version 2.2.1* Loved using this and being able to switch between English and Spanish so easily!! ### 5/5 — Gave me my voice back!!!!!! *2025-11-15, version 2.2.1* I don’t have much to say other than this has been invaluable. I lost my voice to throat cancer and this is a simple interface with plenty of voices to customize and they sound so natural too. ### 5/5 — 5 star for effort *2025-11-07, version 2.2.1* The app guilt trips u into rating 😭✌️ ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2025-11-02, version 2.2.1* This app is very useful when I’m sick and can’t use my voice , I wish it autocorrected more words when I’m typing fast but other then that I recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — Using Free, Not So Bad Actually *2025-10-30, version 2.2.1* So many of these are unbelievably robotic sounding. That’s kinda to be expected. Especially in the free versions. This one seems a cut above many free options. It *does* sound robotic, but it speaks clearly and sounds almost pleasant. Like Siri or Alexa rather than a 1980’s sci-fi bomb of a movie. ### 5/5 — Gute App *2025-10-22, version 2.2.1* Habe eine Kehlkopfentzündung und kann deshalb nicht sprechen die App hat mir unterwegs und mit den Kindern gut geholfen allerdings finde ich es etwas schade dass das Menü nur in Englisch ist ansonsten super ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2025-10-21, version 2.2.1* Helped me while dealing with medical issues that left me unable to speak. ### 5/5 — Thank you❤️ *2025-10-06, version 2.2.1* I finally came across the BEST app👍 Please keep up 🙏 ### 5/5 — Thank you *2025-10-04, version 2.2.1* It’s a great app! I test it and really doesn’t have any ads. If you don’t like the keyboard sound when texting you can silent it and the text would still work! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-09-18, version 2.2.1* I love how there’s no ads ### 5/5 — Life saver *2025-09-16* I’m 43 years old, I’m In a nursing home I have been since October 2024 I have been bed ridden the whole time. I also had an emergency tracheotomy, it’s supposed to be a temporary tracheotomy, that will heal,and I’ll be talk without assistance, be able to eat and drink again. I been on a feeding tube for awhile. Well not able to talk I can’t communicate easily. Than I found this amazing app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Features *2026-08-07, version 2.6.1* Every time they do an update, it doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Paywall *2026-08-04, version 2.6.0* At least 50 tries ### 1/5 — No British voices *2026-06-14, version 2.5.10* Despite what it says when choosing a voice, all of the English AI voices are American. I would clone my own voice, but I’m not paying £20 A MONTH for a supposedly free app — and I am NOT having my words spoken by a cheesy American AI voice — especially since the app seems to think that ‘GB’ just means ‘English’, and ‘English’ means ‘American’ 😡 ### 1/5 — Greedy SOB *2026-03-05, version 2.5.6* I've had this app for 2 years and it was been great, essential even. I loved it for when I had strep and my tonsils taken out. Since then I think I have strep again so I log in to my trusty app and what am I met with...fees and subscriptions! Like are you for real don't you make enough money from the ads already, what do you mean "50 messages a day for free" do you really think I can have conversations with that kind of limit. This is very disappointing! ### 1/5 — Kind of predatory monetization *2026-01-09, version 2.5.1* At first it was amazing, then the app started removing features to just sell back at you ### 1/5 — Fix your app it keeps closing when I open it *2025-05-14, version 2.2.1* The app KEEPS CLOSING WHEN I OPEN IT AND ITS PISSING ME OFF SO FIX IT PLEASE!!!! ### 1/5 — “Heavy usage” *2025-03-06, version 2.2.1* It should be a one time purchase there’s literally no reason for this to be a subscription as the speech is done locally and not on a server that needs to be maintained. I’m not for people being forced to make apps for free but to make it a subscription like most apps out there is a stretch and a cash grab. ### 1/5 — Locks you out after a set time then charges you to use *2025-01-24, version 2.0* Do not download waste of time scammer developer charges you to use app after a set time then it locks you out and forces you to pay 2.99 a month to continue to use which is a scam to me should still be able use just do not allow updates this developer should be ashamed of him self for taking advantage of people that need an app to communicate with there loved ones instead of taking money from them after getting them familiar with an app. Shameful and disgusting behaviour from a developer that just wants to take advantage of people who might not be the most familiar with technology in today’s world ### 1/5 — Jerem *2024-11-18, version 1.5* Does not work. Crashes every time one tries to use it. ### 1/5 — Glitch *2024-09-25, version 1.5* It has a big glitch ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-08-18, version 2.7.1* Love this app. I have temporary speech issues the phone enable is very helpful it allows me to Make my own phone calls ! ### 5/5 — Love the app *2026-08-11, version 2.6.2* It makes my like a lot easier! ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-06-08, version 2.5.10* Very good, functional app. Works like it says. Minimal ads. ### 5/5 — even though I still have my voice i play this game every day Owner please respond *2026-06-04, version 2.5.10* Down load this game now ### 5/5 — Great help *2026-05-24, version 2.5.10* After vocal cord surgery, this was life saver to communicate with my family ### 5/5 — INCREDIBLE FOR VOCAL SURGERY *2026-05-14, version 2.5.10* This app saved me, I have a cyst removed on my vocal cords and used this at work and to talk to my friends on the phone it worked so well! I cloned my voice and it sounds great :) ### 5/5 — A very good Text to speech app! *2026-04-20, version 2.5.10* Generally an incredible text yo speech app! As of typing this its free, you only have to spend money if you want better voices! A lot of apps you’ll find will give you temporary free use then they shut down. This is a very good text to speech app! ### 5/5 — Life saver *2026-04-09, version 2.5.9* I’m 43 years old, I’m In a nursing home I have been since October vh ch 2024 I have been bed ridden the whole time. I also had an emergency tracheotomy, it’s supposed to be a temporary tracheotomy, that will heal,and I’ll be talk without assistance, be able to eat and drink again. I been on a feedingq tube for awhile. Well not able to talk gcd I can’t communicate easily. Than I found this amazing app. ### 5/5 — PERFECT for after tonsillectomy *2026-01-29, version 2.5.1* Using this app to speak for me after my tonsillectomy and we LOVE IT! Has really improved the relationship between me and my mom as a caregiver—we love how hilariously chipper the voice Noah is—not grumpy at all when he is describing his mouth being painful and torn to shreds! :) Naturalistic voice it’s absolutely great and simple and intuitive ### 5/5 — Life saver *2025-12-07, version 2.3.2* I like the new clone voice, which makes me feel more real --- *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 2026-09-06.*