# Type & Speak - Text to Speech — Voice synthesizer: read aloud

> Text to speech synthesizer with natural voices and multi-language support. (iPhone/iPad app by Bakery Scent.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-and-speak-text-to-speech/id892467156 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bakery Scent](https://appshunter.io/developer/1535470668)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $2.99 (on sale, was $4.99)
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 864 App Store ratings · 129 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English, Hindi, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2014-07-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-and-speak-text-to-speech/id892467156/reviews.md

## What is Type & Speak?

Looking for an app to read things out loud? Search no more! Type & Speak allows you to convert any text into audio, no matter the length. Just pick a language and a voice–and you’re all set.

Type & Speak is a powerful text to speech app designed to read aloud any text with natural sounding voices. 

Type & Speak is the perfect app for you if:
- you’re looking forward to reading faster and saving time;
- you’d like to improve your productivity and comprehension;
- you aim at doing more at once: take your reading wherever you go – to the gym, the park, or the couch;
- you suffer from vocal problems such as dyslexia or you sometimes struggle to express yourself (don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!);
- you need to create voice overs for any videos, customer support, podcasts etc.
- you’d like to trick your friends–everyone loves a good prank ;)

Here’s all the magic you can do with Type & Speak:
- Speak and say anything.
- Convert any text into speech by inputting or pasting your own text.
- Choose between male or female natural sounding voices in over 20 different languages and accents.
- Adjust the voice speed and the font size.
- Enable the dyslexia font.
- Save your phrases as favorites.
- Download your speech as an audio file and share it with your friends via iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, e-mail etc.

What are you waiting for? Join thousands of people who use Type & Speak every day to read, speak and improve their comprehension!

The complete list of all the supported voices you can find on Type & Speak:
Arabic; Chinese (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan); Czech; Danish; Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands); English (Australia, Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States); Finnish; French (Canada, France); German; Greek; Hindi; Hungarian; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal); Romanian; Russian; Slovak; Spanish (Mexico, Spain); Swedish; Thai; Turkish.

Don’t forget to check out our updates. New content is added regularly.
New features coming soon: convert PDFs, epubs, books, messages, notes and many other documents into speech.

If you’re enjoying Type & Speak, then please leave a review! You’ll make us happy and help others discover your favorite text to speech app. 

Please have a look at our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Pxk526hbwdfCsi-LKQZ2G1kfih0w38XPPFjMwkR1m4/edit

Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at cristian.babin@icloud.com

## Key features

- Text to speech conversion
- Natural sounding voices
- 20+ languages and accents
- Adjustable speech speed
- Save phrases as favorites
- Download audio files

## What do users think of Type & Speak?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Helpful for accessibility
- 🚀 Efficient text-to-speech conversion
- 💡 Useful for communication when unable to speak

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🔒 Limited voice options and customization
- 💰 Misleading pricing and subscription model

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inability to generate or share audio files
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with newer devices

**Most requested features**

- Pause and resume functionality
- Ability to export audio files
- Support for more languages and accents

## Recent user reviews (10 of 129)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-and-speak-text-to-speech/id892467156/reviews.md

### 1/5 — pas possible de lire à partir d’un document

*2025-10-06*

les voix sont pas naturelles et c’est pas possible d’ouvrir un document. il faut nécessairement copier coller le texte. je voulais réécouter mes cours pris en notes. c’est pas possible.

### 2/5 — Pésima

*2025-10-04, version 3.3.0*

Las voces súper feas, al menos las latinas y no comparte a ninguna red social. He intentado miles de veces compartir y nada, espero arreglen el problema porque es una aplicación de paga.

### 1/5 — Dont buy

*2025-09-28, version 3.3.0*

Not worth it for $3 . ..

### 5/5 — I can’t live without it.

*2025-08-05, version 3.3.0*

Great 😎😘🤗

### 1/5 — HELP! Cannot delete this app!

*2025-04-13, version 3.2.0*

I am finding NO WAY to delete this app or shut it off! It is driving me INSANE! Can anyone help?

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2025-03-12, version 3.2.0*

robot voice

### 4/5 — La aplicación deja de funcionar

*2025-01-18, version 3.2.0*

En las dos aplicaciones que tienen , es más el tiempo sin funcionar que el que funciona

### 2/5 — Soir

*2024-12-28*

Quand il passe à la couleur nuit Y a rien tu pèses sur les touches, le curseur avant y a rien dessus l’écran, c’est tu si écrivais le message, t’a le nombres de lettres mais aucune lettres est là c’est comme si y était invisible

### 1/5 — Voices changed want refund!

*2024-12-28, version 3.2.0*

I want a refund!

### 5/5 — El amor nace del corazón y se alimenta de su mismo amor

*2024-12-13, version 3.2.0*

Amor

## Frequently asked questions about Type & Speak

### What does Type & Speak do?

Type & Speak converts any text you input or paste into spoken audio using natural-sounding voices. You can choose from over 20 languages and accents, adjust the speaking speed, and even save your favorite phrases.

### What are the key features of Type & Speak?

Key features include converting text to speech, selecting from male or female voices in numerous languages, adjusting speech speed and font size, enabling a dyslexia font, saving phrases, and downloading audio files for sharing.

### Is Type & Speak free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it does contain advertisements. There may also be in-app purchases available for additional features or content.

### What languages and voices are supported?

The app supports over 20 languages and accents, including various dialects of English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and more. Both male and female natural-sounding voices are available for most languages.

### Who would benefit from using Type & Speak?

This app is beneficial for people who want to read faster, improve comprehension, multitask while consuming content, or need to create voiceovers for videos, podcasts, or customer support. It can also assist individuals with vocal challenges like dyslexia.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.0 — 2025-05-21

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 3.2.0 — 2024-03-15

Fixed some bugs

### 3.1.9 — 2023-08-26

Bug fixing

### 3.1.8 — 2023-08-24

Hey there,

We fixed some bugs and made the app faster. Enjoy!

### 3.1.7 — 2023-04-21

Hey there, we apologise for the inconvenience. We are aware of the technical issues some of you might be experiencing right now. We're trying our best to solve them and get Speak4Me up and running as usual. As for now we kindly ask you to try and switch your device off. Once you switch it back on, Speak4Me should be reset and working again. Thanks for your patience!

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