Emergency Chat vs Text to Speech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emergency Chat
Facilitates communication when speech is not possible. Features a customizable splash screen explaining your inability to speak and a simple chat interface for direct messaging.
- Speech-free communication
- Customizable splash screen
- Pre-written explanation for non-verbal users
- Simple chat interface
- Adjustable title and text
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Emergency chat can be used in any situation where speech is impossible but communication is still necessary. The splash screen has a base text that explains to the person you gave your phone to that you can't use speech and want to use this app to communicate. The default text is aimed at people experiencing an autistic meltdown, where their speech centres stay non-functional for a while even after they've recovered. Both the title and text can be adjusted in the settings screen to be whatever you want the person you give your phone to know. You can then continue to the next screen which has a simple chat client.
Text to Speech
Transform written text into natural-sounding spoken audio with lifelike intonation and emotion. Choose from hundreds of voices and languages, and customize speaking styles and delivery for various scenarios. Export your audio files for diverse applications.
- 300+ high-quality, human-like voices
- 129 languages and variants
- Multiple speaking styles (newscast, customer service, etc.)
- Emotional voice options (cheerful, sad)
- Adjustable rate, pitch, and voice tuning
- Export audio files
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With the Text Reader app turn your text into lifelike synthesized speech. Enable fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the intonation and emotion of human voices. Text to Speech can export your tuned audio files effortlessly, thereby lets you create a high-quality audio file and download the output for other uses. FEATURE LIST: • Choose from over 300 of our high-quality, human-like voices across 129 languages and variants. Don't like what you're hearing? Change your settings anytime. • Neural Text to Speech supports several speaking styles including newscast, customer service, shouting, whispering, and emotions like cheerful and sad. • Tune voice output for your scenarios by easily adjusting rate, pitch, and more. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/TERMS.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emergency Chat at 98% against Text to Speech's 60%. Emergency Chat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Text to Speech's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 87). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Emergency Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emergency Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 1.3K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Emergency Chat's written reviews are positive against 60% of Text to Speech's.
| Parameter | Emergency Chat | Text to Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leonard Elezi | Joseph Works Limited |
Customer experience
Emergency Chat
Text to Speech
User reviews
Emergency Chat
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Extremely helpful for communication
- 💡 Customizable messages for situations
- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- ❤️ Life-saving for nonverbal episodes
- ✅ Effective for anxiety and panic attacks
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bright green on white color scheme
- 🐛 Starting message too big with large text
Text to Speech
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Impressive voice quality
- 👍 Variety of voice options
- 🚀 Natural-sounding speech
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 💡 Different speaking styles available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Text input issues
- 🔋 Drains device battery
- 🔒 Subscription model not clearly communicated
Bugs and requests
Emergency Chat
Reported bugs
2 issues- App colors changed to bright green on white
- Starting message too big with large text setting
Requested features
8 requests- Speech option / text-to-speech
- Different chat bubble colors (like iMessage)
- Voice box or sound board with common phrases
- Option to text/alert certain individuals
- Save chats option
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- More pastel color options for chat
- Fix large text display issue with starting message
- Change speech bubble colors
Text to Speech
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text playback not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
- Inability to delete saved files
- Unexpected behavior when pasting text
Requested features
4 requests- Pause and rewind functionality
- Ability to import PDF and other text files
- More voice options, especially for non-American accents
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription
In-app purchases
Emergency Chat
No in-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Premium3 Days trial$3.491 Month
Questions
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