Edit vs ToBe SAID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edit
This app provides a minimalist scratchpad for quick notes and drafts, functioning like a single sheet of paper. It ensures your text remains accessible and offers simple export options. Designed for speed and ease of use, it's ideal for capturing fleeting thoughts.
- Single page scratchpad
- Instant return to writing
- One-touch select all
- Export via Share Sheet
- Word and character count
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Edit is a super fast scratchpad for your thoughts, drafts, and notes. Think of it as a single sheet of paper, not a notebook. There's no document storage, because whatever you leave in Edit will be there when you get back. Once you're done writing, you can send or save your text to anywhere in iOS via the Share Sheet. What's in the box? * One page Return instantly to what you were writing. * One-touch select all Effortlessly clear the page to start fresh. * Export Send your text to anywhere in iOS. * Word and character count Know how much you've written. I've intentionally kept Edit simple so it stays fast and easy to maintain. The other benefit of this simplicity is that Edit should continue to run without issue on iOS devices for years to come. Because of that, I'm slapping a 10-year good faith guarantee on Edit's general availability. Should there come a time over the next decade where I'm unable to update Edit to run on the latest version of iOS, I'll open source the code for anyone to download and run themselves. Happy writing, K.Q. @Dreger
ToBe SAID
This app provides a high-performance, offline AI voice generator and system-wide Text-to-Speech engine for enhanced privacy. It transforms documents and books into natural-sounding audiobooks, integrating seamlessly with your existing reading and productivity applications.
- Offline AI voice generation
- System-wide Text-to-Speech engine
- Convert EPUB/PDF to audiobooks
- Seamless integration with other apps
- Clone and create personal voices
- 100% local processing for privacy
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Your Voice. Your Device. Your Privacy. ToBe SAID is a high-performance offline AI voice generator and system-wide Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine built for total privacy. Unlike cloud-based voice services, everything runs 100% locally on your device — no servers, no subscriptions, and zero data tracking. Redefine How You Read & Listen Tired of robotic, soul-less system voices while reading documents or coding? Turn your entire EPUB or PDF library into a professional-grade audiobook experience. With ToBe SAID, you can listen to your favorite books, articles, and documents with natural AI voices that sound like a human narrator, not a machine. Seamless Integration Keep using your preferred eBook reader, PDF viewer, or productivity apps! ToBe SAID provides a system-wide TTS engine on your device, instantly leveling up the audio quality across your existing desktop workflow without needing to re-import your library. 100% Offline Power Heading offline for travel or working without Wi-Fi? Don't let a "No Connection" warning pause your workflow. Whether you’re on a flight or working remotely, ToBe SAID operates entirely on-device with zero buffering and no data drain. Clone & Create Personal Voices Why settle for generic presets? Capture the unique nuances of your own voice to narrate documents or test audio projects. Create personal AI voices that live exclusively on your device for a completely private listening experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ToBe SAID at Free against Edit's $1.99. ToBe SAID also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Edit's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
ToBe SAID is free to download; Edit costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ToBe SAID holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Edit has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Edit's written reviews are positive against 100% of ToBe SAID's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Edit | ToBe SAID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K.Q. Dreger | Bakhtiar Lukman |
Customer experience
Edit
ToBe SAID
In-app purchases
Edit
No in-app purchases
ToBe SAID
No in-app purchases









