Comparison

Speak text vs VibeSDR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Speak text

This utility app reads aloud any text you input. Customize the voice through your device's settings. It's designed for straightforward text-to-speech functionality.

Highlights
  • Reads entered text aloud
  • Customizable voice via device settings
  • Simple text-to-speech functionality
  • Supports iPhone and iPod
Features
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The user enters the text that they wish to be read, and their iPhone will then read the text. You can change the voice using the iPhone settings.

About

VibeSDR

This app acts as a versatile receiver client for various software-defined radio servers. It offers advanced display, tuning, and audio features, along with on-device decoders and voice control for a comprehensive radio experience.

Highlights
  • Connects to multiple SDR server protocols
  • GPU-rendered waterfall and spectrum display
  • Native background audio playback
  • On-device decoders for RTTY, NAVTEX, WEFAX, SSTV, Morse
  • Voice control via Siri
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
  • Deep linking for station tuning
Features
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VibeSDR is a mobile-first software-defined radio (SDR) receiver — and far more than a single-server client. It speaks multiple SDR server protocols and does its own demodulation of the raw IQ with a clean-room DSP engine. Pair that with a GPU-rendered waterfall, native background audio, on-device decoders and maps, plus voice and in-car control, for a genuinely great SDR experience on any iPhone — whatever receiver is behind it. WHAT YOU CAN CONNECT TO • Remote SDR servers — native support for UberSDR, OpenWebRX / OpenWebRX+, and KiwiSDR, all behind one interface, with a directory chooser in the instance picker. • Networked rtl_tcp — connect to a remote rtl_tcp server and VibeSDR demodulates the raw IQ itself. DISPLAY & WATERFALL • Custom GPU waterfall and spectrum, rendered with a Skia shader for a smooth, high-frame-rate display independent of the server. • Portrait and landscape layouts, ProMotion 120 Hz, haptic tuning feedback. • Classic colour palettes (GQRX, KiwiSDR, CuteSDR, SdrDx, OpenWebRX), VFO glow controls, and a spectrum backdrop image. TUNING & CONTROLS • VFO drum with inertia scrolling and a dual-drum waterfall zoom. • Full mode set — USB, LSB, AM, SAM, FM, NFM, CW — with passband sliders. • Noise reduction, noise blanker, squelch, AGC, volume and mute. AUDIO • Native audio engines running outside any WebView, so playback survives app suspension. • Background audio on both platforms. • Lock-screen, Now Playing, CarPlay and Apple Watch controls with frequency + station metadata and station/bookmark skipping. • AAC recorder with share sheet. VOICE CONTROL • Siri — "Hey Siri, tune VibeSDR" then a frequency, a station name, or a band; it tunes with the right demodulator and step, even in the background over headphones, CarPlay or the lock screen. DECODERS & MAPS • On-device decoders — RTTY, NAVTEX, WEFAX, SSTV, Morse, and speech-to-text. • Server maps — HFDL aircraft, digital and CW activity maps, fully embedded. STATIONS & BOOKMARKS • Instance picker directory across UberSDR, OpenWebRX/OpenWebRX+ and KiwiSDR receivers, with country flags, favourites and an auto-connect default. • Bookmark and band-plan search with live EiBi schedules. • Visual Tuning System (VTS) — nearby-station bar, band-crossing popups and station skipping. • Live chat, and Share a tuned station as a tappable deep link. NEW: DEEP LINKING • Tap a vibesdr:// link to connect straight to a receiver and tune to the shared frequency — no hunting through the picker. VibeSDR is free software under the GNU GPL-3.0, built by Stuart Carr with AI assistance from Claude (Anthropic). VibeSDR is a receiver client and is not affiliated with the SDR servers it connects to.

Screenshots

Speak text3 screens
VibeSDR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VibeSDR at 100% against Speak text's 33%. VibeSDR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Speak text's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speak text is free to download; VibeSDR costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VibeSDR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Speak text's written reviews are positive against 100% of VibeSDR's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Speak text versus VibeSDR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak textVibeSDR
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersam hennessyStuart Carr

Customer experience

Speak text

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

VibeSDR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speak text

No in-app purchases

None

VibeSDR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speak text free?
Speak text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VibeSDR free?
VibeSDR costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speak text or VibeSDR?
VibeSDR is rated higher. Speak text averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while VibeSDR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Speak text or VibeSDR have ads?
Neither Speak text nor VibeSDR shows ads.

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