Text to Speech vs Speechy text to speech reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
This app converts text into natural-sounding speech using a variety of voices and languages. It can read aloud content from e-books, navigation apps, translations, and more, enhancing accessibility and convenience.
- Natural sounding voices
- 50+ male/female voices
- 25+ languages
- Read e-books aloud
- Navigation voice output
- Translation reading
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Get the most natural sounding voices for messages, navigation directions, translations, and more. Classic Text To Speech Engine, in combination with our 50+ male/female voices portfolio of 25+ languages, allows you to read aloud texts from your e-book, navigation, translation and other apps. About Subscription The app contains weekly subscription at price $3.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/alexapps/privacy-policy
Speechy text to speech reader
Convert any text into spoken word with this AI-powered voice synthesizer. Listen to content from documents, websites, or even images, and export audio files for later. It works offline, ensuring your privacy and boosting productivity by allowing multitasking.
- AI-powered voice synthesis
- Over 50 voices in 36 languages
- Scan text from images
- Import from documents and websites
- Export audio files
- Offline functionality
- Productivity boost
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Why read text if you can simply listen to it? Speechy allows you to use your mobile device as a voice synthesizer capable of reading any text out loud for you! -- More than 50 voices, in 36 different languages Speechy uses advanced Artificial Intelligence models to read text in multiple languages. -- Play or export You can either listen right away to your text or export it as an audio file that you can easily share with others or save to listen later. -- Listen to any text You can scan text from images, import from documents, websites and more! -- Works offline Speechy works offline, your text is never sent to third party services or Internet servers in respect to your privacy. -- Productivity Boost Listening instead of reading can boost your productivity in many ways as it allows you to consume content while doing something else. Speechy is now available for all iOS devices! ---- Terms of Use: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Speechy text to speech reader at free with in-app purchases against Text to Speech's subscription. Speechy text to speech reader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Text to Speech's advantage is review sentiment (26% vs 0%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Speechy text to speech reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Text to Speech against 4.5 for Speechy text to speech reader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 115 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's.
Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, Speechy text to speech reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Speechy text to speech reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (58 ratings) | 4.5 (115 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Metelkin | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
Text to Speech
Speechy text to speech reader
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Weekly subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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- Yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Speechy text to speech reader
- Speechy Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Speechy Premium$2.99
Questions
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