Comparison

Text to Speech vs Connected Sprinkler

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

Head to head
About

Text to Speech

This app allows individuals who have lost their voice to communicate using text-to-speech technology. It features a chat-style interface for efficient typing and speaking, with a wide range of natural-sounding voices and languages. Advanced features like voice cloning and call assistance are also available.

Highlights
  • Natural text-to-speech
  • Chat-style interface
  • 56 voices in 38 languages
  • Adjustable speech settings
  • Saved frequent phrases
  • Background audio playback
  • Voice cloning
  • Call assistance
Features
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VoiceAgain Lets Your Phone Speak For You! Text to Speech is a modern TTS (text to speech) app, designed to helps people who’ve lost their voice communicate again in person and call. Text to Speech has a familiar “chat-style” interface, so it feels just like you're texting somebody, helping you speak with SPEED and EFFICIENCY. HOW IT WORKS ———————— That’s easy – just type, then press “speak”. More specifically, AI Text to Speech produces natural sounding speech from the words that you type. WHO THIS APP IS FOR ——————————— For people who rely on text to speech every day: Designed to be stable, predictable, and easy to use when you need it most. Clear playback, saved phrases, and consistent behavior you can depend on. USES ——— - I lost my voice, and I use to struggle to communicate with others. But then I found this app which enables me to speak to people again! - I was bored, but not anymore! This app is surprisingly addicting and makes a fun and entertaining way to have my phone say funny things. - I can even use this text to speech app as a text reader. Just copy and paste online articles, books, etc., and this TTS reader will read it to me. Features we DO have —————————— - Free to download. No ads either. - Natural text to speech with a clean, chat-style interface. - 56 voices across 38 languages. - Adjust volume, pitch, rate, and tone. - Save frequent phrases for quick access. - Background Audio implemented so the text reader can continue playing even when your phone is locked. - Email Support. Don’t hesitate to email any questions or suggestions you have while using this app. We hope to make your experience as great as possible. Advanced features ————————— - Voice clone for a more personal voice. - Lifelike avatar voices with expressive tone control. - Save spoken audio for replay or sharing. - Smart Reply suggestions to speed up typing. - Call for Me: let the app make phone calls for you. Features we (happily) DON’T have ———————————————— - NO Ads - Sorry, we know you love being blasted by popup ads every second like many text to speech apps, but this app doesn’t have any. - EASY to Try - A free text to speech app for basic communication and text reading. - Subscription unlocks unlimited communication and advanced features. Voices - 56 different voices in 38 languages ————————————————————— Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Chinese (China mainland) Chinese (Hong Kong) Chinese (Taiwan) Czech (Czechia) Danish (Denmark) Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Australia) English (United Kingdom) English (Ireland) English (India) English (United States) English (South Africa) Finnish (Finland) French (Canada) French (France) German (Germany) Greek (Greece) Hebrew (Israel) Hindi (India) Hungarian (Hungary) Indonesian (Indonesia) Italian (Italy) Japanese (Japan) Korean (South Korea) Norwegian (Norway) Polish (Poland) Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Romanian (Romania) Russian (Russia) Slovak (Slovakia) Spanish (Spain) Spanish (Mexico) Swedish (Sweden) Thai (Thailand) Turkish (Turkey) Note: You can download additional voices by going to the Settings app, then Accessibility > VoiceOver > Speech > Voice (though not all voices listed will be available for use in the app). By using text to speech, you agree to Term of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSUF72yinC843QxU4we-8tOAFrRBF_nJqqBI0TsY6HE/edit?usp=sharing Attribution: Circle vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com (https://www.freepik.com/vectors/circle)

About

Connected Sprinkler

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The Connected Sprinkler Service continuously gathers information about the status of your sprinkler system to help you prevent system failure, building damage and business operations downtime. The opportunity costs of a fire sprinkler systems failure can be significant. Whether it’s frozen pipes that break or corrosion that causes leaks – not only can the damage be substantial, but the resulting costs to repair your building and disruption to organization’s business can be significant. Fortunately, building owners and facility managers can avoid this unwanted scenario with the Sprinkler System Monitoring solution by Johnson Controls. The solution continuously gathers information about the status of your sprinkler system to help you prevent system failure, building damage and business operations downtime. Benefits of this system include – Receive notifications no matter where you are for adverse conditions Prioritize preventive maintenance on the parts of the system that need it most. Get access to expert advice on how best to remediate issues. Avoid costly damage and disruptions to your business operations due to broken pipes and/or false system activations. Improve the longevity of your fire sprinkler system.

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
Connected Sprinkler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Connected Sprinkler at none against Text to Speech's 4. Connected Sprinkler also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Text to Speech's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Connected Sprinkler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, Connected Sprinkler every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text to Speech versus Connected Sprinkler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechConnected Sprinkler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (962 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings962 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpore AI, Inc.Johnson Controls, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Text to Speech

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when opening
  • Inconsistent voice quality
  • Text-to-speech not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save or export audio
  • More voice options and customization
  • Improved stability and performance
  • Integration with other apps or devices
  • Additional language support

Connected Sprinkler

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$44.991 Month
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  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Connected Sprinkler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connected Sprinkler free?
Connected Sprinkler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text to Speech or Connected Sprinkler have ads?
Neither Text to Speech nor Connected Sprinkler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Connected Sprinkler?
Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, and Connected Sprinkler every 2 weeks. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on October 27, 2026 and Connected Sprinkler on October 28, 2026.

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