Comparison

Remarkable Text To Speech vs Text

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

Head to head
About

Remarkable Text To Speech

Transform text into natural-sounding speech with a vast library of voices and languages. Ideal for creating professional voiceovers for videos, podcasts, and tutorials.

Highlights
  • High-quality human-sounding voices
  • 1700+ voices
  • 60+ languages
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Multiple audio export formats
  • Pay-as-you-go credit system
Features
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Create human-quality speech files from text. Choose from 1700+ unique voices in over 60 languages. Great for video or audio voice overs in YouTube videos, podcasts, demos, tutorials and more. Built-in voices are free. Purchase credits for standard or high quality human sounding voices on a per-character basis. Pay as you go, no subscriptions, no account required. Project data is synced via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Export audio files as WAV, OGG, FLAC, Core Audio, or MP3 formats for easy inclusion in your project.

About

Text

This app allows you to create and manage notes with advanced text-to-speech capabilities. It can read your typed text aloud or extract text from images, offering detailed customization for font size, spacing, and reading speed.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech reading
  • Extract text from images
  • Categorize memos
  • Adjustable font size
  • Customizable kerning and line spacing
  • Adjustable reading speed and voice pitch
Features
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Notepad app with a function to read out the text you have entered or read text from an image. It is easy to use with simple operations, and you can adjust the font size and the kerning in detail. ● Basic functions 1. Category function You can manage your memos by category. 2. Text-To-Speech The app will read out the text you type or read on your behalf. 3. Reading text from images You can read text from images and add it to the memo. 4. Advanced settings ・Text size ・Kerning ・Line spacing ・Text reading speed ・Voice pitch

Screenshots

Remarkable Text To Speech4 screens
Text3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text at 5.0 against Remarkable Text To Speech's 4.3. Text also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). Remarkable Text To Speech's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). On price, review sentiment 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. Remarkable Text To Speech sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remarkable Text To Speech has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Remarkable Text To Speech's written reviews are positive against 25% of Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remarkable Text To Speech ships an update every 3 months, Text every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Remarkable Text To Speech versus Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemarkable Text To SpeechText
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (52 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCromulent LabsNAOYA ONO

Customer experience

Remarkable Text To Speech

All ratings52 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative61.9%

Text

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Remarkable Text To Speech

One-time7
  • 50k Credits$0.99
  • 300k Credits$4.99
  • Unlimited Local Generation$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 750k Credits$9.99
  • 2 Million Credits$24.99
  • 5 Million Credits$49.99
  • 12 Million Credits$99.99
None

Text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remarkable Text To Speech free?
Remarkable Text To Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text free?
Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remarkable Text To Speech or Text?
Text is rated higher. Remarkable Text To Speech averages 4.3 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Text averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Remarkable Text To Speech or Text have ads?
Text shows ads; Remarkable Text To Speech does not.
Which is updated more often, Remarkable Text To Speech or Text?
Remarkable Text To Speech ships an update every 3 months, and Text every 8 days. Most recently, Remarkable Text To Speech was updated on August 25, 2026 and Text on June 1, 2026.

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