Future Past vs RoboSpeech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Future Past
Easily track important past and future dates with a unified timeline. Star favorite events, search instantly, and view upcoming dates on your home screen. Unlock extended timelines through ads or a subscription.
- Unified timeline of past and future events
- Favorite important dates
- Fast event search
- Home screen widgets
- Native calendar editing
- Extended timeline access
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Your important dates. Made simple. Add any event to see the days remaining or the days past. Future Past pulls the events you choose from your calendars into one clean, focused timeline — no more digging through calendar hell to find what matters. Features: Unified timeline — past and future events from your chosen calendars in one continuously scrolling view Favorites - star your most important dates to pin them to the top Fast search - find any event instantly, typos and all Home Screen widgets - see your next event or pin a specific one, right on your Home Screen Native calendar editing - add and edit events with the calendar picker you already know Future Past is free to use, with your timeline showing 1 week ahead and behind. Unlock Pro - a timeline that stretches up to 100 years - in either of two ways: watch a short ad for 24 hours of Pro access, no purchase required, or subscribe to Future Past Pro. Future Past Pro subscription: monthly, auto-renewing. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://talkingchickenfriend.com/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RoboSpeech
Convert any text into natural-sounding audio with podcast-style playback. Import documents, web pages, and even images to enjoy a hands-free listening experience. Save progress, organize content with playlists, and follow along with highlighted text.
- Text-to-audio conversion
- Import PDFs, EPUBs, DOCX, images
- Podcast-style playback controls
- Save progress and create playlists
- Read along with highlighted text
- Edit and merge text entries
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Turn text into natural-sounding audio. RoboSpeech lets you read PDFs, web pages, EPUBs, and documents aloud with podcast-style playback controls. Whether it’s an article, a book, a document, or even an image, RoboSpeech turns your reading into a hands-free listening experience. Seamless Text Import - Share text from any app or browser using the Share button. - Import full web pages, PDFs, DOCX, EPUBs, and even images with embedded text. Listen Your Way - Control playback like a podcast—pause, rewind, or skip ahead effortlessly. - Save progress so you can pick up where you left off. - Organize your content with playlists and archives for easy access. – Choose from multiple voices, including enhanced ones available in your device’s settings. Read Along - Follow along with highlighted text in Reading Mode while the app reads to you. - Adjust font size and toggle - Follow Text for automatic scrolling. More Than Just a Reader - Edit, merge, and reorder your text entries effortlessly. - Shuffle playlists or play items in order. - Fine-tune your experience with advanced settings. Need help? A built-in guide is available in the settings, and you can contact the developer for support. Download RoboSpeech today and start listening!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Future Past at Free against RoboSpeech's $1.99. Future Past also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). RoboSpeech's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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
Future Past is free to download; RoboSpeech costs $1.99 up front. Future Past sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. RoboSpeech asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Future Past against 5.0 for RoboSpeech. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Future Past ships an update every 4 days, RoboSpeech every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Future Past | RoboSpeech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talking Chicken Friend | Andrew Cowderoy |
Customer experience
Future Past
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In-app purchases
Future Past
- Future Past Pro$1.001 Month
- Future Past Pro$14.99
RoboSpeech
No in-app purchases
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