Comparison

TTS vs TTSReader Text to Speech

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

Head to head
About

TTS

Easily convert any text into speech with a wide selection of voices and languages. Export your audio in high quality and customize pitch and rate. Keep track of your history and favorite phrases for quick access.

Highlights
  • Convert text to speech
  • Export audio files
  • Over 50 voices
  • Over 30 languages
  • Adjust voice pitch and rate
  • Browse history
  • Favorite phrases
Features
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Various voices, multiple languages, audio export and added privacy. All in one app. Just enter your text, we got you covered. MAIN FEATURES: • Convert any text to speech • Export and share high quality audio files • Select from over 50 voices • Select from over 30 languages • Change voice pitch and rate • Browse your history • Mark your favourite phrases Download the app now and try it out for yourself! Supported Languages: • English (US) • English (UK) • English (Australia) • English (Ireland) • English (South Africa) • Spanish (Mexico) • Spanish (Spain) • French (France) • French (Canada) • German • Italian • Japanese • Korean • Mandarin (China mainland) • Mandarin (Taiwan) • Cantonese (Hong Kong) • Arabic • Czech • Danish • Dutch • Finnish • Flemish (Belgium) • Greek • Hebrew • Hindi • Hungarian • Indonesian • Norwegian • Polish • Portuguese • Portuguese (Brazil) • Romanian • Russian • Slovak • Swedish • Thai • Turkish Note: For missing languages, go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Spoken Content -> Voices You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://adamcziko.com/tts-text-to-speech-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/ The app includes a premium subscription possibility. The subscription is automatically renewed after each subscription period. Want to get to know more about your current subscription, or you want to cancel it? You can get all the information by visiting the following page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

About

TTSReader Text to Speech

Listen to written content on the go with a text-to-speech reader. Access curated documents, personal files, and web pages, with options to create audio clips and podcasts. Enjoy offline playback and customizable reading experiences.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech conversion
  • Offline playback support
  • CarPlay integration
  • Audio clip creation
  • Document summarization
  • Customizable reading themes
  • Pronunciation dictionary
Features
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TTSReader - the globally trusted app for listening to text and generating speech - is now on iPhone!! - With all the extra benefits that come with that. Turns reading into a fully immersive audio experience. Offline listening, download as mp3, CarPlay, and LockScreen playing in the background so you can keep listening while doing anything else. The most interesting content in the world is written. Now, you can listen to all of it, clip, share, and more — with the brand-new TTSReader app for iPhone. No ads! No tracking! Not keeping or using your text or data to train AI models (or anything else other than generating the audio you asked for). By WellSource Ltd – where users are our top priority, trusted by millions since 2015. TTSReader was built to serve you - and we would love you to try it out, enjoy it, and give us feedback. Built bottom up from scratch, with the latest technologies, more than 600 natural sounding voices, iOS native, CarPlay native, offline support, sync across devices and more, the new TTSReader app is now the best text-to-speech solution on iPhone hands-down, with free basic voices and premium AI voices via the subscription plans to accommodate everyone's needs. Open the app and land on Discover — founding documents, famous speeches, classic books and stories, curated and ready to play. Your Library holds everything in one place — documents, ebooks, and rendered audio, with quick filters to find any of them. And the best part? It plays on CarPlay!!! And supports 100% OFFLINE playing!! Adding something new takes one tap: a blank page, your clipboard, a web page, a file — or let AI teach you about any topic or recap today’s news. Pick from clear, pleasant, natural-sounding voices — favorite the ones you love, and preview any of them with a tap. The reader is built for long, comfortable sessions — here’s Moby Dick in the warm sepia theme, chapter by chapter. As it reads, the current sentence is highlighted so your eyes and ears stay in sync — even at night. Default, Paper, Sepia, Night, or Black — the whole reading experience adapts to the theme you choose. Text size, font, colors — tune the page until it reads exactly the way you like. Select any passage to copy, translate, speak — or turn it straight into an audio clip. Your clip is rendered in seconds with the voice of your choice — save it to Files or share it anywhere. Render whole documents to audio in the cloud — download them for offline listening, or add them to your personal podcast channel. Rendered audio is yours to keep: save the MP3 to your device folders or share it with anyone. Built-in AI tools go further — summarize a document, translate it, or turn it into a two-host podcast. Reading something interesting in your browser? TTSReader is one share away. Share any page straight into TTSReader — it lands in your Library and starts reading aloud. Ebooks in your Files app? TTSReader picks them up too. Open any EPUB with TTSReader and it becomes a narrated book, chapters and all. And for the perfectionists: a pronunciation dictionary lets you teach your voices exactly how to say any word. That’s the new TTSReader for iPhone — the content you always meant to read, finally in your ears. The app uses Apple's standard LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ( https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ )

Screenshots

TTS4 screens
TTSReader Text to Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TTS at 4.7 against TTSReader Text to Speech's 3.4. TTS also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). TTSReader Text to Speech's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TTS sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and TTSReader Text to Speech sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TTS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TTS has 1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TTS ships an update every 2 months, TTSReader Text to Speech monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TTS versus TTSReader Text to Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTTSTTSReader Text to Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam CzikoWellSource Ltd.

Customer experience

TTS

All ratings1,010 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.3%

TTSReader Text to Speech

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

TTS

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Exporting audio with static noise
  • Inability to change voice or pitch

Requested features

5 requests
  • More natural-sounding voices
  • Ability to paste or upload text
  • Favorites or presets for frequently used phrases
  • Keyboard integration for easier use
  • Improved export options (e.g., higher quality audio)

TTSReader Text to Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TTS

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$19.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

TTSReader Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • TTSReader Premium3 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • TTSReader Premium - Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 Million Extra Credits Booster$10.99

Questions

Is TTS free?
TTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TTSReader Text to Speech free?
TTSReader Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TTS or TTSReader Text to Speech?
TTS is rated higher. TTS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while TTSReader Text to Speech averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do TTS or TTSReader Text to Speech have ads?
Neither TTS nor TTSReader Text to Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TTS or TTSReader Text to Speech?
TTS ships an update every 2 months, and TTSReader Text to Speech monthly. Most recently, TTS was updated on November 7, 2026 and TTSReader Text to Speech on October 31, 2026.

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