# SayWave vs ScheduleMate

The clearest difference is price: SayWave at Free against ScheduleMate's $0.99. SayWave also leads on device support (4 vs 2). ScheduleMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.4). On update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

SayWave is free to download; ScheduleMate costs $0.99 up front. SayWave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ScheduleMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

SayWave ships an update fortnightly, ScheduleMate weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | SayWave | ScheduleMate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[4.4 (166 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saywave-text-to-speech/id1602520288/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **166** | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 12 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | **11.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Maryam Derakhshesh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625594620) | [Seongjae Yu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1690980954) |

## What reviewers say

### SayWave

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saywave-text-to-speech/id1602520288)

Convert text to natural-sounding speech and speech to text privately and offline. Supports multiple languages, accents, and export formats. Read PDFs, scan text from images, and save conversations.

**Highlights:** Text to speech with natural Apple voices, Offline speech to text transcription, Import and read PDFs, Scan text from images, Export audio in multiple formats, Save and search conversations, iMessage app and Apple Watch integration

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription | $24.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and helpful
- 🚀 Fast text to speech conversion
- 👍 Good for creative writing
- 🗣️ Multi-language support
- 💡 Export MP3 audios

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitchy and doesn't work
- 🐛 Freezes when asking for audio
- 🐛 Ebook reader not as expected
- 🐛 Voice reading is terrible
- 🐛 Word pronunciation slowed down

**Reported bugs**

- Forward and backward option not working after iOS update
- App freezes when requesting 'get audio'
- Ebook reader exports texts and then reads them
- Speech reading is terrible, pronunciation slows down
- App does not work on iPad

**Requested features**

- Update for iOS compatibility
- Improve audio player controls
- Option to change speaker voice
- Improvements in interface/highlighting
- Browser integration


### ScheduleMate

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/schedulemate/id6474939754)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is SayWave free?

SayWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ScheduleMate free?

ScheduleMate costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do SayWave or ScheduleMate have ads?

Neither SayWave nor ScheduleMate shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, SayWave or ScheduleMate?

SayWave ships an update fortnightly, and ScheduleMate weekly. Most recently, SayWave was updated on November 3, 2026 and ScheduleMate on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*