Comparison

ntfy 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

ntfy

This app allows you to send push notifications to your phone from scripts or other applications using simple HTTP requests. It acts as a client for a free, open-source pub-sub service, enabling you to receive alerts and updates directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Send notifications via REST API
  • Subscribe to topics
  • Publish messages via HTTP
  • Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
  • Free and open source client
Features
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Send push notifications to your phone from any Bash or PowerShell script, or from your own app using PUT/POST requests, e.g. via curl on Linux or Invoke-WebRequest. ntfy is a client for https://ntfy.sh, a free and open source HTTP-based pub-sub service. You can subscribe to topics in this app, and then publish messages via a simple HTTP API. Uses: * Notify yourself when a long-running process is done * Ping your phone when a backup has failed * Alerts when someone logs into your server Example: $ curl -d "Your backup is done" ntfy.sh/mytopic Find more examples and usage instructions here: https://ntfy.sh/docs

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

ntfy2 screens
TTSReader Text to Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ntfy at 4.8 against TTSReader Text to Speech's 3.0. ntfy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (452 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. TTSReader Text to Speech sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. ntfy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 452 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ntfy ships an update fortnightly, TTSReader Text to Speech monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ntfy versus TTSReader Text to Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntfyTTSReader Text to Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (452 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings452 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp HeckelWellSource Ltd.

Customer experience

ntfy

All ratings452 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.8%

TTSReader Text to Speech

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

Bugs and requests

ntfy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working on iOS
  • Broken click URLs in notifications
  • Compatibility issues with iOS notification summarizing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change notification sounds
  • Support for Apple Watch
  • Customizable topic names/aliases
  • Improved iOS notification handling
  • All topics view and read/unread indicators

TTSReader Text to Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

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 ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TTSReader Text to Speech free?
TTSReader Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ntfy or TTSReader Text to Speech?
ntfy is rated higher. ntfy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 452 ratings, while TTSReader Text to Speech averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ntfy or TTSReader Text to Speech have ads?
Neither ntfy nor TTSReader Text to Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ntfy or TTSReader Text to Speech?
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, and TTSReader Text to Speech monthly. Most recently, ntfy was updated on October 18, 2026 and TTSReader Text to Speech on October 8, 2026.

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