Text to Speech vs Txtspeech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
Transform written text into natural-sounding spoken audio with lifelike intonation and emotion. Choose from hundreds of voices and languages, and customize speaking styles and delivery for various scenarios. Export your audio files for diverse applications.
- 300+ high-quality, human-like voices
- 129 languages and variants
- Multiple speaking styles (newscast, customer service, etc.)
- Emotional voice options (cheerful, sad)
- Adjustable rate, pitch, and voice tuning
- Export audio files
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With the Text Reader app turn your text into lifelike synthesized speech. Enable fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the intonation and emotion of human voices. Text to Speech can export your tuned audio files effortlessly, thereby lets you create a high-quality audio file and download the output for other uses. FEATURE LIST: • Choose from over 300 of our high-quality, human-like voices across 129 languages and variants. Don't like what you're hearing? Change your settings anytime. • Neural Text to Speech supports several speaking styles including newscast, customer service, shouting, whispering, and emotions like cheerful and sad. • Tune voice output for your scenarios by easily adjusting rate, pitch, and more. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/josephchang10/text-to-speech-support/blob/main/TERMS.md
Txtspeech
This utility app converts typed text into spoken words, automatically detecting the input language. It allows users to save text, play specific words by tapping, and supports background playback in multiple languages. It's useful for creating audiobooks, practicing pronunciation, or listening to web content.
- Automatic language detection
- Tap-to-play word playback
- Save input text
- Background playback
- Multi-language support
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◇iOS reads out the text you enter ・The language of the text is automatically recognized from the input text. ・Tap a word in a sentence to play it from the position where you tapped. ・You can save the text you have input. - Background playback supported. ◇Supported languages ・English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.... You can playback in many languages supported by iOS. ◇Examples of use ・Scanning in text from books and other media to use as an audiobook. ・Use as listening material by reading websites and texts (language textbooks, etc.). ・Copy and paste articles from websites for "listening while listening". ・To check pronunciation of words and sentences.
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Verdict
Text to Speech and Txtspeech both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Txtspeech's written reviews are positive against 60% of Text to Speech's. Txtspeech also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Text to Speech's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 9). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Txtspeech asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 1.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 100% of Txtspeech's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, Txtspeech monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Txtspeech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Works Limited | Hiroaki Muronaka |
Customer experience
Text to Speech
Txtspeech
Bugs and requests
Text to Speech
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text playback not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
- Inability to delete saved files
- Unexpected behavior when pasting text
Requested features
4 requests- Pause and rewind functionality
- Ability to import PDF and other text files
- More voice options, especially for non-American accents
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription
Txtspeech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Premium3 Days trial$3.491 Month
Txtspeech
No in-app purchases
