Comparison

Text to Speech vs MicMonster

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

MicMonster

This app transforms text from images, documents, or pasted input into realistic audio using a variety of voices and languages. It features a built-in book reader that highlights words as they are spoken, allowing for faster and more focused reading. Users can also download audio files for offline listening.

Highlights
  • Image to text (OCR)
  • Document import (PDF, DOC)
  • 140+ languages and voices
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Highlighting book reader
  • Offline MP3 download
  • Merge audio files
Features
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Listening is fun, reading takes skill and patience Move over, Kindle and Nook! There's a new app in town, and it's called MicMonster. This app is revolutionizing the way people read, by allowing them to read faster with our amazing voices and book reader. Simply click a photo of a book and choose the voice you want to read with, and it will transform it into audio! Our book reader will keep highlighting the word that is being read. You can even adjust the speed of the reading, so you can go as fast or as slow as you like. So what are you waiting for? Download MicMonster today and start reading your favorite books in a whole new way! How Does It Work? First, create a folder. Inside the folder, you can import images, take photos, and important documents or simply paste the text. If you have chosen other than paste text then it will first transform it into text. Then Select the language and voiceover. MicMonster works in 140 languages covering almost all crucial languages on earth. Name your file and click on Save. It will transform it into speech in a few seconds. You can download results as mp3 for offline listening or listen with our book reader for deep reading. MicMonster features Image to text (Build in OCR technology) Breath Taking Voices: It feels like somebody else is reading for you. Import documents (pdf, docs, etc) Works in 140 languages Multiple Voice Styles (General, Angry, Excited, Sad, etc) Book Reader To Keep you Focus On Book Highlight text by holding text on the screen Up to 12000 Characters Per Convert Merge Multiple Audio Files Listen offline by Downloading MP3 files Male, Female & Child Voices Why MicMonster is Must? It helps people struggling with ADHD, Dyslexia, and other reading problems TTS lets you get more out of every book. Boost your understanding and focus with the power to remember what happened in a chapter or even just one sentence! With the help of a book reader and TTS, you can speed up your reading. The future of reading is here. Read faster with the combination of TTS and book reader, which will maximize your productivity in no time! No matter where you go, your reading will always be close by. Bring it to the gym, running, cooking, and whatnot. With a single tap, you can download generated result as an mp3 file for listening offline. We are excited for you to join the MicMonster Happy listening Harinderpreet Singh (MicMonster Founder) MicMonster is a new app, we will soon add new features to completely revolutionize the way we read Terms Of Service: https://micmonster.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://micmonster.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
MicMonster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text to Speech at 60% against MicMonster's 8%. Text to Speech also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 40). MicMonster's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Text to Speech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month and MicMonster sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $36.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 1.3K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 8% of MicMonster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, MicMonster every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text to Speech versus MicMonster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechMicMonster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better3.4 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better40
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Works LimitedHeiTech Oy

Customer experience

Text to Speech

All ratings1,348 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative33.1%

MicMonster

All ratings41 ratings
Positive61.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%

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

MicMonster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$3.491 Month
3 purchases

MicMonster

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Quarterly3 Months trial$36.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly1 Year trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$139.99

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicMonster free?
MicMonster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or MicMonster?
Text to Speech is rated higher. Text to Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while MicMonster averages 3.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Text to Speech or MicMonster have ads?
Neither Text to Speech nor MicMonster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or MicMonster?
Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, and MicMonster every 10 days. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on October 20, 2026 and MicMonster on October 20, 2026.

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