Comparison

Text to Speech vs Lee

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

Lee

Enhance your social media experience by automatically displaying location badges on posts and comments. Gain insights into your global connections and track location trends with smart statistics. Customize flag emojis for a personalized touch.

Highlights
  • Automatic location display on posts
  • Smart location statistics
  • Customizable flag emojis
  • Privacy-first local data caching
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Lee-Su-Sui: See Where Everyone's From on Threads Tired of clicking into every profile to see where someone is from? Lee-Su-Sui automatically displays location badges right on the Threads feed, so you can instantly see where post authors are located. KEY FEATURES Automatic Location Display • Location badges appear automatically as you scroll • No need to visit each profile manually • Works on posts, comments, and follower lists Smart Location Stats • See which countries/cities appear most in your feed • Track location trends over time • Discover your global connections Customizable Emojis • Customize flag emojis for any location • Beautiful country flag display • Full emoji picker with search Fast & Private • All data cached locally on your device • No external servers or tracking • Lightweight and performance-optimized Multi-Language Support • Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean • Localized for global users HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the Safari extension 2. Visit threads.com in Safari 3. Location badges appear automatically as you scroll 4. Click any badge to see detailed location stats SAFARI EXTENSION DETAILS This is a Safari web extension that runs on threads.com to enhance your browsing experience. The extension: • Only accesses threads.com (no other websites) • Reads publicly available profile information (location, join date) • Stores all data locally on your device • Does not send data to external servers • Does not interfere with Safari or system functionality Privacy-first design: All processing happens locally in your browser. Your data never leaves your device. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 15.0 or later • Safari browser • Threads account (to view content) SUPPORT Open source and community-driven. Visit our GitHub repository for support, feature requests, and contributions. --- Note: This is an unofficial extension and is not affiliated with Meta or Threads.

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
Lee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lee at 100% against Text to Speech's 60%. Lee also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Text to Speech's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). 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. Text to Speech sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Lee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Lee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, Lee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text to Speech versus Lee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechLee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Works LimitedChihwei Yeh

Customer experience

Text to Speech

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

Lee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Lee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$3.491 Month
None

Lee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lee free?
Lee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or Lee?
Lee is rated higher. Text to Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Lee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Text to Speech or Lee have ads?
Neither Text to Speech nor Lee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Lee?
Text to Speech ships an update every 6 days, and Lee every 3 days. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lee on November 5, 2026.

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