Text to Speech vs Textella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
This application converts written text and documents into spoken audio. It allows users to adjust speech settings like volume, speed, and pitch. Saved text can be accessed later, and the app functions offline.
- Text to audio conversion
- Document to speech
- Adjustable volume, speed, and pitch
- Save text for later
- Offline functionality
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Text To Speech is a simple and small app that helps to convert text and document into Voice. Just enter the text and the app speaks it for you. Convert any text into audio with Text To Speech feature using TTS Functionality Convert text to speech from text file. Set audio configuration for text to speech like volume, speed and pitch. Save text for later use. You can access everything without internet.
Textella
Transform your PDF documents into audiobooks with this app. Listen to your favorite texts on the go, choosing from various voices. Enjoy offline playback for a seamless listening experience.
- PDF to audio conversion
- Multiple voice options
- Offline listening
- Text-to-speech functionality
- On-the-go audio playback
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Convert your PDF book into audio and listen on the go. Choose from different voices to read aloud. No internet connection required. Transform text into stories you can hear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Textella at 100% against Text to Speech's 17%. Textella also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). Text to Speech's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). On 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
Text to Speech is free to download; Textella costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Textella holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 100% of Textella's.
Text to Speech ships an update every 11 months, Textella every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Textella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jatin Maniya | Mykhailo Osekretov |
Customer experience
Text to Speech
Textella
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
No in-app purchases
Textella
No in-app purchases
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