SpeakLine vs Tune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeakLine
Transform written text into spoken audio with a variety of voices and languages. This app allows you to import documents, customize speech speed and pitch, and even export your audio. Enjoy a free, ad-free experience with optional support for ongoing development.
- Convert text to speech
- Import TXT/RTF files
- Export audio as CAF
- Multiple system voices
- Adjust speech speed and pitch
- SSML markup support
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SpeakLine lets your iPhone or iPad talk to you! Type some text, select a voice, and your iPhone or iPad reads it out loud. Enjoy your words with funny voices or read texts in native languages. FEATURES: • Import TXT or RTF files • Export your texts as an CAF audio file • Select between multiple system voices in different languages • Use your personal voices (only works on some devices) • Change the speed and pitch of the reading voice • Customize the UI with different appearance settings • Install more system voices via the system settings • Support for SSML markup to control voice properties All In-App Purchases are entirely optional. You can use SpeakLine completely free without any ads or limitations! Your tips will support the ongoing development over the last decade. *SpeakLine only uses the preinstalled system voices. They are all licensed under the Apple Software License Agreements (SLA).
Tune
Explore a vast selection of live internet radio stations globally. Discover music, news, and talk radio from various countries and genres. Save your favorites for easy access with a simple playback interface.
- Global internet radio stations
- Music, news, and talk radio
- Search and browse by category
- Save favorite stations
- Custom collections
- Simple playback controls
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Listen to internet radio stations from around the world. Tune Out provides access to a wide selection of live broadcasts, allowing you to explore music, news, and talk radio from different countries and genres. Discover stations by searching or browsing categories. You can save your favorite stations to custom collections for easy access. The app features a simple playback interface with controls for playing, pausing, and stopping the stream. Tune Out is your companion for listening to global internet radio. It offers a straightforward way to organize and access your preferred stations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tune at 5.0 against SpeakLine's 4.4. Tune also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). SpeakLine's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. SpeakLine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeakLine has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SpeakLine ships an update every 3 months, Tune every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeakLine | Tune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (124 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kaessner | The App Fair Project Inc |
Customer experience
SpeakLine
Tune
Bugs and requests
SpeakLine
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when accessing settings
- Inconsistent voice selection and speed changes
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to pause and resume playback
- Implement more natural-sounding voices
- Provide option to highlight text as it's read
- Allow importing of files instead of just copy-pasting
Tune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpeakLine
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Tune
No in-app purchases
