NetSupport Manager Control vs Text to Speech Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetSupport Manager Control
Access and manage remote computers from your iOS device. View, chat, and control PCs with full remote capabilities, including hardware inventory and secure encryption. Ideal for IT professionals needing on-the-go support.
- Remote control (view, share, control)
- Text chat and messaging
- Thumbnail view of connected clients
- Hardware inventory reports
- PIN Connect for instant user location
- Secure encryption options
- Multi-monitor support
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The NetSupport Manager Control for iOS provides mobile remote control for existing NetSupport Manager remote control users remotely from any iPad, iPhone or iPod. The mobile Control allows a user to quickly search and connect to both local computers by either IP address or PC name, or to browse, connect and view remote computers utilizing the free NetSupport Manager Internet Gateway component. The NetSupport Manager Control provides full remote control, chat and message capabilities of any remote PC running an existing NetSupport Manager Client (version 11.04 or later). KEY FEATURES: Browse your local network or an established NetSupport Internet Gateway to find remote NetSupport Manager Clients. PIN Connect feature allows a technician to instantly locate a user anywhere across the enterprise simply by both parties entering a unique PIN code. Thumbnail view of each connected Client device. See a list of previously connected Clients for instant ongoing connectivity. ‘Recently Connected’ list provides quick access to the most recently viewed Clients. Remote Control – Watch (view only), Share (both parties can view and interact) or Control (remote screen and keyboard are locked) any NetSupport Manager-enabled remote PC. View the remote PC using pinch, pan and zoom to highlight key screen information. Toggle between ‘touch’ and ‘cursor/mouse pointer’ mode if more accuracy is required when controlling a remote Client machine. Adjust color depth during remote control sessions from full color, to 256, 16 or just 2 colors when reading remote documents. Conduct a text chat session with the remote user. Send a message to the remote user with an optional time-out facility. Ideal for alerting your users of impending server or email maintenance. Generate a full hardware inventory report for a remote device on demand. Includes powerful compression to minimize data usage. Use 64, 128 or 256-bit encryption for each session. Multi-monitor support. Utilize unique security keys to ensure your copy of NetSupport Manager is only accessible to your users. One-click send Ctrl+Alt+Delete for remote login or PC management. GETTING STARTED 1) Install this free NetSupport Manager Control app on your Apple iOS device. 2) If you are new to NetSupport Manager, you will need to download and install the NetSupport Manager Client software on each of the computers that you want to remote control. Visit the NetSupport Manager website for download instructions. 3) Wirelessly connect your device to the same network as the client computers (or for anywhere access, install the free NetSupport Gateway, designed to support this scenario. Refer to the NetSupport Manager website for help configuring the Gateway). 4) From the NetSupport Manager Control browse and find your Clients. 5) Select a Client and choose to View, Chat or send a Message.
Text to Speech Pro
Convert typed text into natural-sounding speech using a vast library of voices and languages. This tool can speak for you, help with pronunciation, or create audio files from your writing. It offers offline functionality and customization options for rate and pitch.
- Over 250 voices in 64 languages
- Personal Voice creation (iOS 17+)
- Offline functionality
- Adjustable speech rate and pitch
- Speak as you type
- Export as audio files
- Sync phrases via iCloud
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Type it, tap play, and hear it spoken. Text to Speech turns your words into natural-sounding speech with over 250 voices in 64 languages and accents. Use it to speak for you in person or on a phone call, to hear how a word is pronounced, or to turn your writing into an audio file. FEATURES - Over 250 voices in 64 languages and accents, including enhanced and premium quality voices - Use your own Personal Voice (iOS 17 or later) - Works offline, no internet needed - Adjust the rate and pitch - Speak as you type - Highlight words as they are spoken - Star your favourite phrases and sort them into folders - Sync your phrases between iPhone and iPad with iCloud - Mix speech into phone calls - Export speech as audio files - Keep listening in the background LANGUAGES & ACCENTS Arabic: World Bangla: India Basque: Spain Bhojpuri: India Bulgarian: Bulgaria Cantonese: Hong Kong Catalan: Spain, Valencia Chinese: Mainland China, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan Croatian: Croatia Czech: Czechia Danish: Denmark Dutch: Belgium, Netherlands English: Australia, India, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States Finnish: Finland French: Belgium, Canada, France Galician: Spain German: Germany Greek: Greece Hebrew: Israel Hindi: India Hungarian: Hungary Indonesian: Indonesia Italian: Italy Japanese: Japan Kannada: India Korean: South Korea Malay: Malaysia Marathi: India Norwegian Bokmål: Norway Persian: Iran Polish: Poland Portuguese: Brazil, Portugal Romanian: Romania Russian: Russia Shanghainese: Mainland China Slovak: Slovakia Slovenian: Slovenia Spanish: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain Swedish: Sweden Tamil: India Telugu: India Thai: Thailand Turkish: Türkiye Ukrainian: Ukraine Vietnamese: Vietnam GOOD TO KNOW - Download more voices, and higher-quality versions, in Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices. - Which voices are available depends on your iOS version. - No ads and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NetSupport Manager Control at Free against Text to Speech Pro's $9.99. NetSupport Manager Control also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 17.0). Text to Speech Pro's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
NetSupport Manager Control is free to download; Text to Speech Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text to Speech Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech Pro has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of NetSupport Manager Control's written reviews are positive against 55% of Text to Speech Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NetSupport Manager Control ships an update every 2 months, Text to Speech Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetSupport Manager Control | Text to Speech Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetSupport Ltd | Gwyn Durbridge |
Customer experience
NetSupport Manager Control
Text to Speech Pro
In-app purchases
NetSupport Manager Control
No in-app purchases
Text to Speech Pro
No in-app purchases
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