RHVoice vs ToBe SAID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RHVoice
This app provides text-to-speech capabilities for various applications, including screen readers and book readers. It supports multiple languages and voices developed by volunteers, with ongoing efforts to expand its linguistic offerings.
- Text-to-speech engine
- VoiceOver integration
- Book reader compatibility
- Multiple language support
- Volunteer-developed voices
- Ongoing voice development
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Important note: This App is not a text reader. This App is designed to provide text-to-speech for use by Apple's VoiceOver utility for the visually-impaired. However any text-reading App you have should be able to use the voices provided by RHVoice. The voices within the App are provided by different teams of developers, mostly visually-impaired themselves. The developers have tended to concentrated on their own languages, or those languages which are not supported on mobile phones. Some of the voices are provided with the financial support from sponsors, others require a small App Store subscription. Funds are used to pay the App's operating expenses. If your language is not available within RHVoice please understand the limited resources available, and the lengthy process of making new voices, and the effort needed to support new users in their own language. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ToBe SAID
This app provides a high-performance, offline AI voice generator and system-wide Text-to-Speech engine for enhanced privacy. It transforms documents and books into natural-sounding audiobooks, integrating seamlessly with your existing reading and productivity applications.
- Offline AI voice generation
- System-wide Text-to-Speech engine
- Convert EPUB/PDF to audiobooks
- Seamless integration with other apps
- Clone and create personal voices
- 100% local processing for privacy
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Your Voice. Your Device. Your Privacy. ToBe SAID gives your iPhone, iPad, and Mac natural AI voices that run on the device itself. It is a system-wide Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine: once installed, its voices appear in your system voice list, so VoiceOver, Spoken Content, and any app that can use system voices can speak with them. No servers. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. ToBe SAID is a voice provider, not a reading app. It works together with the apps you already use: your e-book reader, your PDF viewer, your AAC communication app, or the system's own Speak features. TRY IT IN SECONDS Open the app, type some text, and hear it instantly. The English voices are ready the moment you install. Other languages need a one-time voice download, and after that they work fully offline: on a plane, on a train, or anywhere without a signal. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • 4 natural English voices • 2 natural voices in each of 23 other languages • All voices work system-wide, in every app that lists system voices • Works offline after the one-time voice download • No ads and no in-app purchases HEAR YOUR OWN VOICE Voice cloning preview: import a short audio file (MP3, WAV, OGG, and other popular formats, any length: ToBe SAID trims it automatically; 15 seconds is all it needs) and hear your clone speak inside the app. In this free app, the clone is a preview and stays inside the app. WANT TO KEEP YOUR CLONES? ToBe SAID Pro is a separate app with the same voices, plus an unlimited voice library: save as many cloned voices as you like and use them in every app that uses system voices. 24 LANGUAGES English, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Egyptian, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu and Turkish. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your text and your audio files stay with you. Only clone your own voice or voices you have permission to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ToBe SAID at 100% against RHVoice's 27%. ToBe SAID also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). RHVoice's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. RHVoice sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. ToBe SAID asks for nothing beyond the download.
ToBe SAID holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RHVoice has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of RHVoice's written reviews are positive against 100% of ToBe SAID's.
RHVoice ships an update every 6 weeks, ToBe SAID every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RHVoice | ToBe SAID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Non-Routine LLC | Bakhtiar Lukman |
Customer experience
RHVoice
ToBe SAID
In-app purchases
RHVoice
- Henrique - 3 Months3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Letícia - 3 months3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Letícia3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- Henrique - One Year3 Days trial$9.991 Year
ToBe SAID
No in-app purchases






