Comparison

Text With Authors vs PageSpeak

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Text With Authors

Engage in conversations with AI-powered literary figures to explore books, poetry, and timeless ideas. Receive personalized voice messages and discover new authors. Ideal for students and literature enthusiasts seeking a unique way to interact with classic literature.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI literary figures
  • Personalized voice messages
  • Explore classic literature
  • Literary tutors for study
  • Daily poem feature
  • Discover new authors
Features
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Text With Authors is an AI literary chat app for people who want to explore books, poetry, and timeless ideas through conversation. Chat with playwrights, novelists, poets, philosophers, and essayists in a simple conversational experience for curious readers. Now you can also receive personalized voice messages through Voicemails, and over time the authors you chat with can learn facts about you to make each conversation more engaging and personal. Key Features: - Chat with literary greats like Shakespeare, Austen, Poe, Hugo, and more using advanced AI technology * - Ask to receive personalized voice messages - Explore classic literature through conversations with authors from different eras - Use specialized literary tutors for homework, analysis, and deeper study - Get a daily poem from a renowned poet with Daily Poem - Discover new authors as the app expands - Suitable for all ages - learn and explore with family * A Premium subscription is required for unlimited messages and access to the full range of authors and tutors. ** A limited number of trial credits is available for free users. Subscribe or purchase credit packs for more. Whether you're a student, a literature enthusiast, or just curious about the voices that shaped the world, Text With Authors gives you a direct way to explore literature through conversation. Terms of Service: https://textwith.me/terms/

About

PageSpeak

Engage in dynamic conversations with literary characters. Explore their motivations, secrets, and what happens beyond the final chapter. Build evolving relationships with characters who remember your interactions.

Highlights
  • Conversations that build over time
  • Evolving character relationships
  • Deep story understanding
  • AI-generated character portraits
  • Voice mode for character speech
  • Support for personal EPUB/TXT books
Features
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# PageSpeak - App Store Submission Content ## App Name PageSpeak Talk to characters from the books you love. Pick a character. Start a conversation. Ask them anything - about their choices, their secrets, the moments the book never showed you. They'll respond as themselves, drawing from everything the story reveals about them and more. Go Beyond the Page Books end, but your curiosity doesn't. What was that character really thinking during the pivotal scene? What would they say about your interpretation of their choices? What happens after the last chapter? Now you can ask. Every conversation is a chance to explore the story deeper - the motivations behind decisions, the relationships between characters, the world they inhabit. Characters draw from the full context of their story to give you answers that feel authentic and surprising. They Remember You This isn't a one-time chat. Characters remember your conversations - what you discussed, how you approached them, the relationship you're building. Come back tomorrow and pick up where you left off. The more you talk, the deeper the connection grows. Your relationship with each character evolves over time. Trust builds. The dynamic shifts based on how you engage with them. It's not just a conversation - it's a relationship that develops across every interaction. Two Ways to Meet Choose how you want to experience the conversation: - Fictional World: Step into the story. Meet characters at key moments in their timeline - right in the middle of the action. Be there as it happens. - Real World: Bring them into the present day. How would a Victorian detective react to modern technology? What would a space captain think of Earth in 2024? Transport characters out of their world and into yours. Find Your Next Conversation - Curated Library: Explore our collection of books ready to go - characters waiting to meet you across classics, sci-fi, fantasy, and more. Jump straight into conversation. - Your Own Books: Bring your personal library. Add books in EPUB or TXT format and talk to characters from any story you own. If you can read it, you can talk to its characters. Features - Conversations that build on each other over time - Character relationships that evolve based on how you interact - Deep understanding of story events, motivations, and world-building - AI-generated character portraits that bring characters to life visually - Scene illustrations for key story moments - Voice mode - hear characters speak their responses - Works with classics, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, thrillers, and more - Save favorite characters for quick access - Full conversation history you can revisit anytime For Readers Who Want More You've finished a book but you're not ready to leave that world. You have questions. You have theories. You wish you could just... talk to them. Now you can. Note: We use Apple Intelligence for the Voice Mode feature. If your device is not supported by Apple Intelligence Voice mode may not work on your device. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.forwardthinkers.ai/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Text With Authors4 screens
PageSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PageSpeak at none against Text With Authors's shown. Text With Authors's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 With Authors sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PageSpeak sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text With Authors holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Text With Authors's written reviews are positive against 86% of PageSpeak's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text With Authors versus PageSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText With AuthorsPageSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB13 MB
Age rating+912+
DeveloperCatloaf Software LLCForward Thinkers Labs

Customer experience

Text With Authors

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PageSpeak

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Text With Authors

Subscriptions4
  • Premium2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Premium (promo)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium (promo)1 Year trial2 variants$79.991 Year
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  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 Voicemail Credits$1.99
  • 25 Voicemail Credits$3.99
  • 100 Voicemail Credits$14.99
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  • Forever Premium$199.99
4 purchases

PageSpeak

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • Short Story$2.99
  • Novel$4.99
  • Epic$7.99

Questions

Is Text With Authors free?
Text With Authors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PageSpeak free?
PageSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text With Authors or PageSpeak?
Text With Authors is rated higher. Text With Authors averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while PageSpeak averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Text With Authors or PageSpeak have ads?
Text With Authors shows ads; PageSpeak does not.

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