Mi Speaks vs Typeling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mi Speaks
Convert text to speech and read along with highlighted words. Import content from various sources, including images and PDFs, for offline playback. Premium features offer cross-device syncing, unlimited input, and audio file sharing.
- Text-to-speech conversion
- Import text from images and PDFs
- Background playback
- Highlight spoken words
- Offline compatibility
- Cross-device sync (Premium)
- Share audio files (Premium)
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Mi Speaks reads your books, articles and documents aloud in voices that sound genuinely human — generated on your device, never in the cloud. STUDIO VOICES — PREMIUM Twenty-eight neural voices, American and British, male and female. They run entirely on your iPhone: nothing you read is ever uploaded, and they work in airplane mode. Blend two voices together to make one of your own. READ ALONG Every word is highlighted as it is spoken. Import a PDF and you can follow along on the real page, with the word lit where it actually sits — not a transcription of your book, but your book. FIND YOUR PLACE Jump straight to any chapter of an imported PDF. Mi Speaks remembers where you stopped, on every device. Skip from chapter to chapter right from the lock screen. BEFORE YOU PUT THE PHONE DOWN Studio Voices need no connection once they are installed, but generating them uses the graphics processor, and iOS will not run that while an app is off screen. Prepare Full Document renders every sentence up front — after that there is nothing left to generate, so it plays to the end with the screen locked, in another app, or on a flight. And if you haven't prepared a document, reading still doesn't stop: any passage that isn't ready yet is read in your own system voice, and Mi Speaks offers to prepare the rest for next time. FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT + Read documents of any length + Import text, PDFs, photos of pages, and anything from the share sheet + Live word highlighting, background playback, lock screen controls + PDF page view and chapter navigation + Keep 3 documents in your library, each remembering where you left off + Resume Reading widget on the home and lock screen + Works completely offline PREMIUM ADDS — IN-APP PURCHASE * Studio Voices — all 28, on device * An unlimited library, in sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch * Every playback speed from 0.5x to 2x, plus Turbo * Export anything to an audio file you can keep Premium is an optional in-app purchase: a 7-day free trial, then a Monthly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription. There is also a one-time Lifetime purchase if you would rather not subscribe. Studio Voices need a one-time download of about 325 MB. This uses Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Typeling
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Type naturally and translate without leaving your conversation. Typeling is an AI translation keyboard built for messages that need the right words and the right relationship. Choose a tone, preview the translation, and decide when to replace your text. KEY FEATURES • Type with English, Spanish, Korean, or Vietnamese keyboards • Translate into English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, or Simplified Chinese • Choose tone presets for partners, business, or friends • Preview outgoing translations before replacing the source text • Read incoming translations without inserting them into the text field • Set a language in the app, or follow your device language automatically • Start with 50 free translations and add consumable credits when needed • Use light or dark appearance PRIVACY BY DESIGN Typeling reads nearby text only when you tap Translate. Translation is disabled in password, PIN, and other sensitive fields. Text is sent over an encrypted connection for real-time translation and is not stored in Typeling’s usage ledger. If a request fails, your original text stays in place. On iOS, Full Access is required for network-based translation. There are no ads inside the keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Typeling at weekly against Mi Speaks's fortnightly. Typeling also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Mi Speaks's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Mi Speaks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Typeling sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mi Speaks ships an update fortnightly, Typeling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mi Speaks | Typeling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Blaine Miller | YOUNGJU JUNG |
In-app purchases
Mi Speaks
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$99.99
Typeling
- 100 Credits$0.49
- 500 Credits$2.99
- 1,500 Credits$5.99









