Comparison

ModelTalker vs BV Bell Control

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

Head to head
About

ModelTalker

This utility app lets you download and use your custom synthetic voice on iOS devices. It enables text-to-speech in your unique voice and integration with AAC applications.

Highlights
  • Download personal synthetic voice
  • Install as iOS system voice
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Integration with AAC apps
  • Compatible with iPhone and iPad
Features
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ModelTalker utility app allows you to download and install your personal ModelTalker synthetic voice as an iOS system voice. Compatible with both iPhone and iPad, the app provides limited direct text to speech so you can enter phrases, sentences, or even whole paragraphs and have them spoken aloud in your own voice created with our online Voice Banking Service. Moreover, because your voice is installed as an iOS system voice, you can select your ModelTalker voice as the default system voice, and select it as you voice in AAC apps such as Predictable, Grid, Speech Assistant, TD Talk, and many others! To get started after the app is installed, tap the Voice bar at the top of the page. In the Voices page, tap Add in the upper right and log in with your ModelTalker username and password. After your voice finished downloading, tap the bar containing your name to select it then use the Back button to return to the main screen where you can enter text and have it spoken in your voice.

About

BV Bell Control

Features
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Activate 433 MHz RF controlled bells from your iPhone or iPad. This app connects over Bluetooth to the BV Bell Control hardware which signals the bell over 433 MHz RF. It’s designed to make controlling bells simpler for people who rely on assistive technology, including eye gaze devices. About Bridging Voice: Bridging Voice is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that everyone living with ALS can communicate and stay connected through technology. We work hand-in-hand with families to remove barriers to communication by providing personalized support and developing innovative tools. We created this app so that people with ALS and other conditions can continue to use their devices independently. Learn more about our work at www.bridgingvoice.org.

Screenshots

ModelTalker3 screens
BV Bell Control2 screens

Verdict

The call

ModelTalker and BV Bell Control are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ModelTalker versus BV Bell Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModelTalkerBV Bell Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim BunnellRobert Paradiso

In-app purchases

None

ModelTalker

No in-app purchases

None

BV Bell Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ModelTalker free?
ModelTalker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BV Bell Control free?
BV Bell Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ModelTalker or BV Bell Control have ads?
Neither ModelTalker nor BV Bell Control shows ads.

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