Comparison

ModelTalker vs ToBe SAID

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

ModelTalker3 screens
ToBe SAID4 screens

Verdict

The call

ModelTalker and ToBe SAID are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ModelTalker against 5.0 for ToBe SAID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ModelTalker versus ToBe SAID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModelTalkerToBe SAID
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim BunnellBakhtiar Lukman

Customer experience

ModelTalker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ToBe SAID

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ModelTalker

No in-app purchases

None

ToBe SAID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ModelTalker free?
ModelTalker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToBe SAID free?
ToBe SAID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ModelTalker or ToBe SAID?
ModelTalker and ToBe SAID are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ModelTalker or ToBe SAID have ads?
Neither ModelTalker nor ToBe SAID shows ads.

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