Comparison

SideCheck vs Text To Speech

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

Head to head
About

SideCheck

This utility helps you verify information by quickly fact-checking text copied from news or social media. It integrates with your device's clipboard and offers voice commands for seamless verification. Access it via widgets, share extensions, or Siri.

Highlights
  • Copy and paste text for fact-checking
  • In-app browser for search results
  • Universal Clipboard integration
  • iPad SplitView and SlideOver support
  • Widgets for quick access
  • Share Extension support
  • Siri Shortcuts for voice commands
Features
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SideCheck is a fact-check companion while reading news or social media. In this age of firehose of information it is the responsibility of each one of us  as a responsible citizen to fact check before sharing anything we read on social media or on the internet. Either sharing by word of mouth or on social media. SideCheck helps in this endeavor by making fact-checking as a one-step process. Just copy the text of what you want to feat-check. Go to the SideCheck app, click on the "Fact-Check !" button. Voila ! The app opens an in-app browser sheet that searches your text using the search engine of your choice ! You can click through links , browse and when you are done , just swipe down the sheet to dismiss. The app becomes especially useful as it utilizes the Universal Clipboard feature of the apple ecosystem. You can copy text to fact-check on any of your Apple Devices and use SideCheck on iPhone and iPad. The app especially shines as an iPad app in SplitView or SlideOver. It can be your side companion fact-check app while your news/social media content takes up the roomy screen content. Depending on the usage frequency you can have the app as a SlideOver window or SplitView app ! Update in 2.0 SideCheck gets two new abilities: Widgets and Share Extension support ! Two new gorgeous widgets help you to access SideCheck in newer, easier ways with just a single tap on the widgets ! Also wherever you can select text on screen, after selecting text, Tap on the " " on the overlay menu till you see "Share", Tap on "Share" Choose "SideCheck" from the iOS share-sheet, SideCheck automatically opens  an in-app browser sheet that searches the text you just shared, using the search engine of your choice ! You can click through links, browse and when you are done, just swipe down the sheet to dismiss ! Optionally, change your search engine and click the Fact-Check button to fact-check the text you just shared to SideCheck :) Bonus : SideCheck now remembers your search engine choice across app launches ! Updates in 3.0 Fact Check with just your voice ! Just select and copy the text you want to fact check and launch Siri and say "Fact Check with SideCheck" ! With the magic of Siri Shortcuts, SideCheck launches and searches the text you selected with the search engine of your choice ! Because its implemented with AppIntents, you can access it from Spotlight , inside the Shortcuts app and integrate it with your other Shortcut implementations. Hope you like using SideCheck !

About

Text To Speech

Features
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Turn anything you need to read into something you can listen to. Text to Speech AI Reader helps you convert text, PDFs, scans, photos, links, clipboard text, notes, and audio into a clean listening library. Use natural narration, word highlighting, speed controls, and background playback to finish long content while you walk, commute, study, or focus. WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT • Listen to articles, notes, documents, and saved text • Import from PDFs, photos, scans, links, clipboard, and audio • Use OCR to turn images and scanned pages into readable text • Follow along with word highlighting while audio plays • Choose system voices or premium natural voices • Control playback speed for studying, focus, or quick review • Keep a personal library of everything you want to hear • Resume where you left off with playback progress • Use background listening controls while doing other things BUILT FOR REAL READING Text to Speech AI Reader is useful when your reading list gets too long, when a PDF feels heavy, when you want to review notes before an exam, or when you simply prefer listening instead of staring at a screen. Paste text, scan a page, import a PDF, add a link, or transcribe audio. The app turns it into a listenable item you can replay anytime. PREMIUM VOICES Upgrade to unlock premium narration for a smoother, more natural listening experience across long articles, notes, and documents. Perfect for: • Students • Readers • Busy professionals • Language learners • People who prefer audio • Anyone with too much to read Make your reading list feel lighter. Listen instead.

Screenshots

SideCheck4 screens
Text To Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Text To Speech at weekly against SideCheck's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SideCheck ships an update every 6 months, Text To Speech weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SideCheck versus Text To Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideCheckText To Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiva PariPavel Hedzko

In-app purchases

None

SideCheck

No in-app purchases

None

Text To Speech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SideCheck free?
SideCheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text To Speech free?
Text To Speech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SideCheck or Text To Speech have ads?
Neither SideCheck nor Text To Speech shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SideCheck or Text To Speech?
SideCheck ships an update every 6 months, and Text To Speech weekly. Most recently, SideCheck was updated on September 11, 2026 and Text To Speech on September 9, 2026.

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