Text to Speech vs Foldly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
Convert text into natural-sounding audio using advanced AI. Supports over 500 voices, 80+ languages, and various document formats including PDFs and images. Ideal for content creators, students, and professionals seeking efficient, hands-free information consumption.
- 500+ premium realistic voices
- 80+ languages and 150+ locales
- Convert text, PDFs, and images to audio
- Save and download audio as MP3
- Adjustable speaking speed and pitch
- Real-time camera to audio conversion
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Instantly generate premium natural voices from text and read aloud like real! XSpeech Premium Read is #1 and your ultimate text to speech and reading aloud solution powered by the cutting-edge AI technology and premium models from OpenAI and Microsoft. Just input your text or any docs, PDF or images, XSpeech Premium Read will generate audio and convert any text into premium high quality speeches (TTS) for you to listen to in seconds! It supports over 500 natural-sounding high quality voices and reading with 80+ languages and 150+ locales! It also includes premium voices from ChatGPT. Say goodbye to the boring reading and hello to more enjoyable and very realistic voices. Whether you're a teacher, educator, business professional, content creator, student, entrepreneur, storyteller, or simply want to add a unique touch to your messages, this app is designed to bring your words to life like never before. • KEY FEATURES: - 500 premium and high quality realistic voices to use, most voices in the market! - Natural-sounding human voices: our voices sound more natural and real than any other AI reader. - 30+ Multilingual Premium Voices including 6 high quality voices from OpenAI. (alloy, echo, fable, onyx, nova, and shimmer) - Support speech conversion and reading aloud all your text and documents, read PDF, read books and more! - Screenshot images and photos to Audio - Real time read and conversion from camera - Over 80 languages and 150 locales supported - most languages and locales in the market! - Save and download speech audio to local MP3 - Share audio through emails, messages and any social media apps - Read and Text to Speech History - Adjustable speaking speed and pitch - Advanced audio player control - Long read up to 20,000 characters each time • PLANS: We offer a free version with free speeches every month. You can unlock more features and characters with premium upgrade. We provide different tailored plans with the highest quality voices and the cheapest prices! • Benefits of using our text-to-speech and read aloud app: - Increased productivity and accessibility. - More enjoyable voices and hands-free way of consuming information. - Perfect for multitasking or exercising. - Create content or storytelling You can use the app in different cases, for example, Text-to-Speech, Speech Synthesizer, Read book, Read Doc, Read PDF, Audio Content Creation, Read Image, Photo to audio, Audiobook Creator, Voice Synthesis, Voice Generator, Audio Reader, Read Aloud App, Speech Engine, AI Narrator, Automated Voiceover, Digital Narration, Accessible Reading, Speech Conversion, Audiobook Converter, Multilingual TTS, Voice Assistance, Accessibility Software, E-learning Voiceover, Real-time Text-to-Speech, Synthetic Voice, Natural Sounding TTS, Text Reader App, Text-to-Audio Converter, Text-to-Speech for Education, Multilingual Text-to-Speech, Read Aloud Tool, Voice Narration, Voice Converter and more! Compare XSpeech AI Read with traditional reading methods and discover the advantages of high quality speech. Our satisfied users have already made the switch, why not you too? Install now for free! We're dedicated to providing the best and highest quality text to speech and reading product. • Supported languages and locales: English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kannada, Kazakh,, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Maori, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/, https://aiworksuite.com/speechaitermsofservice
Foldly
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Want to print a PDF as a folded booklet — a zine, a program, a short manual or a story for the kids? Foldly reorders and pairs the pages in saddle-stitch order, so you just print double-sided, fold down the middle and staple. Pick a PDF, check the sheet-by-sheet preview, and tap Make Booklet. Share the result or save it to Files, then print it from any app. • SADDLE-STITCH PAGE ORDER — two pages per landscape sheet side, arranged so that after printing, stacking and one center fold the pages read 1, 2, 3 … in order. • BLANKS HANDLED FOR YOU — booklets need a multiple of 4 pages; Foldly adds the blank pages at the end and tells you how many, and how many sheets of paper you need. • SHEET-BY-SHEET PREVIEW — see which pages land on the front and back of every sheet before you print. • STAYS SHARP — pages are placed as vectors, not screenshots, so text prints crisp. Each page is kept upright, scaled to fit its half and trimmed to its visible page area. Links and bookmarks are carried over where possible. • BATCH MODE — with the unlock, turn up to 50 PDFs into booklets in one go. • SAME PAPER AS YOUR PDF — the booklet uses your document's page size turned sideways, so a Letter or A4 PDF prints on Letter or A4 paper, each page shrunk to half size. How to print: choose double-sided printing and flip on the short edge. If your printer can't print double-sided, Foldly can't do that part for you. Limits: PDFs up to 200 pages and 80 MB. Everything happens on your iPhone — your PDF is never uploaded and no account is needed. Your first booklet is free. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited booklets and batch mode. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Foldly at none against Text to Speech's shown. Foldly also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Foldly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text to Speech ships an update every 10 months, Foldly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Foldly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | ZQ Labs, Inc. | Jhomar Maravillas |
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Xspeech AI Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Xspeech AI Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Xspeech AI Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
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- Xspeech AI Plus One Year$49.991 Year
- Xspeech AI Pro One Year$84.991 Year
- Xspeech AI Premium One Year$191.991 Year
Foldly
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99









