Comparison

Speak Comments vs Takeline View

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

Head to head
About

Speak Comments

This app reads aloud comments from platforms like Twitter (X), YouTube, and Zhihu. Simply share a post or video to the app, and it will vocalize the comments. It requires login for full access to content on X and Zhihu.

Highlights
  • Reads Twitter (X) comments aloud
  • Reads YouTube comments aloud
  • Reads Zhihu comments aloud
  • Share functionality for easy loading
  • In-app login for X and Zhihu
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Read aloud Twitter. Read aloud X. Read aloud YouTube comment. Read aloud Zhihu. Speak Twitter. Speak X. Speak YouTube comment. Speak Zhihu. Click "Share", select this app, and it will automatically load comments for reading aloud. X requires login to access posts and comments. Please log in within the app. 朗读知乎,朗读评论。朗读Twitter(X)的帖子和评论。朗读YouTube视频的评论 X需要登录,才能获取帖子和评论,请在App内登录。 知乎,如果不登录,可能加载的数据不完整,最好也要登录。在内置浏览器中打开知乎URL,切换为桌面站点,登录。 Privacy Policy: https://skelet8801.github.io/Speak-Comments/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Takeline View

Features
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Takeline View keeps the script and the paperwork of a shoot on your iPhone. It's built for the people on set: production, the assistant directors and the cast. It reads scripts with the same scene analysis as Takeline, the video assist tool for Mac and iPad. YOUR SCRIPT, ORGANIZED FROM A PDF • Finds every scene heading with its number, location, time of day and page • The scene list shows the time of day, pages and characters of each scene • The scene you read last is marked, and the list opens where you left off THREE WAYS TO READ A SCENE • PDF: the scene's page of the script, as written • Text: dialogue colored by character, names in action lines in bold, props and continuity highlighted • Info: time of day, pages, characters, props and continuity, and notes • Step to the previous or next scene from the bottom of the screen CHARACTERS, PROPS AND NOTES • Characters are found from the dialogue, and you can correct them • Add props and continuity notes, and those words are highlighted in the script • Keep a note for each scene: blocking, reminders, anything you need on the day MATERIALS THAT LINK TO THE SCRIPT • Keep call sheets, floor plans, location maps and other PDFs and images with the project • Tap a scene number in a PDF ("Sc. 12", "#12", "S#12") to open that scene of the script MADE FOR THE SET • A dark design that's easy on the eyes on a dark set • Works upright and sideways • Switch pages any time from the button at the bottom left Projects are saved in the Files app under On My iPhone → Takeline View. There is no account, and nothing is sent anywhere. Privacy Policy:https://sakai-filmworks.net/takeline-view-privacy/

Screenshots

Speak Comments3 screens
Takeline View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takeline View at none against Speak Comments's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Speak Comments sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.39 per month. Takeline View asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speak Comments ships an update every 9 days, Takeline View every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Speak Comments versus Takeline View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak CommentsTakeline View
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer林勇 纪Akihiro Sakai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speak Comments

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Comments Reader$0.391 Month
None

Takeline View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speak Comments free?
Speak Comments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takeline View free?
Takeline View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speak Comments or Takeline View have ads?
Neither Speak Comments nor Takeline View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speak Comments or Takeline View?
Speak Comments ships an update every 9 days, and Takeline View every 6 days. Most recently, Speak Comments was updated on November 4, 2026 and Takeline View on November 13, 2026.

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