Comparison

Article TTS vs Speechly

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

Head to head
About

Article TTS

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PRODUCTIVITY MEETS AUDIO Transform your reading list into a listening experience. ArticleTTS helps busy people consume more content by turning articles into audio - perfect for multitasking. Save articles from any website, organize them into playlists, and listen while commuting, exercising, or doing chores. With natural voices, adjustable speed, and offline access, you'll never fall behind on your reading again. Features: • Text-to-speech with natural voices • Smart playlists for continuous listening • Works completely offline • Folder organization • Share articles from Safari or any other app to ArticleTTS to store articles. • Reading progress tracking • Article translation (iOS 26+) • Import/export via CSV Try free for 30 days, then $0.99/month or $9.99 lifetime. Download ArticleTTS and make every moment productive.   Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://altercaze.github.io/articletts-legal/privacy-policy

About

Speechly

This app transforms any text into natural, human-sounding audio using ultra-realistic AI voices. It can read PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks, and typed text, offering a vast library of free ebooks and customizable listening environments.

Highlights
  • Ultra-realistic AI voices
  • Read PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks
  • OCR for scanned text
  • 75,000+ free ebooks
  • Customizable listening speed and highlighting
  • Voice dictation to text
Features
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Speechly is the most powerful text to speech app and #1 in Unlimited Text-to-Speech. With ultra-realistic AI voices, it transforms any content into natural, human-sounding audio you'll actually want to listen to. Listen to anything: PDFs, web articles, images, ebooks, documents, typed text. If it has words, Speechly can read it. Snap a photo of any text and our OCR engine reads it aloud instantly. 25+ premium AI voices: Choose from over 25 neural voices across multiple languages. These aren't robotic text to speech voices. They're warm, natural, and indistinguishable from a real human narrator. 75,000+ free ebooks: Unlock the world's greatest library. Classics, bestsellers, and everything in between, all free, all readable in Speechly. Built for focus: Set your perfect listening speed, follow along with real-time word highlighting, and layer in ambient background sounds to create your ideal listening environment. Every format. Every source. - PDFs & documents - Web articles & links - Images & scanned text (OCR) - Typed or dictated text - 75,000+ free ebooks Also speak, not just listen: Use Speechly's dictation feature to convert your voice into text on the fly. Whether you're commuting, studying, or just giving your eyes a rest, Speechly turns your reading list into your listening list. Privacy Policy: https://speechlyapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://speechlyapp.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Article TTS3 screens
Speechly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Article TTS and Speechly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Article TTS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Speechly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Article TTS ships an update every 5 days, Speechly every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Article TTS versus Speechly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArticle TTSSpeechly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJerry HsuLiberace Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Article TTS

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • ArticleTTS Lifetime Access$9.99
2 purchases

Speechly

Subscriptions2
  • Speechly Pro$12.991 Month
  • Speechly Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Article TTS free?
Article TTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speechly free?
Speechly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Article TTS or Speechly have ads?
Neither Article TTS nor Speechly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Article TTS or Speechly?
Article TTS ships an update every 5 days, and Speechly every 8 days. Most recently, Article TTS was updated on October 25, 2026 and Speechly on October 25, 2026.

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