Speech Practice vs Clearly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Speech Practice
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Practice your speeches with intelligent text-to-speech playback. Speech Practice reads your text aloud segment by segment, then pauses so you can repeat and perfect your delivery. Features: - Automatic pause after each sentence or paragraph for rehearsal - Adjustable speech rate to match your pace - Navigate forward or backward between segments - Tap any segment to jump directly to it - Progress tracking shows your position in the speech - Save and organize multiple speeches - Dark mode support Voice Options: - iOS voices work offline on your device - Microsoft Azure neural voices for natural-sounding speech (requires your own API key) - TartuNLP for high-quality Estonian language support Perfect for preparing presentations, memorizing scripts, practicing language learning, or rehearsing any spoken content.
Clearly
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Clearly turns anything you read into natural speech ā and into a way to learn the language while you listen. Everything runs on your device, offline. NEW ā Read the web in Safari. Turn on the Clearly Safari extension and listen to ANY web page right where it is ā no copy-paste, no importing. Select a sentence, tap play, and Clearly reads aloud from there in a natural voice, highlighting each line and scrolling to follow along. Pause, skip sentences, and change the speed from a control bar on the page. It's the fastest way to turn articles, blogs, news, and docs into hands-free, fully on-device listening. Paste text, open a .txt file, drop in a web link, or bring in an X post. Clearly pulls out the article, reads it aloud in a natural voice, and gives you a quick summary ā all on your device. Tap any sentence to start listening from there, with the sentence highlighted as it plays. Pause on something you don't fully understand and open Interpret: Clearly shows a literal translation and a natural one, then explains the words you pick ā meaning, pronunciation, and an example sentence. A reader and a quiet language tutor in one. WHY CLEARLY ⢠NEW: Read any web page in Safari with the Clearly extension ā select a sentence and listen, with live highlighting ⢠100% on-device and offline ā no account, no internet, nothing leaves your iPhone ⢠Natural speech in 31 languages, powered by on-device Supertonic TTS ⢠Sentence-by-sentence playback with live highlighting ⢠Tap to translate (literal + natural) and explain words, on-device with Apple Intelligence ⢠Private summaries and titles, generated on your device ⢠Import from the clipboard, text files, web pages, and X GREAT FOR ⢠Reading and listening practice in a new language ⢠Turning articles, notes, and documents into hands-free listening ⢠Reading support and accessibility ⢠Anyone who wants private, offline text-to-speech Translation, word explanations, and summaries use Apple Intelligence and need a supported device. No accounts. No tracking. Your text stays with you.
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Speech Practice at every 2 days against Clearly's weekly. Speech Practice also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speech Practice ships an update every 2 days, Clearly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech Practice | Clearly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.2 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TEST AND REST OU | MINTECH |
In-app purchases
Speech Practice
No in-app purchases
Clearly
No in-app purchases
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