Comparison

TGSpeechBox vs ToBe SAID

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

Head to head
About

TGSpeechBox

Features
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TGSpeechBox is a high-quality speech synthesizer that works as a system voice with VoiceOver and as a standalone text-to-speech app. Features: • 26 languages with natural-sounding speech • Full VoiceOver integration — use as your primary system voice • 7 voice presets plus YAML-defined voice profiles • Deep engine tuning: pitch mode, voice tone, formant sharpness, inflection, tremor, breathiness, and more • Phoneme editor: fine-tune individual speech sounds with live preview • Pronunciation dictionary: add custom word pronunciations with IPA override support • Stress, compound, and character dictionaries for advanced control • Export and share your customizations • Adjustable sample rate (11025–44100 Hz) • Rate override and rate boost for VoiceOver • Language lock: keep your preferred language regardless of system setting • Runs entirely on-device — no internet required, no data leaves your phone TGSpeechBox uses a Klatt-style formant synthesis engine with eSpeak-ng for phoneme generation. It is open source under the MIT license. Built by a blind developer, designed for accessibility from day one.

About

ToBe SAID

This app provides a high-performance, offline AI voice generator and system-wide Text-to-Speech engine for enhanced privacy. It transforms documents and books into natural-sounding audiobooks, integrating seamlessly with your existing reading and productivity applications.

Highlights
  • Offline AI voice generation
  • System-wide Text-to-Speech engine
  • Convert EPUB/PDF to audiobooks
  • Seamless integration with other apps
  • Clone and create personal voices
  • 100% local processing for privacy
Features
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Your Voice. Your Device. Your Privacy. ToBe SAID gives your iPhone, iPad, and Mac natural AI voices that run on the device itself. It is a system-wide Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine: once installed, its voices appear in your system voice list, so VoiceOver, Spoken Content, and any app that can use system voices can speak with them. No servers. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. ToBe SAID is a voice provider, not a reading app. It works together with the apps you already use: your e-book reader, your PDF viewer, your AAC communication app, or the system's own Speak features. TRY IT IN SECONDS Open the app, type some text, and hear it instantly. The English voices are ready the moment you install. Other languages need a one-time voice download, and after that they work fully offline: on a plane, on a train, or anywhere without a signal. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • 4 natural English voices • 2 natural voices in each of 23 other languages • All voices work system-wide, in every app that lists system voices • Works offline after the one-time voice download • No ads and no in-app purchases HEAR YOUR OWN VOICE Voice cloning preview: import a short audio file (MP3, WAV, OGG, and other popular formats, any length: ToBe SAID trims it automatically; 15 seconds is all it needs) and hear your clone speak inside the app. In this free app, the clone is a preview and stays inside the app. WANT TO KEEP YOUR CLONES? ToBe SAID Pro is a separate app with the same voices, plus an unlimited voice library: save as many cloned voices as you like and use them in every app that uses system voices. 24 LANGUAGES English, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Egyptian, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu and Turkish. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your text and your audio files stay with you. Only clone your own voice or voices you have permission to use.

Screenshots

TGSpeechBox2 screens
ToBe SAID4 screens

Verdict

The call

TGSpeechBox and ToBe SAID 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TGSpeechBox ships an update weekly, ToBe SAID every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TGSpeechBox versus ToBe SAID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTGSpeechBoxToBe SAID
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamas GeczyBakhtiar Lukman

In-app purchases

None

TGSpeechBox

No in-app purchases

None

ToBe SAID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TGSpeechBox free?
TGSpeechBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToBe SAID free?
ToBe SAID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TGSpeechBox or ToBe SAID have ads?
Neither TGSpeechBox nor ToBe SAID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TGSpeechBox or ToBe SAID?
TGSpeechBox ships an update weekly, and ToBe SAID every 4 days. Most recently, TGSpeechBox was updated on November 5, 2026 and ToBe SAID on November 13, 2026.

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