Comparison

MAI vs Speech It

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

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About

MAI

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ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช MAI: ืขื•ื–ืจืช ื”-AI ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืื•ืžืจื™ื - ืœืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืžืกื•ื“ืจื™ื, ืชื•ืš ืฉื ื™ื•ืช. ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ื‘ืจื•, ื•ื”ื™ื ืชื“ืื’ ืœืฉืืจ. ื”ืฉื’ืจื” ืขืžื•ืกื”, ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื”ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ืจืขืฉ. MAI ื ื‘ื ืชื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื–ื”: ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื ืงื™ ื•ืžื™ื ื™ืžืœื™ืกื˜ื™, ืžื•ืคืขืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช ืžืชืงื“ืžืช, ืฉืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ - ื•ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืจืฆืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช, ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื. ืœืžื” ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘-MAI? โ€ข ืคืงื•ื“ื•ืช ืงื•ืœื™ื•ืช ื—ื›ืžื•ืช: ืื™ืŸ ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืงืœื™ื“? ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืœืžื” ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื - MAI ืžืชืžืœืœืช, ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ื•ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื ืžืฉื™ืžื”, ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช. โ€ข ืžืขืงื‘ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืขื ืจืฆืคื™ื (streaks): ืฉืžืจื• ืขืœ ืจืฆืฃ ื™ื•ืžื™, ืขืงื‘ื• ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ื•ื”ื™ืฉืืจื• ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”. โ€ข ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื—ื›ื ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜: ื›ืœ ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืžืงื‘ืœืช ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื” - ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื ื•ืคืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื™ืกืื•ืช. โ€ข ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื ืงื™, ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืกื—ื•ืช ื“ืขืช: ืžืžืฉืง ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื•ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ืฉื ื•ืชืŸ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื•ืจื•ื’ืข ืžื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”. ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืืชื ื™ื–ืžื™ื, ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื, ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืคื™ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื - MAI ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœื•ื•ืช ืืชื›ื. ื ืกื• ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื•ืงื—ื• ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช ืขืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื›ื. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Speech It

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Speech It turns the books and documents piling up on your device into audio you can enjoy anywhere. Import DRM-free EPUBs, PDFs, text files, and web articles, and listen to them read aloud in a natural voice. Clear your reading backlog during your commute, chores, or walks. โ—† Key Features - Flexible importing EPUB / PDF / plain text / web pages by URL / clipboard text. Files can also be opened from the Files app and the share sheet. - On-device translated listening Listen to an English book in Japanese and more: translation happens while reading aloud (iOS 18 or later, supported language pairs), with the translation and original shown side by side. - Background playback Keeps playing while your screen is locked, with full control from the Lock Screen and Control Center. Playback resumes automatically after interruptions such as phone calls. - Follow along visually The current sentence and word are highlighted and kept in view. Tap any sentence to start playback from there. - Table of contents & bookmarks Jump between chapters, bookmark individual sentences, and browse bookmarks across your whole library. - Organized library Sort books into folders. Your reading position is saved automatically, so you always pick up where you left off. - Voice customization Adjust speed (0.5x-2.0x), pick from your device's voices, tune the pitch, and preview voices before choosing. - Privacy first Parsing, translation, and speech synthesis all happen on your device. The contents of your books are never sent to a server. โ—† Notes - DRM-protected e-books are not supported. - Image-only (scanned) PDFs cannot be read aloud. - Translation requires iOS 18 or later. The app shows ads; an optional subscription removes them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MAI4 screens
Speech It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speech It at none against MAI's 2. MAI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Speech It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAI ships an update every 6 days, Speech It every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
MAI versus Speech It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAISpeech It
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size85 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrani SoferColorBoxStudio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MAI

Subscriptions2
  • MAI Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • MAI Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Speech It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MAI free?
MAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speech It free?
Speech It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MAI or Speech It have ads?
Both MAI and Speech It show ads.
Which is updated more often, MAI or Speech It?
MAI ships an update every 6 days, and Speech It every 11 days. Most recently, MAI was updated on October 5, 2026 and Speech It on October 13, 2026.

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