Text to Speech vs Yappy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech
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Text to Speech: Voxa transforms the way you experience written content, turning text and documents into natural, expressive audio in seconds. Instead of being tied to your screen, you can simply listen and let your content flow with you throughout the day. With Text to Speech: Voxa, reading no longer has to feel like effort. Paste any text or upload a document, press play, and hear it brought to life with voices that automatically adapt their accent to the language you’re using. Whether you're commuting, working, studying, or relaxing, your content becomes easier to access and more enjoyable to consume. Text to Speech: Voxa is designed to feel simple and natural from the first use. You can follow along with the text while listening, helping you stay focused and better understand what you're hearing. It’s a more comfortable way to take in information, especially during long reading sessions. What you can do with Text to Speech: Voxa: Convert text to audio Instantly turn written text into smooth, natural speech. Listen to documents Upload PDFs or TXT files and have them read aloud effortlessly. Voices that match the language Enjoy voices that automatically adapt their accent to the language of your text for a more natural experience. Adjust playback speed Choose the listening speed that feels right for you. Follow along while listening Read and listen at the same time to improve focus and comprehension. Save and export audio Keep your generated audio and export it so you can listen anytime, even offline. Text to Speech: Voxa fits into your everyday life. It helps you turn long reading sessions into effortless listening, stay productive without constantly looking at a screen, and enjoy your content in a calmer, more flexible way. It also makes content more accessible. Text to Speech: Voxa is a helpful companion for anyone who prefers listening over reading or finds reading difficult, offering a more inclusive way to stay informed. From quick notes to full documents, Text to Speech: Voxa gives you the freedom to listen anytime, anywhere. Text to Speech: Voxa is a subscription-based app. An active subscription is required to convert text and documents into audio. For more information: Support: support@voxa.h2adigital.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://voxa.h2adigital.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://voxa.h2adigital.com/legal/privacy
Yappy
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Share an article, a PDF, an EPUB, a Word file or a video with Yappy, and a parrot reads it to you in a natural voice. While you cook, while you walk, or with your eyes closed. Everything happens inside your iPhone: nothing ever leaves it. NO CLOUD, NO ACCOUNTS, NO PER-CHARACTER FEES The voice is synthesised on your device by an open model of about 99 million parameters. No sign-up, no email. It works offline, forever. 31 LANGUAGES AND TEN VOICES, ALL OF THEM POLYGLOT English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Croatian, Slovenian, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. Texts with quotes in another language switch on their own, paragraph by paragraph. SHARING IS THE DOOR From Safari, Mail, Files or any app: tap Share and choose Yappy. The page cleans itself up (menus, banners and footers gone) and what is left is the prose, with its headings and its rhythm. YouTube videos are listened to like articles. PDFs and EPUBs arrive with chapters. Voice notes are transcribed on the device. THE SCRIPTWRITER: FROM WHAT IS WRITTEN TO WHAT IS SAID Reading aloud is not spelling out. "1492" is said "fourteen ninety-two"; "Henry VIII" is said "Henry the Eighth", but "Louis XIV" in French is "Louis quatorze". Yappy turns every text into a reading script with the rules of each language, and the voice follows it sentence by sentence while the text lights up on screen. THE SCREEN IS THE BUTTON Tap anywhere to pause, swipe to skip a paragraph, slide along the edge to change the speed. And from the lock screen or your headphones, like any other player. THE PRESS: WHOLE BOOKS AS AUDIOBOOKS Leave a book rendering when you go to bed and wake up with an audiobook with chapters in your library. With the bridge, your Mac or PC can convert it for you and send it back on its own. TRULY FREE, AND A WIND-UP PARROT Yappy is open source (MIT licence). The free parrot carries three documents at a time on its perch; remove one and another fits, with no time limit. If you want a bottomless perch, the audiobook press and the bridge to your computer, wind it up with Yappy Parlanchín: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a single lifetime purchase. Cancel whenever you like. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period unless cancelled in your Apple account at least 24 hours before. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://yappy.joseluissaorin.com/en/privacy Made with love by José Luis Saorín. A philologist who wanted to listen to what he read, and a six-year-old who wanted to play with the parrot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Text to Speech at 15.1 against Yappy's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Yappy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Text to Speech | Yappy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | H2A Digital LLC | Jose Luis Saorin Ferrer |
In-app purchases
Text to Speech
- Weekly Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Yearly Access$59.991 Year
Yappy
- Yappy Parlanchín · Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yappy Parlanchín · Yearly$24.991 Year
- Yappy Parlanchín · Lifetime$49.99









