Comparison

Text to Speech! vs VoiceChat

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

Head to head
About

Text to Speech!

Convert written text into natural-sounding speech with a vast selection of voices and accents. Customize speech rate and pitch, and even export audio files. This tool works offline and allows for real-time speech generation as you type.

Highlights
  • 178 different voices
  • 63 accents & languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable pitch and rate
  • Speak as you type
  • Export to audio files
Features
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Bring your text to life with Text to Speech! Text to speech produces natural sounding synthesised text from the words that you have entered in. With 178 different voices to choose from and the ability to adjust the rate and pitch, there are countless ways in which the synthesised voice can be adjusted. Features ------------------------- - 178 Different voices to choose from - Voices are available in 63 different accents & languages - No internet required - The ability to adjust the pitch and rate - Speak as you type - Highlight spoken text - Star your favourite phrases - Group starred phrases into folders - Export speech into audio files - Mix speech into your phone calls - Supports personal voices (requires iOS 17) Voices ------------------------- Arabic (World) Basque (Spain) Bengali (India) Bhojpuri (India) Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Catalan (Spain) Chinese (China mainland) Chinese (Hong Kong) Chinese (Liaoning, Mainland China) Chinese (Shaanxi, Mainland China) Chinese (Sichuan, Mainland China) Chinese (Taiwan) Croatian (Croatia) Czech (Czechia) Danish (Denmark) Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Australia) English (India) English (Ireland) English (Scotland, UK) English (South Africa) English (United Kingdom) English (United States) Finnish (Finland) French (Belgium) French (Canada) French (France) Galician (Spain) German (Germany) Greek (Greece) Hebrew (Israel) Hindi (India) Hungarian (Hungary) Indonesian (Indonesia) Italian (Italy) Japanese (Japan) Kannada (India) Korean (South Korea) Malay (Malaysia) Marathi (India) Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) Persian (Iran) Polish (Poland) Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Romanian (Romania) Russian (Russia) Shanghainese (China mainland) Slovak (Slovakia) Slovenian (Slovenia) Spanish (Argentina) Spanish (Chile) Spanish (Colombia) Spanish (Mexico) Spanish (Spain) Swedish (Sweden) Tamil (India) Telugu (India) Thai (Thailand) Turkish (Turkey) Ukrainian (Ukraine) Vietnamese (Vietnam) Notes ------------------------- - More voices are available in system settings Go Settings -> Accessibility -> Spoken Content -> Voices

About

VoiceChat

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VoiceChat dialogue system is an AI-based chat assistant. It can communicate in natural language and provide interesting, intelligent and useful answers. 1. You can have interesting conversations with artificial intelligence anytime, anywhere, including knowledge, entertainment, creation, etc. 2. You can get all kinds of information, including weather, encyclopedia, translation, etc., which is convenient and fast 3. You can use the creativity of artificial intelligence to generate and edit pictures, write poems, stories, codes, etc., to inspire inspiration 4. You can learn the logic and reasoning ability of artificial intelligence, and improve your thinking and analysis level

Screenshots

Text to Speech!4 screens
VoiceChat2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text to Speech! at Free against VoiceChat's $0.99. VoiceChat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Text to Speech! is free to download; VoiceChat costs $0.99 up front. Text to Speech! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VoiceChat sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech! ships an update every 2 weeks, VoiceChat every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text to Speech! versus VoiceChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to Speech!VoiceChat
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (33K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGwyn DurbridgeYun Xia

Bugs and requests

Text to Speech!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Text not playing or repeating correctly
  • Exported audio files not working
  • Inability to delete text

Requested features

5 requests
  • Record and use own voice
  • Folder organization for saved phrases
  • Loop/repeat text-to-speech function
  • More natural-sounding AI voices
  • Seamless phone call integration

VoiceChat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text to Speech!

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$9.99
2 purchases

VoiceChat

One-time2
  • Chatting 7 Days Pack$0.99
  • Deep Chat Annual Package$12.99

Questions

Is Text to Speech! free?
Text to Speech! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoiceChat free?
VoiceChat costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Text to Speech! or VoiceChat have ads?
Text to Speech! shows ads; VoiceChat does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech! or VoiceChat?
Text to Speech! ships an update every 2 weeks, and VoiceChat every 9 days. Most recently, Text to Speech! was updated on November 1, 2026 and VoiceChat on September 12, 2026.

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