Text to Speech! vs Speech to Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text to Speech!
Convert typed text into natural-sounding speech using a vast library of voices and languages. This tool is useful for communication, pronunciation, and creating audio files. It offers offline functionality and customization options for speech rate and pitch.
- Over 250 voices in 64 languages
- Offline functionality
- Adjustable speech rate and pitch
- Speak as you type
- Export speech as audio files
- Sync phrases across devices
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Type it, tap play, and hear it spoken. Text to Speech turns your words into natural-sounding speech with over 250 voices in 64 languages and accents. Use it to speak for you in person or on a phone call, to hear how a word is pronounced, or to turn your writing into an audio file. FEATURES - Over 250 voices in 64 languages and accents, including enhanced and premium quality voices - Use your own Personal Voice (iOS 17 or later) - Works offline, no internet needed - Adjust the rate and pitch - Speak as you type - Highlight words as they are spoken - Star your favourite phrases and sort them into folders - Sync your phrases between iPhone and iPad with iCloud - Mix speech into phone calls - Export speech as audio files - Keep listening in the background LANGUAGES & ACCENTS Arabic: World Bangla: India Basque: Spain Bhojpuri: India Bulgarian: Bulgaria Cantonese: Hong Kong Catalan: Spain, Valencia Chinese: Mainland China, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan Croatian: Croatia Czech: Czechia Danish: Denmark Dutch: Belgium, Netherlands English: Australia, India, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States Finnish: Finland French: Belgium, Canada, 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, Portugal Romanian: Romania Russian: Russia Shanghainese: Mainland China Slovak: Slovakia Slovenian: Slovenia Spanish: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain Swedish: Sweden Tamil: India Telugu: India Thai: Thailand Turkish: Türkiye Ukrainian: Ukraine Vietnamese: Vietnam GOOD TO KNOW - Download more voices, and higher-quality versions, in Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices. - Which voices are available depends on your iOS version. - Text to Speech is free with ads. A one-time purchase removes them.
Speech to Text
Convert spoken words into written text with advanced AI technology. This app allows for efficient voice typing, note-taking, and transcription of audio into text. It supports multiple languages and offers text-to-speech functionality for listening to your notes.
- Speech to Text dictation
- Multi-language support
- Text to Speech conversion
- Share notes via social media
- Fast and easy to use
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Speech to Text - Voice Notes is the ultimate solution for anyone who prefers writing by voice or needs a fast, convenient way to take notes on their mobile device. Effortlessly talk to text and transcribe voice to text using AI voice to text technology, making voice typing more efficient than ever. Whether you’re writing messages, converting a voice note to text, or turning lengthy audio into text, this app captures your words accurately. With support for multiple languages, your voice text will be transformed into notes with precision. Plus, enjoy text to speech with AI voices whenever you want to listen instead of read. Key Features: Speech to Text: Dictate seamlessly—just speak and write! Instantly convert your speech into text, perfect for note-taking or writing by voice. Multi-Language Support: Speak any language, and the app will convert your speech to text accurately. Text to Speech: Need to listen to your notes? Convert your text back to audio using text to speech with AI voices. Share Your Notes: Send your voice-dictated notes via WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and more. Fast and Easy: A user-friendly voice dictate tool that saves time for professionals, students, and anyone wanting to speak and write efficiently. Download Speech to Text - Voice Notes today and experience the convenience of speech to text, voice to text, and voice note to text—all in one powerful app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text to Speech! at 4.6 against Speech to Text's 3.9. Text to Speech! also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 25%) and ratings volume (33K vs 88). Speech to Text's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speech to Text sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text to Speech! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech! has 33K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Text to Speech!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Speech to Text's.
Text to Speech! ships an update every 2 weeks, Speech to Text every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech! | Speech to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) — better | 3.9 (88 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 88 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gwyn Durbridge | Muhammad Islam |
Customer experience
Text to Speech!
Speech to Text
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
Speech to Text
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text to Speech!
- Remove Advertisements$9.99
Speech to Text
- Remove ads from app$1.99
- Premium Languages 50 minutes$2.99
- Premium Languages 100 minutes$4.99
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- Premium Languages 200 minutes$9.99
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