Text to Speech! vs AI Text To Speech Voice Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 178 different voices
- 63 accents & languages
- Offline functionality
- Adjustable pitch and rate
- Speak as you type
- Export to audio files
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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
AI Text To Speech Voice Reader
Convert any text into natural-sounding speech with AI-powered voices. Supports various document formats and numerous languages. Ideal for messages, navigation, and reading aloud.
- Text to speech conversion
- AI human-like voices
- Document scanning and import (PDF, HTML, RTF)
- Multi-language support
- Character-based pricing
- Free trial characters
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Best features: 1. Instantly Transform Any Text To Speech. 2. Ideal for messages, navigation directions, translations, read out load and more. 3. You can scan your document as well as import from your Photos. Moreover import PDF, Html, Rtf or plain text. 4. With AI Voice, now your documents can be read in human-like voice. 5. There are many languages you can choose to recognize your speech including South African English, Italian, Polish, Welsh, Irish English, Icelandic, New Zealand English, Mexican Spanish, Canadian French, Turkish, British English, French, Australian English, Danish, Dutch, Arabic, Cantonese, Gulf Arabic, Castilian Spanish, Korean, Chinese Mandarin, Norwegian, German, US Spanish, Welsh English, Finnish, Japanese, Indian English, Belgian Dutch, Swedish, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, US English, Portuguese, Catalan. Don't need to buy subscriptions. We only charge by characters and provide 500 characters for trial.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AI Text To Speech Voice Reader at none against Text to Speech!'s shown. AI Text To Speech Voice Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Text to Speech!'s advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 9). On price, rating, 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 AI Text To Speech Voice Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Text to Speech! against 4.6 for AI Text To Speech Voice Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech! has 33K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text to Speech! ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Text To Speech Voice Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech! | AI Text To Speech Voice Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gwyn Durbridge | Do Tri |
Customer experience
Text to Speech!
AI Text To Speech Voice Reader
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
AI Text To Speech Voice Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text to Speech!
- Remove Advertisements$9.99
AI Text To Speech Voice Reader
- 100000 characters$12.99
- 500000 characters$49.99
- 1000000 characters$79.99
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