Comparison

Text to Speech! vs MumbleAI

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

MumbleAI

Enhance your texting with an AI assistant that provides intelligent reply suggestions, customizable tones, and context awareness. It learns your communication style to help you express yourself more authentically and securely.

Highlights
  • Generative Messaging AI
  • Customizable tones
  • Contact renaming
  • Style adaptation
  • Secure messaging
Features
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MumbleAI is your private, generative messaging assistant. Built for modern conversations, MumbleAI makes texting feel smarter, faster, and more natural. Intelligent AI reply suggestions, customizable tones, and context awareness, Mumble helps you communicate more easily—even when you don’t know what to say. Whether you're texting friends, family, or new connections, MumbleAI learns your communication style to help you express yourself more authentically. Features: Generative Messaging AI Tone customization Rename contacts with ease Adapts to your style over time Secure, private messaging experience MumbleAI includes a free tier for standard messaging, and a Pro subscription that unlocks unlimited Generative Messaging powered by AI. Join the next generation of private, intelligent communication. MumbleAI is developed with care by independent creators to make modern texting smarter.

Screenshots

Text to Speech!4 screens
MumbleAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MumbleAI at none against Text to Speech!'s shown. MumbleAI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Text to Speech!'s advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Text to Speech! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MumbleAI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MumbleAI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech! has 33K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text to Speech! versus MumbleAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to Speech!MumbleAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGwyn DurbridgePatrick Kearney

Customer experience

Text to Speech!

All ratings33,388 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews847 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative31.4%

MumbleAI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

MumbleAI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text to Speech!

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$9.99
1 purchases

MumbleAI

Subscriptions1
  • MumbleAI Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Text to Speech! free?
Text to Speech! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MumbleAI free?
MumbleAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech! or MumbleAI?
MumbleAI is rated higher. Text to Speech! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while MumbleAI averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Text to Speech! or MumbleAI have ads?
Text to Speech! shows ads; MumbleAI does not.

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