Text to Speech! vs Talker
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
Talker
Create custom audio sequences with a soundboard that speaks your text. Adjust voice, speed, and pitch for each pad, and queue playback for seamless composition. Record, export, and share your creations.
- Text-to-speech soundboard
- Customizable voice, speed, and pitch per pad
- Queued playback for sequences
- Record, export, and share audio
- Over 50 international voices
- Offline functionality
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Talker gives you a soundboard for text. Just tap a pad to have it speak. You can individually tweak voice, speed and pitch. The soundboard layout makes it easy to compose sequences. You can already tap the next pad while one is playing. Included - Play, Record, Export and Share your Audio - Search through your collection of text snippets. - More than 50 different international voices including many regional dialects - Use natural voice settings or create hilarious combinations - Includes joyful samples of voice/text pads - Tweak speed pitch and voice for each pad - Queued playback - Rearrange pads via drag&drop - Works fully offline Additional high fidelity voices can be downloaded from iOS Settings / General / Accessibility / Speech / Voices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text to Speech! at Free against Talker's $0.99. Text to Speech! also leads on ratings volume (33K vs 26) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Talker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Text to Speech! is free to download; Talker costs $0.99 up front. Text to Speech! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech! has 33K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Text to Speech!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Talker's.
Text to Speech! ships an update every 2 weeks, Talker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text to Speech! | Talker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gwyn Durbridge | Hannes Oud |
Customer experience
Text to Speech!
Talker
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
Talker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text to Speech!
- Remove Advertisements$9.99
Talker
No in-app purchases
