Comparison

Text to Speech vs Text To Speech

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

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About

Text to Speech

This app transforms text from websites, documents, and images into natural-sounding speech. It supports over 40 languages and allows for customizable playback speed and voice selection. Listen to content offline or in the background while multitasking.

Highlights
  • Listen to documents and web articles
  • Extract text from images
  • Multiple voices and 40+ languages
  • Adjustable playback speed and accent
  • Queue content for continuous listening
  • Offline listening support
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Too busy to read? Sit back, relax, and let Speaky read documents and news from any website aloud with natural voices and adjustable speeds. Simply import a document or provide a link to your web article, and Speaky will extract the main content, detect the language, and read it to you. You can retrieve content from any website, import files from the cloud, or scan documents with your camera. Key Features: - Listen to documents and web articles - Extract text from images and have it read aloud - Choose from multiple voices across 40+ languages - Customize playback with adjustable speed and accent - Create lists and queue content for continuous listening - Clean and format text automatically with Smart Cleanup - Full support for all document types (pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, odt, epub) - Full support for all image types (jpg, png, gif, tiff, bmp, heic) - Enjoy Speaky in the background with complete offline access "Articles in your Speaky queue play without an internet connection, so you can breeze through a New Yorker treatise as you ride the subway or catch up on world news on your next international flight." - New York Magazine "Speaky is a handy tool that helps you multitask by listening instead of reading. Whether it’s an entertaining article on the Web or an important PDF for work, you can give your eyes a rest or just get more done with this intuitive voice reader." - AppAdvice __________ Speaky Pro: Unlock unlimited listening and more languages for the scanner. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Pro forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://sandratra.com/legal/terms

About

Text To Speech

Transform any text into natural-sounding audiobooks. Listen to documents, PDFs, articles, and even scanned book pages while multitasking. Ideal for busy individuals and those with reading difficulties.

Highlights
  • Convert text, PDFs, and documents to audio
  • Scan physical book pages to audio
  • Import online articles and web pages
  • 50+ natural human voices
  • 20+ supported languages
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Organize listening files with a library
Features
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Listening is more ENJOYABLE and PRODUCTIVE than reading. Text To Speech: Audio Books is an AI technology that enables to convert and read aloud any text as speech imitative of the human voice. This app transforms text, books, document, PDF and online articles into audiobooks. Now you can stay informed while cooking, driving, work out, doing sports, commute and let Text To Speech work as a text reader for you. Text To Speech - Audiobooks is an essential tool for all kinds of reader, especially for those who are busy and want to enjoy audiobooks or people with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. The app is like an audible book, it can read aloud any text, webpages, PDF, eBooks or text book to you with our high quality natural sounding voices. FEATURE LIST: • Listen to articles, PDF, digital text, or physical books AS AUDIO. • Listen with 50+ high quality natural human voices and 20+ languages. • Listen at any speed you like, even faster or slower 5x than usual speed. • Scan physical book pages with your device camera and convert to audible text. • Import internet articles and online news straight from your mobile browser. • Upload and convert photo, PDF and Docs file from iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox. • Listen to audible text with your iOS iPhone and iPad • Organize listening files with library • Support multiple languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Thai. I. LISTEN TO ANY TEXT - IN ANYWHERE - AT ANYTIME: Import PDF, photo of physical book pages, document, online articles, web pages or insert clipboard-copied text and let Text To Speech read aloud text to you in the natural human voice. Don't read anymore! Let's listen to your text! II. +50 VOICES FOR BOTH MAN AND WOMEN, SUPPORTED 20 LANGUAGES: Text To Speech provides more 50 high quality human voice across 20 languages. Just pick your favourite voice and find the perfect reading speed that works for you. III. READ FASTER, REMEMBER LONGER Text To Speech helps highlight each word as it reads. Listening and reading at the same time can maximize the levels of comprehension and help the reader remember longer than usual. IV. SOLUTION FOR USERS WITH READING DYSLEXIA: Text To Speech is a perfect solution for users with Dyslexia, ADHD, Low vision acuity, anxiety, concussions, and other reading disabilities to breeze through their readings and engage with their curiosities. With Text To Speech : Audio Books, you can save time, retain more information, and stay focused. No matter what kind of reader you are, experience more with Text To Speech - Natural Reader. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTIONS: • Subscribed user can get access to Text To Speech Premium natural reading voices with unlimited uses. • User can subscribe for one month (USD 19.99$) and one year (USD 99.99$) auto-renewing subscription. • Unsubscribed users can only use those services with a limited quota per day. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@vulcanlabs.co

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
Text To Speech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text to Speech at 78% against Text To Speech's 40%. Text to Speech also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Text To Speech's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Text To Speech sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text to Speech holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 860 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 40% of Text To Speech's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, Text To Speech monthly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Text to Speech versus Text To Speech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechText To Speech
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (860 ratings) — better4.1 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews — better40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8601.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#145 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandratra RazafindralamboSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Text to Speech

All ratings860 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative15.0%

Text To Speech

All ratings1,451 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative52.7%

Bugs and requests

Text to Speech

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text To Speech

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app instability
  • Issues with importing documents from cloud storage
  • Inconsistent text-to-speech playback
  • Problems with maintaining position in long documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add free version or more affordable pricing
  • Improve text editing and correction capabilities
  • Expand language and voice options
  • Implement dark mode and other accessibility features

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • Speaky Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Speaky Pro (Annual)$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Burger Tip$5.99
  • Starter Upgrade$7.99
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  • Discounted Upgrade$9.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
  • Pro Upgrade$12.99
  • Speaky Pro (Welcome)$19.99
  • Speaky Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
9 purchases

Text To Speech

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Weekly AI Premium$5.997 Days
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  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly AI Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly AI Premium7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text To Speech free?
Text To Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or Text To Speech?
Text to Speech is rated higher. Text to Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 860 ratings, while Text To Speech averages 4.1 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Text to Speech or Text To Speech have ads?
Text To Speech shows ads; Text to Speech does not.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or Text To Speech?
Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text To Speech monthly. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on September 23, 2026 and Text To Speech on September 23, 2026.

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