Comparison

Text to Speech vs SpeakMe

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

This app reads web articles, documents, and scanned text aloud using natural voices. It supports over 40 languages and allows for customizable playback speed and accent. You can queue content for continuous listening and even access it offline.

Highlights
  • Reads web articles and documents aloud
  • Extracts text from images
  • Supports 40+ languages and multiple voices
  • Adjustable playback speed and accent
  • Offline listening and background playback
  • Smart text cleanup
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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

SpeakMe

This app transforms written content like books and articles into audio, allowing you to listen at accelerated speeds. It supports numerous languages and offers personalized listening experiences to enhance comprehension and save time.

Highlights
  • Convert text to audio
  • Listen to articles and PDFs
  • Adjustable reading speed up to 900 WPM
  • HD voices and 50+ languages
  • Interactive reading interface
  • Import text from various sources
Features
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LISTEN faster than you can READ Transform books, articles, and news into audiobooks. Let the app read any text for you. Get the app now. SpeakMe is an intelligent text-to-speech audio-reader that turns your reading material into interactive audiobooks so that you can save time, retain more information, and stay focused. Like your own personal reading assistant, SpeakMe can read books, documents, and articles while you cook, work out, commute, or any other activity you can think of. What you can do with SpeakMe: • Listen to articles, PDFs, digital text, or physical books AS AUDIO. • Listen with HD voices and 50+ languages. • Toggle your reading speed up to 900 words per minute (~5x faster than sight-reading)! LISTEN TO ANY TEXT, ANYWHERE: • Import online articles, PDFs, clipboard-copied text, or even photos of physical book pages, and listen while SpeakMe reads your content to you in the highest quality digital voices available anywhere. PERSONALIZE YOUR LISTENING EXPERIENCE: • Listen to your content with any of SpeakMe's HD voices or 50+ supported languages, and find the perfect reading speed that works for you. Read along with SpeakMe's interactive reading interface, or simply lay back and listen! SAVE TIME, RETAIN MORE, GET MORE DONE: • While the average sight-reading speed is approximately 200 words per minute, SpeakMe users quickly learn to listen to 400 words per minute or faster, doubling their reading speed. SpeakMe's reading screen highlights each word as it reads, and academic research shows that listening and reading at the same time results in significantly higher levels of comprehension. We created SpeakMe so that reading is never a barrier for anyone again. Designed to help people with dyslexia, ADHD, Low vision acuity, concussions, and other reading disabilities, SpeakMe now helps hundreds of thousands of people to consume their reading content with ease. From those with reading disabilities to auditory learners, productivity fanatics, second language learners, hobbyists, and more, we love all of our users and strive every day to create a reading assistant that empowers them to read more and succeed in life. We can't wait for you to join the family :) Let SpeakMe read for you! Privacy Policy: http://p.speakme.me/com.xarisa.speakme Our Terms: http://p.speakme.me/com.xarisa.speakme.terms

Screenshots

Text to Speech4 screens
SpeakMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text to Speech at 4.5 against SpeakMe's 1.6. Text to Speech also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (864 vs 9). SpeakMe's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text to Speech sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SpeakMe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text to Speech has 864 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Text to Speech's written reviews are positive against 50% of SpeakMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, SpeakMe weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text to Speech versus SpeakMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText to SpeechSpeakMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (864 ratings) — better1.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings864 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB320 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandratra RazafindralamboXARISA MEDIA LTD

Customer experience

Text to Speech

All ratings864 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews214 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.0%

SpeakMe

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text to Speech

Subscriptions2
  • Speaky Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Speaky Pro (Annual)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Speaky Pro (Welcome)$7.99
  • Speaky Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
3 purchases

SpeakMe

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Year$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Text to Speech free?
Text to Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakMe free?
SpeakMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text to Speech or SpeakMe?
Text to Speech is rated higher. Text to Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 864 ratings, while SpeakMe averages 1.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Text to Speech or SpeakMe have ads?
Neither Text to Speech nor SpeakMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text to Speech or SpeakMe?
Text to Speech ships an update every 3 weeks, and SpeakMe weekly. Most recently, Text to Speech was updated on November 8, 2026 and SpeakMe on November 3, 2026.

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