Speak vs VoiceForge Reader

Speak brings typed words and sentences to life using your iPhone, iPod or iPad! Features • Beautiful, modern and sleek user interface. • Sliders to adjust the Volume, Pitch and Rate of the voice. • Option to change the accent/language of the voice. • Favourite Phrases and Phrase History. • Repeat feature let's you specify how many times your would like your phrase repeated. • Share Audio feature allows you to send an audio output recording to your friends and family. • Loads of settings to allow you to tweak Speak to behave just how you like. • Support for Slide Over and Split Screen (on appropriate devices). • Background Audio so you can continue listening to your text whilst your device is locked or you're working on something else. • VoiceOver support. • Connect Speak to a Bluetooth speaker/headphones to broadcast your text even further. If you enjoy using Speak, please consider supporting its development by removing remove ads (in-app purchase from the Settings screen). Quick Tip: If a word doesn't sound quite right, try spelling it phonetically. Many of Speak's users have lost their ability to speak (often after surgery) and Speak helps to give them a voice again. Speak does not require an internet connection, and is always optimised for the latest and greatest devices and software. Have fun! And feel free to drop me an email with any suggestions or comments: loic@loic.tech If you find Speak useful or fun please take a moment to give it a quick review!

VoiceForge Reader is a premium personal reading assistant that transforms text, scanned printed documents, and Safari web pages into natural-sounding speech. Paste text directly into the application, snap a photo of any physical page using the built-in document scanner, or use the Share Extension from Safari and Notes to read and translate your content instantly. KEY FEATURES: • Direct Text-to-Speech (TTS): Stream clear, natural-sounding audio sentence-by-sentence. • On-Device OCR Scanner: Use the device camera to scan books, letters, or printouts. Crop and rotate bounds with a custom visual editor. Text recognition occurs entirely locally and securely on your device. • Translate & Speak: Translate text on the fly using secure on-device system translation services, then read it aloud using high-quality voices. • Split-Pane Reading Mode: View original text and translated text in top-and-bottom panes or side-by-side (landscape), synchronized down to the exact sentence. • Karaoke Word-Highlighting: Visual highlights track the spoken voice in real-time, helping you follow along easily. Tap any word to skip or replay audio instantly. • 12 Interface & Speech Languages: Choose from Russian, Ukrainian, French, English, Arabic, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, and Chinese. • Custom Playback Speed: Fine-tune reading speeds from 0.5x to 2.0x. • Extension Redirection Handoff: Share links or text from Safari or Notes—the app instantly hands off the content to the main screen so reading continues in the background.