Comparison

Type & Speak vs PDF Perfect

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

Head to head
About

Type & Speak

Convert any typed or pasted text into natural-sounding audio. Select from a wide range of languages and voices, adjust speech speed, and save your creations. This app is useful for reading faster, improving comprehension, or creating voiceovers.

Highlights
  • Text to speech conversion
  • Natural sounding voices
  • 20+ languages and accents
  • Adjustable speech speed
  • Save phrases as favorites
  • Download audio files
Features
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Looking for an app to read things out loud? Search no more! Type & Speak allows you to convert any text into audio, no matter the length. Just pick a language and a voice–and you’re all set. Type & Speak is a powerful text to speech app designed to read aloud any text with natural sounding voices. Type & Speak is the perfect app for you if: - you’re looking forward to reading faster and saving time; - you’d like to improve your productivity and comprehension; - you aim at doing more at once: take your reading wherever you go – to the gym, the park, or the couch; - you suffer from vocal problems such as dyslexia or you sometimes struggle to express yourself (don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!); - you need to create voice overs for any videos, customer support, podcasts etc. - you’d like to trick your friends–everyone loves a good prank ;) Here’s all the magic you can do with Type & Speak: - Speak and say anything. - Convert any text into speech by inputting or pasting your own text. - Choose between male or female natural sounding voices in over 20 different languages and accents. - Adjust the voice speed and the font size. - Enable the dyslexia font. - Save your phrases as favorites. - Download your speech as an audio file and share it with your friends via iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, e-mail etc. What are you waiting for? Join thousands of people who use Type & Speak every day to read, speak and improve their comprehension! The complete list of all the supported voices you can find on Type & Speak: Arabic; Chinese (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan); Czech; Danish; Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands); English (Australia, Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States); Finnish; French (Canada, France); German; Greek; Hindi; Hungarian; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal); Romanian; Russian; Slovak; Spanish (Mexico, Spain); Swedish; Thai; Turkish. Don’t forget to check out our updates. New content is added regularly. New features coming soon: convert PDFs, epubs, books, messages, notes and many other documents into speech. If you’re enjoying Type & Speak, then please leave a review! You’ll make us happy and help others discover your favorite text to speech app. Please have a look at our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Pxk526hbwdfCsi-LKQZ2G1kfih0w38XPPFjMwkR1m4/edit Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at cristian.babin@icloud.com

About

PDF Perfect

Features
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PDF Perfect makes it easy to create high-quality PDF documents from your photos. Convert images into clean PDFs in seconds, extract searchable text using OCR, and organize your files with built-in history and cloud backup. IMAGE TO PDF Turn photos from your camera or gallery into professional PDF documents. Rearrange pages and create organized files effortlessly. OCR TO PDF Extract readable text from images and generate searchable PDFs for fast access and easy sharing. HISTORY & ORGANIZATION Keep all your documents in one place. Group PDFs into packs and manage them with a simple, clean interface. GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC Back up and sync your PDFs securely with Google Drive to keep your documents safe and accessible. Designed for simplicity and speed, PDF Perfect helps you scan, convert, and manage documents anytime.

Screenshots

Type & Speak4 screens
PDF Perfect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Perfect at Free against Type & Speak's $2.99. Type & Speak's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On ads 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

PDF Perfect is free to download; Type & Speak costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Type & Speak versus PDF Perfect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterType & SpeakPDF Perfect
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (865 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings865 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRANCESCO FORGIONEDevinspect LLC

Bugs and requests

Type & Speak

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to generate or share audio files
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Ability to export audio files
  • Support for more languages and accents

PDF Perfect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Type & Speak

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Perfect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Type & Speak free?
Type & Speak costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Perfect free?
PDF Perfect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Type & Speak or PDF Perfect have ads?
Neither Type & Speak nor PDF Perfect shows ads.

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