Comparison

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader vs BBguarder

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

Head to head
About

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader

Convert any text into natural-sounding audio with a variety of languages and voices. This app helps improve reading speed, comprehension, and productivity. It also allows for saving audio files and offers features for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Convert text to speech
  • Natural sounding voices
  • 20+ languages and accents
  • Adjustable voice speed
  • Dyslexia font support
  • Save phrases as favorites
  • Download speech as audio file
Features
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Looking for an app to read things out loud? Search no more! Speak4Me allows you to convert any text into audio, no matter the length. Just pick a language and a voice–and you’re all set. Speak4Me is a powerful text to speech app designed to read aloud any text with natural sounding voices. Speak4Me 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 Speak4Me: - 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 Speak4Me every day to read, speak and improve their comprehension! The complete list of all the supported voices you can find on Speak4Me: 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. If you’re enjoying Speak4Me, then please leave a review! You’ll make us happy and help others discover your favorite text to speech app. Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at support@bakeryscent.com SUBSCRIPTION INFO • Subscription length: monthly, yearly. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Please, make sure to read our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Service: https://speak4me-3ac5f.web.app/policy/policy.html https://speak4me-3ac5f.web.app/policy/terms.html

About

BBguarder

This app enhances personal safety by automatically sending location-based text messages to emergency contacts when activated. It works with a smart safety device or can be used independently for quick alerts. Setup is simple and contacts receive standard SMS messages.

Highlights
  • Connects to smart personal safety devices
  • Automatic location text messages to emergency contacts
  • Quick SOS functionality without a smart device
  • Easy setup in under a minute
  • Add up to 3 emergency contacts
  • Contacts receive standard SMS messages
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The BBguarder app protects you at home and everywhere else, complements the SMART personal safety alarms. When you fire your SMART personal safety device or SOS in the app directly, the BBguarder app reacts by immediately and automatically sending text messages to your emergency contacts with a link showing your location. Don’t gamble on your personal safety - get the best protection, from BBguarder! ---------App Features--------- - Connects to your SMART personal safety device - Sends location text messages to emergency contacts when your SMART device is fired, immediately and automatically - Super easy to set up – takes less than a minute! - Connects automatically to your SMART device(s) after initial setup - Add up to 3 emergency contacts to receive the location text messages - Start to SOS or Protect yourself in a preset time period very simple and fast even without a SMART device - Non-intrusive: Your emergency contacts don’t need the BBguarder app, because they receive regular text messages. Just let them know that they are one of your emergency contacts, so that they respond to your cries for help. ---------IMPORTANT--------- The location text messages functionalities require the following: - The BBguarder app must be active. It can be in the background and the phone can be locked, but if the app is fully closed (terminated, “killed”), the location text messages will not go through. - The Bluetooth and location services (“location services” means your GPS coordinates) must both be activated on your phone. - The BBguarder app must be allowed to always access the Bluetooth and location services. - Your SMART personal safety device must be connected to the BBguarder app. - You must add at least one emergency contact in the BBguarder app. ---------BBguarder VIP--------- For BBguarder VIP members (hereinafter referred to as "members"), including monthly, quarterly and yearly membership services, if you have opened this service as a member, when the member's membership period is about to expire, BBguarder will deduct the fees of the next service cycle from the balance of your bound payment account according to the current membership price purchased by the member. Auto-renewal refers to the way BBguarder automatically collects the next service cycle fee of the member through the above-mentioned bound payment account. If the renewal fails due to the insufficient deductible balance in the account, you shall bear the consequences of the payment failure. The renewal fee will be deducted 24 hours before the expiration of the service period you pay to purchase, and the payment will be recorded in the member payment record, and the service validity will be extended accordingly. If you want to cancel the automatic renewal, you should operate at least 24 hours before the expiration of each billing cycle to avoid the deduction. You can do this in the following steps: Enter iTunes Store and App store through mobile phone [Settings] > > select [Apple ID] > > click [View Apple ID] > > click [subscription] > > on account settings page to cancel subscription of bbguarder VIP member services; You understand and agree that if the service price is adjusted at / before the automatic renewal, the current effective price shall prevail. You understand and agree that BBguarder has the right to decide whether to charge for the service itself or adjust the automatic renewal cycle and fee according to business needs or market changes. The service will take effect after you choose to accept or use the service, until the member terminates the service / cancels the membership. More Agreements please refer to links below: https://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/agreement_en.html https://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/statement_en.html http://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/memberservice.html http://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/autorenewal.html

Screenshots

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader4 screens
BBguarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader and BBguarder both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of BBguarder's written reviews are positive against 46% of Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader's. BBguarder also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 15). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and BBguarder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader against 4.5 for BBguarder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader has 14K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader's written reviews are positive against 89% of BBguarder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader ships an update fortnightly, BBguarder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader versus BBguarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak4Me Text to Speech ReaderBBguarder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14K ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better15
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIRO CONSULTING SRL东 王

Customer experience

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader

All ratings13,521 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews413 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative46.7%

BBguarder

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative8.8%

User reviews

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Easiness of use
  • 👍 Reliable
  • 👍 Helpful for those who cannot speak
  • 👍 Useful for creating videos and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App keeps crashing
  • 🐛 Slow to load
  • 🔋 High battery usage
  • 🔇 Poor quality voices
  • 💰 Paywalls for basic features

BBguarder

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for contacting friends
  • 👍 Useful for arranging gatherings
  • 👍 Better than most chatting apps
  • 👍 Provides peace of mind

Room to improve

  • 😞 Scam/Doesn't work
  • 😞 Poor instructions
  • 😞 App doesn't send code
  • 😞 Unable to create account
  • 😞 Subscription required for advanced benefits

Bugs and requests

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes when trying to download audio
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching voices
  • Text-to-speech not working for longer passages

Requested features

6 requests
  • More stable and engaging AI voices
  • Ability to save voice settings in favorites
  • Offline mode
  • Ability to record audio and export
  • More language and accent options
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  • Improved text recognition

BBguarder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App doesn't send code for account creation
  • Protection timer locked at zero
  • App doesn't work after connecting
  • Hackers in the app
  • Cannot call on app, only web

Requested features

3 requests
  • Adjustable protection hours
  • More emergency contacts
  • User-to-User security features

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader

Subscriptions19
  • Get enhanced ai-powered voices7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Speak4Me Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Speak4Me Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Speak4Me Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Speak4Me Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Speak4Me Pro3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Ultra weekly subscription$9.997 Days
  • Speak4Me Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Speak4Me Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Special Offer$29.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Limited Time Offer3 Months trial$79.991 Year
  • Speak4Me Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
4 purchases

BBguarder

Subscriptions4
  • VIP (Basic benefits/month)$0.991 Month
  • VIP ( Premium Benefits/month)$1.991 Month
  • VIP (Basic benefits/year)$10.991 Year
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  • VIP ( Premium Benefits/year)$21.491 Year

Questions

Is Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader free?
Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BBguarder free?
BBguarder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader or BBguarder?
BBguarder is rated higher. Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while BBguarder averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader or BBguarder have ads?
Neither Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader nor BBguarder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader or BBguarder?
Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader ships an update fortnightly, and BBguarder every 10 days. Most recently, Speak4Me Text to Speech Reader was updated on September 23, 2026 and BBguarder on September 20, 2026.

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