Comparison

iTextSpeaker vs Notepad

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

Head to head
About

iTextSpeaker

This application reads aloud text in multiple languages, offering a wide range of voice options and pronunciation customization. It supports numerous languages and regional dialects, allowing users to tailor the speech output to their specific needs.

Highlights
  • Multi-language text reading
  • Extensive language support
  • Pronunciation customization
  • Multiple voice options
  • Device language change awareness
Features
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This app can speak the various languages text. The following is the supported language. Arabic Czech Danish German Greek language English (South Africa, Australia, America, Ireland, UK) Spanish (Mexico, Spain) Finnish French (Canada, France) Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands) Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese) Romanian Russian Slovak Swedish Thai Turkish Chinese (Hong Kong, Taiwan, China) Hebrew *** Addition of Pronunciations It can do from "Settings" General > Accessibility > Speech > Pronunciations *** Addition of Voices It can do from "Settings" General > Accessibility > Speech > Voices *** Attention It seems that the voice may change when you change the language of the device or update iOS. In that case, try setting the Language of iTextSpeaker's each text again.

About

Notepad

This app provides a simple and interactive notepad for jotting down ideas, creating lists, and organizing thoughts. It supports text, handwriting, drawing, and image attachments, making it a flexible tool for quick notes and task management on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Create notes and lists
  • Handwriting and drawing support
  • Add images and photos
  • Organize and edit notes
  • Task management
  • Flexible canvas
Features
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Use our practical and simple interactive notepad app to write down your ideas, create shopping lists or to-do lists and organize them. Make it simple and easy to make and manage notes on the go with your smartphone or tablet. It is designed for those who just want a quick app to write down spontaneous ideas. Anywhere and anytime create notes, to-do lists, shopping list, edit or save a note! Our app works as a flexible canvas which lets you type, handwrite, draw or take notes. You can also scribble, sketch a draft or do the grocery list! Use our note-taking tools to create memos, messages, sticky notes, shopping lists, check lists and to-do lists. And you don’t need to stick to mere text – you can also add images and photos to your notes. Enjoy this task manager app that helps you to get all your lists done. Edit and organize your quick notes in this simple notepad app.

Screenshots

iTextSpeaker4 screens
Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTextSpeaker at 58% against Notepad's 0%. iTextSpeaker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). 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. iTextSpeaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iTextSpeaker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTextSpeaker has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of iTextSpeaker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTextSpeaker ships an update monthly, Notepad every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iTextSpeaker versus Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTextSpeakerNotepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB22 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperiLeafMaria Amparo Ricos

Customer experience

iTextSpeaker

All ratings56 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.5%
Negative25.2%

Notepad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iTextSpeaker

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$1.99
1 purchases

Notepad

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.49

Questions

Is iTextSpeaker free?
iTextSpeaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTextSpeaker or Notepad?
iTextSpeaker is rated higher. iTextSpeaker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Notepad averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do iTextSpeaker or Notepad have ads?
Both iTextSpeaker and Notepad show ads.
Which is updated more often, iTextSpeaker or Notepad?
iTextSpeaker ships an update monthly, and Notepad every 12 months. Most recently, iTextSpeaker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Notepad on October 24, 2026.

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