Comparison

iTextSpeaker vs nine

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 language support. Users can customize pronunciations and voices through device settings. It's designed to assist with understanding and consuming written content in various global languages.

Highlights
  • Multi-language text reading
  • Customizable pronunciations
  • Adjustable voice settings
  • Wide language support
  • Cross-device compatibility
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

nine

Features
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nineは、9日間の小さなサイクルで「英語を声に出す習慣」を育てる英会話ジャーナルです。 その日のテーマに沿って、まずは3文。自分が本当に使いたい表現を書き、声に出して練習し、振り返ります。短い記録を毎日重ねるから、教材を眺めるだけで終わらず、自分の言葉として残せます。 主な機能 ・日ごとに変わる英会話テーマ ・自分で作る3つの英語表現 ・使いたいフレーズと日本語の意味を保存するマイリスト ・フレーズ集の一括貼り付け ・読み上げを使ったスピーキング練習 ・自信度を記録するセルフチェック ・忘れかけた表現を思い出す復習セッション ・9日間の進捗とマイルストーン ・学習履歴、習熟度レポート、バックアップ ・続けやすいリマインダー ・iPhoneとiPadに合わせた表示 nine Plus 無料版では、表現の作成、日々の練習、履歴、9日間の進捗、習熟度レポートを利用できます。nine Plusでは広告が非表示になり、弱点だけの復習、テーマ別練習、忘れかけた頃に出題するおまかせ復習、マイリストから自由に選んでスピーキングなどの学習補助機能が利用できます。 nine Plusは月額または年額の自動更新サブスクリプションです。料金は購入画面に表示され、Apple IDに請求されます。更新日の24時間以上前までに解約しない限り自動更新されます。購入後はiPhoneの「設定」から管理・解約できます。機種変更時はアプリ内の「購入を復元」を利用できます。 利用規約とプライバシーポリシーは、App Storeの商品ページおよびアプリ内の設定画面から確認できます。 入力したフレーズや学習記録は端末内に保存されます。翻訳や添削を他のアプリへ依頼する場合やバックアップを書き出す場合は、ユーザー自身の操作で共有先を選びます。 利用規約(Apple標準EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ nine利用規約: https://vientokd720-png.github.io/nine/terms.html プライバシーポリシー: https://vientokd720-png.github.io/nine/privacy.html

Screenshots

iTextSpeaker4 screens
nine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: nine at 15.0 against iTextSpeaker's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. iTextSpeaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and nine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iTextSpeaker versus nine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTextSpeakernine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiLeafKAZUKI SHIOTSUKI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iTextSpeaker

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$1.99
2 purchases

nine

Subscriptions2
  • nine Plus 月額プラン$1.991 Month
  • nine Plus 年額プラン$24.991 Year

Questions

Is iTextSpeaker free?
iTextSpeaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is nine free?
nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iTextSpeaker or nine have ads?
Both iTextSpeaker and nine show ads.
Which is updated more often, iTextSpeaker or nine?
iTextSpeaker ships an update monthly, and nine monthly. Most recently, iTextSpeaker was updated on November 1, 2026 and nine on October 31, 2026.

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