Comparison

Talker vs Speechy text to speech reader

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

Head to head
About

Talker

Create custom audio sequences with a soundboard that speaks your text. Adjust voice, speed, and pitch for each pad, and queue playback for seamless composition. Record, export, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Text-to-speech soundboard
  • Customizable voice, speed, and pitch per pad
  • Queued playback for sequences
  • Record, export, and share audio
  • Over 50 international voices
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Talker gives you a soundboard for text. Just tap a pad to have it speak. You can individually tweak voice, speed and pitch. The soundboard layout makes it easy to compose sequences. You can already tap the next pad while one is playing. Included - Play, Record, Export and Share your Audio - Search through your collection of text snippets. - More than 50 different international voices including many regional dialects - Use natural voice settings or create hilarious combinations - Includes joyful samples of voice/text pads - Tweak speed pitch and voice for each pad - Queued playback - Rearrange pads via drag&drop - Works fully offline Additional high fidelity voices can be downloaded from iOS Settings / General / Accessibility / Speech / Voices

About

Speechy text to speech reader

Convert any text into spoken word with this AI-powered voice synthesizer. Listen to content from documents, websites, or even images, and export audio files for later. It works offline, ensuring your privacy and boosting productivity by allowing multitasking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice synthesis
  • Over 50 voices in 36 languages
  • Scan text from images
  • Import from documents and websites
  • Export audio files
  • Offline functionality
  • Productivity boost
Features
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Why read text if you can simply listen to it? Speechy allows you to use your mobile device as a voice synthesizer capable of reading any text out loud for you! -- More than 50 voices, in 36 different languages Speechy uses advanced Artificial Intelligence models to read text in multiple languages. -- Play or export You can either listen right away to your text or export it as an audio file that you can easily share with others or save to listen later. -- Listen to any text You can scan text from images, import from documents, websites and more! -- Works offline Speechy works offline, your text is never sent to third party services or Internet servers in respect to your privacy. -- Productivity Boost Listening instead of reading can boost your productivity in many ways as it allows you to consume content while doing something else. Speechy is now available for all iOS devices! ---- Terms of Use: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://text-to-speech-ba7d7.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Talker4 screens
Speechy text to speech reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Talker at 100% against Speechy text to speech reader's 0%. Talker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Speechy text to speech reader's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads and device support 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

Speechy text to speech reader is free to download; Talker costs $0.99 up front. Speechy text to speech reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Talker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Talker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speechy text to speech reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talker ships an update every 2 months, Speechy text to speech reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Talker versus Speechy text to speech reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkerSpeechy text to speech reader
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (27 ratings) — better4.5 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHannes OudArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

Customer experience

Talker

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Speechy text to speech reader

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Talker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Speechy text to speech reader

Subscriptions1
  • Speechy Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Speechy Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Talker free?
Talker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speechy text to speech reader free?
Speechy text to speech reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talker or Speechy text to speech reader?
Talker is rated higher. Talker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Speechy text to speech reader averages 4.5 from 115 ratings.
Do Talker or Speechy text to speech reader have ads?
Neither Talker nor Speechy text to speech reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talker or Speechy text to speech reader?
Talker ships an update every 2 months, and Speechy text to speech reader weekly. Most recently, Talker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Speechy text to speech reader on October 25, 2026.

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