Comparison

Speaking Email vs noi

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

Head to head
About

Speaking Email

This app reads your emails aloud and allows you to manage them using voice commands. It's ideal for hands-free and eyes-free email access, benefiting drivers and individuals with visual impairments or motor difficulties.

Highlights
  • Reads emails aloud
  • Voice commands for replies and management
  • Hands-free and eyes-free operation
  • Smart content detection
  • Multilingual email support
  • Secure connection to various email servers
Features
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Reads your email out loud, lets you reply and manage mail by voice commands. Ideal for visually impaired users, driving, or anytime you'd like to check email hands free & eyes free. Premium Edition is free for 7 days. Then you are automatically switched to Basic Edition. (Note for CarPlay users: see our other app 'Speaking Email CP') — WHY DO I WANT IT? — FOR DRIVERS Get more time in your day when you check your email on the move. Most people spend 1-2 hours in their inbox. With the help of Speaking Email during your daily drive to work, you can easily cut this time in half. Get more done, stay on top and keep a clean inbox. Voice commands and simple gestures designed to be safe to use while driving give you the ability to archive, flag or even reply on the move. (Note for CarPlay users: see also our other app "Speaking Email CP") FOR ACCESSIBILITY Makes email easy to use for those with visual impairment, blindness, dyslexia, stroke, motor dysfunction. Designed to be used without needing to see or touch the screen, Speaking Email works as a fully voice operated email app. Note: a sighted assistant or VoiceOver is required to sign into your email account and configure the many preferences to your liking. The rest is all voice controlled! — HOW DOES IT WORK? — Speaking Email reads your latest emails out loud from your inbox, one by one. Swipe left and right to play your inbox like a jukebox. Whip through your inbox, clear clutter, flag important items and make inbox zero a reality - all while on the go. You can interact with your email using full screen taps, swipes and voice commands. Voice recognition needs a trigger. You choose when to pause for a command - on full screen tap, every 30 seconds, at the start/end of emails. — FEATURES — - Smart content detection skips over disclaimers, reply headers, and email signatures to speak only the content without the clutter - Multilingual mode automatically detects the email language and switches voices to match, using Apple text-to-speech voices - Makes use of the latest Apple speech recognition technology lets you dictate your reply, which is read back to you before sending - Our simple Ignore Sender command puts you in control, allowing you to avoid hearing emails from the sender in future - Connects securely to all email servers, including Gmail (using Google Sign In), Microsoft 365 (aka Office 365 - using Microsoft Sign In supporting Intune, MFA and OAUTH), Exchange (via ActiveSync), IMAP, POP, iCloud (using app password), Outlook/Hotmail (using Microsoft Sign In), Yahoo (using Yahoo Sign In), AOL (using AOL Sign In) - Voice commands and buttons include: Next Back Archive/Done Flag Trash Reply Forward Ignore (thumbs down) Important (thumbs up) Block Sender Rewind Fast Forward Compose Search Voice Slower Faster People When - Many preferences to set up your experience how you like — QUESTIONS — Reach us at feedback@speaking.email See our FAQ: http://www.speaking.email/faq Feature tour: http://www.speaking.email — RECOGNITION — - Gizmodo - "Highly Recommended" by Marc Saltzman in USA Today - TV3 News (NZ), Sky News - The Australian, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph - NZ Herald, National Business Review - Featured by Apple in Best New Apps - Voted Most Fundable App by Context.IO - Finalist in NZ Hi Tech Awards — QUOTES — “This is a nifty app, and one that will make driving a little safer for inbox addicts”—NBR “My eyesight isn’t as it was years ago, and your Speaking Email makes it so much easier for me to keep in touch with folks” — Willis Hargrave “I absolutely love the app and being an outside sales rep in the car 4-6 hours a day find it incredibly helpful. It is literally freeing up and hour or 2 of time for me every day I am on the road by having a lot less time at the desk doing email. THANKS!!!” — Scott Middleton https://speaking.email/page/privacy https://speaking.email/page/terms-of-use

About

noi

This app offers a clutter-free environment for organizing your life, designed for individuals who find traditional productivity tools overwhelming. It features a planner, task lists, focus timers, and AI-powered mood and energy suggestions to help you manage your day without burnout.

Highlights
  • Planner & Calendar
  • Task Lists
  • Focus Timer
  • Mood & Energy AI
  • Journaling
  • AI-guided steps
Features
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Most productivity apps are built for people who already have it all together. They’re complex, and overwhelming. Noi is built for the rest of us. Whether you have ADHD, autism, or just hate messy interfaces, Noi gives you a quiet place to organize your life. Everything you need in one spot:     •    Planner & Calendar: A clear view of your day without the extra noise.     •    Task Lists: Simple to-do lists that stay out of your way.     •    Focus Timer: Built-in, customizable Pomodoro timers to help you start (and finish) tasks.     •    Mood & Energy AI: Feeling stuck? Tell Noi how you're feeling. Our AI suggests tasks based on your current energy level so you don't burn out.     •    Journaling: Log your thoughts and get gentle, AI-guided steps for what to do next. Noi is completely free. No subscriptions and no hidden paywalls, just a simple tool to help you find your flow. Give your brain a break. Try Noi.

Screenshots

Speaking Email4 screens
noi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: noi at 5.0 against Speaking Email's 4.5. noi also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Speaking Email's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Speaking Email sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. noi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

noi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speaking Email has 206 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speaking Email ships an update every 3 weeks, noi every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Speaking Email versus noi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaking Emailnoi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (206 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEWEB LTDSaurabh Jain

Customer experience

Speaking Email

All ratings206 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative29.9%

noi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Speaking Email

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Keeps crashing
  • Doesn't work reliably
  • Granting Gmail access is buggy
  • App crashes after an update
  • Doesn't save place in emails
Show 13 more
  • Cannot skip forward in emails
  • Cannot connect to emails
  • Times out from mail setup screen
  • Frozen in settings page
  • Emails disappear after reading
  • Unstable with Exchange
  • Archived emails disappear
  • Doesn't recognize passwords
  • Cannot delete the app
  • Hidden icon floating around screen
  • Browser cookies disabled error for Gmail
  • Too loud with AirPods
  • Emails don't load properly

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to search using voice command
  • CarPlay support
  • Apple Watch App for interaction
  • Support for Exchange using Active Sync or Outlook Web Access
  • Dark mode option
Show 8 more
  • Better voice quality
  • Option to turn off voice command prompts
  • Ability to set to only pull 'primary' for Gmail
  • Improve editing of responses
  • Better battery optimization
  • Clearer understanding of settings
  • Ability to save place in emails
  • Search functionality

noi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Speaking Email

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription Annual$34.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Plan$4.99
  • Premium Plan 3 Months$14.99
  • Premium Plan 12 Months$49.99
None

noi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaking Email free?
Speaking Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is noi free?
noi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speaking Email or noi?
noi is rated higher. Speaking Email averages 4.5 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while noi averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Speaking Email or noi have ads?
Neither Speaking Email nor noi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speaking Email or noi?
Speaking Email ships an update every 3 weeks, and noi every 4 weeks. Most recently, Speaking Email was updated on October 10, 2026 and noi on October 1, 2026.

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