Comparison

Speaking Email vs My Wird

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

My Wird

This app helps users organize daily duas, Quran reading, and dhikr to build a consistent spiritual routine. It features a personalized daily checklist, a comprehensive supplication library with translations, and a full Quran reader with progress tracking. It also includes prayer times, Qibla direction, and a digital tasbeeh counter.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily schedule
  • Supplication library with translations
  • Full Quran reader with progress tracking
  • Location-based prayer times
  • Digital tasbeeh counter
  • Smart notifications
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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My Wird - Your Daily Worship Companion وردي - رفيقك اليومي في العبادة Organize your daily duas, Quran reading, and dhikr in one place. My Wird helps you build a consistent spiritual routine and stick to it with ease. نظّم عباداتك اليومية من أدعية وقرآن وأذكار في مكان واحد. صُمّم التطبيق ليساعدك على بناء روتين روحاني يومي ثابت والالتزام به بسهولة. DAILY WIRD CHECKLIST | ورد يومي مخصص • Create a personalized daily schedule split into time slots (morning, evening, after prayer, and more) • Choose your favorite supplications for each slot • Track your daily progress with an interactive checklist • Customize which days of the week each slot is active • أنشئ جدولاً يومياً مقسّماً إلى فترات (صباحية، مسائية، بعد الصلاة، وغيرها) • اختر أدعيتك المفضلة لكل فترة • تابع تقدمك اليومي مع قائمة مهام تفاعلية • خصّص أيام الأسبوع لكل ورد SUPPLICATION LIBRARY | مكتبة الأدعية والزيارات • Comprehensive library of duas, ziyarat, munajat, and after-prayer taqeebat • Arabic text with English translation and transliteration • Filter by section, occasion, favorites, or length • Card reader mode for a focused recitation experience • مكتبة شاملة تضم أدعية وزيارات ومناجاة وتعقيبات الصلاة • النص العربي مع الترجمة الإنجليزية والترجمة الصوتية • تصفية حسب القسم أو المناسبة أو المفضلة • وضع قراءة بالبطاقات لتجربة تلاوة مركّزة QURAN READER | القرآن الكريم • Full Quran reader with Mushaf script • Automatic khatma progress tracking • Integrate Quran pages into your daily routine slots • Bookmarks, page highlights, and notes • قارئ قرآني كامل بخط المصحف • تتبع تقدمك في الختمة تلقائياً • ربط ورد القرآن بجدولك اليومي • إضافة علامات مرجعية وتمييز الصفحات وتدوين الملاحظات PRAYER TIMES & QIBLA | أوقات الصلاة والقبلة • Location-based prayer times • Built-in Qibla compass • Link your wird slots to prayer times automatically • أوقات الصلاة حسب موقعك الجغرافي • بوصلة القبلة المدمجة • ربط الأوراد بأوقات الصلاة تلقائياً TASBEEH AL-ZAHRAA (AS) | تسبيح الزهراء (عليها السلام) • Digital counter for Tasbeeh Al-Zahraa • Customizable free-count tasbeeh mode • Session history and statistics • عدّاد رقمي لتسبيح الزهراء • عدّاد تسبيح حر قابل للتخصيص • سجل إحصائي لجلسات التسبيح MORE FEATURES | ميزات إضافية • Smart notifications for your scheduled wird times • Home screen widgets (daily progress and daily reflection) • Full Arabic and English language support • Elegant dark design, easy on the eyes • Starter routine presets for beginners (Light, Moderate, Ramadan) • إشعارات ذكية لأوقات الأوراد • ودجات للشاشة الرئيسية (تقدم يومي وتأملات) • دعم كامل للعربية والإنجليزية • تصميم داكن أنيق ومريح للعين • قوالب جاهزة للمبتدئين (خفيف، معتدل، رمضاني) Start your spiritual journey today with My Wird. ابدأ رحلتك الروحانية اليوم مع وردي

Screenshots

Speaking Email4 screens
My Wird3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Wird at 5.0 against Speaking Email's 4.5. My Wird also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Speaking Email's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. My Wird asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Wird 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Speaking Email versus My Wird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeaking EmailMy Wird
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (206 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEWEB LTDMustafa Ridha

Customer experience

Speaking Email

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

My Wird

All ratings1 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
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  • 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

My Wird

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

My Wird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaking Email free?
Speaking Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Wird free?
My Wird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speaking Email or My Wird?
My Wird is rated higher. Speaking Email averages 4.5 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while My Wird averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Speaking Email or My Wird have ads?
Neither Speaking Email nor My Wird shows ads.

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