Best Audio To Text Speech Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated October 2026

Looking for free audio to text speech apps? 20 of our 250+ tracked titles are free to download — no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Compare top Audio To Text Speech Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Text To Speech Audio ReaderText To Speech Audio ReaderFree4.3★ (1.7K)NoNoSep 2026
2Text to Speech!Text to Speech!Free4.6★ (33K)YesYesOct 2026
3Peech: Text to Speech ReaderPeech: Text to Speech ReaderFree4.4★ (8.6K)NoYesOct 2026
4Speak4Me Text to Speech ReaderSpeak4Me Text to Speech ReaderFree4.5★ (14K)NoYesOct 2026
5Speech to Text App - DictationSpeech to Text App - DictationFree4.6★ (125)YesYesSep 2026
6Transcribe - Speech to TextTranscribe - Speech to TextFree4.5★ (11K)NoYesOct 2026
7AudioReader: AI Text to SpeechAudioReader: AI Text to SpeechFree4.6★ (218)YesYesSep 2026
8Merfi AI: Text to Speech, TTSMerfi AI: Text to Speech, TTSFree4.0★ (449)NoYesSep 2026

Top Picks for Audio To Text Speech

Text To Speech Audio Reader#1

Text To Speech Audio Reader by 洁 刘

Read Out Loud For Me
Editor's Choice
🔧 Utilities
4.3😐(1.7K ratings)
Free
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Convert text into spoken audio with this easy-to-use application. Import text files or type your own content, and have it read aloud. Features include navigation controls, sentence highlighting, and a variety of voice options.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and free
  • 🚀 Works well for basic text-to-speech
  • 💡 Customizable voice settings

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance, app gets stuck or repeats lines
  • 🔇 Robotic and unnatural-sounding voices
  • 🔍 Difficult to change settings during playback
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with ads
Text to Speech!#2

Text to Speech! by Gwyn Durbridge

Create Natural Sounding Speech
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.6😊(33K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Convert written text into natural-sounding speech with a vast selection of voices and accents. Customize speech rate and pitch, and even export audio files. This tool works offline and allows for real-time speech generation as you type.

What We Love

  • 💬 Helpful for communication
  • 🔊 Customizable voice options
  • 📚 Saves frequently used phrases
  • 🕰️ Adjustable speech rate and pitch
  • 🆓 Free to use

Room to Improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/deleting saved phrases
  • 🔊 Volume issues when using with phone calls
  • 🧭 Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • 📺 Intrusive ads
  • 🤖 Robotic-sounding voices
Peech: Text to Speech Reader#3

Peech: Text to Speech Reader by Dopefin Limited

Listen to Books, PDFs and Web
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.4😐(8.6K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Transform any text into lifelike audiobooks with an AI-powered reading companion. Scan physical books, PDFs, or web articles to listen on the go, with natural-sounding voices and high-speed playback. Supports over 60 languages.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Perfect for scanning books and having them read aloud
  • 🚀 Supports multiple languages
  • 🚀 Allows following along with highlighted text
  • 👍 Helpful for students and university
  • 👍 Useful for multitasking and productivity

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Issues with organizing files and folders
  • 🐛 No option to switch between old and new voices
  • 🐛 Unable to retrieve deleted files
  • 💰 Expensive subscription plans
  • 💰 Unclear pricing structure
  • 🐛 Glitches, crashes, and errors
  • 🐛 Inaccurate text-to-speech
  • 🐛 Lack of customization options

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FAQ about Audio To Text Speech

What are the best audio to text speech apps for iPhone?
Text To Speech Audio Reader tops our audio to text speech apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.3-star average from 1.7K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top audio to text speech apps we rank are free to download, including Text To Speech Audio Reader and Text to Speech!.
Text To Speech Audio Reader has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 250+ audio to text speech apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.