Text-to-speech reader that turns documents, web pages, and scanned text into audio across mobile, desktop, and browser apps, with 1,000+ voices on Premium.
- Apps for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, web, and Chrome and Edge extensions
- Scan and Listen reads photographed pages aloud
- Premium playback at up to 5x with 1,000+ voices in 60+ languages
- Imports from Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive
- Free plan offers only 10 robotic voices and 1.5x maximum speed
- Monthly Premium billing costs far more than the annual plan
- Geared to personal listening, not commercial voiceover production
Reading rather than content production is the starting point for Speechify, a text-to-speech app that converts documents, articles, emails, and scanned pages into audio. It is built for listeners first, including students, professionals clearing a reading backlog, and people with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.
The app runs on iPhone and iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, and as Chrome and Edge extensions. Premium adds more than 1,000 natural voices in 60+ languages, playback at up to 5x speed, Scan and Listen for turning photographed text into audio, AI summaries and chat about the material being read, and imports from Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive. Additional features on the pricing page include Voice Typing for dictation, AI Podcasts generated from documents, and a Voice AI Assistant.
Anyone who wants to absorb long reading lists by ear, on a commute or while multitasking, will find the workflow straightforward because a file or web page becomes audio in a couple of taps. It is not a voiceover production tool: the plan structure centers on personal listening, and creators who need downloadable narration with commercial rights are better served by a dedicated voice studio. The free tier is restricted to 10 robotic-sounding voices and 1.5x speed, and the monthly Premium price is steep at $29, so most regular users will find the annual plan, listed at $139 per year, the more sensible choice.
