Text to Speech!
Text to Speech! is highly valued by users for its core function of converting text to speech, especially for those with temporary or permanent speech impairments, but recent updates have introduced significant bugs like freezing, crashing, and excessive ads, severely impacting usability.
Text to Speech! is a popular app for converting written text into spoken words, frequently used by individuals who are unable to speak due to medical conditions or personal preference. While many praise its simplicity and effectiveness, recent updates have led to widespread complaints about app instability, intrusive ads, and missing features.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent freezing and crashing, often requiring app restarts or reinstallationR1R6R25R26
- Excessive and intrusive ads, especially problematic for users with disabilitiesR2R5R8R11
- Missing or changed voices, and issues with voice quality or settingsR8R22R27R31
- Bugs with core functionality like text input, clearing, saving, and exportingR1R13R14R15
Latest update · v4.68
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
• General bug fixes and performance improvements
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This app is for individuals who need a text-to-speech solution for communication due to temporary or permanent speech impairments R4R7R12R18 or for those who want to convert text to audio for other purposes like content creation R28R62. It is not recommended for users who require a highly stable, ad-free experience, or advanced customization options R5R52.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew significantly negative, with a recent-negative signal of 0.312, indicating a downturn in user satisfaction despite a high lifetime rating. Many positive reviews are older or less detailed, while recent negative reviews frequently cite recurring issues like freezing, crashing, and ads, suggesting a decline in app quality over time. The developer's notes mention 'General bug fixes and performance improvements', which directly contradicts the widespread reports of increased bugs and performance issues.
Frequently asked
Does Text to Speech! have ads?
Can I export audio from the app?
Does the app frequently crash or freeze?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R4] Text to speech: I recently had a double jaw surgery and this app helped me communicate to everyone including plenty of my nurses and my family members.
- [R7] Perfect!: I lost my voice temporarily a while ago due to sickness. This was key to communicating with family and doctors. Absolutely genius, and ads are not as intrusive as other apps. Thank you, it’s perfect.
- [R12] Overall great.: Overall very helpful. I had vocal cord surgery and cannot speak for 1 week, only 5 mins per hour the next week. The only bad thing is that the ads. It’s challenging enough to not be able to speak even a whisper, laugh, cough, etc. But then you have to wait for an ad. That’s very annoying. For someone who can’t speak ever, that’s just unacceptable. I will be able to speak eventual
- [R18] Best text to speak app!: Since I don’t have my tonsils removed, I ALWAYS get strep. And when I have strep it’s hard for me to speak 🗣️. So when I use this app it’s SO much EASIER to communicate! 😁.
- [R8] I love this app but there are a few things I don’t like: So for one this is an awesome app but even if you pick out a good voice out of the few choices for some words it can sound very demonic, for another thing is yes there are adds but of course there are, also it can take a while to type out what you need to say. So if you need a temporary way to communicate it is a great app. I also love how
- [R10] Powerful because it’s simple: I titled my review powerful because it’s simple as an absolute compliment. By simple I mean it’s easy to use. The interface is clean and clear and I can listen to the very long emails and newsletters that I received from my students and my professional organizations… Things that normally take me forever to get through there’s so many coming at me all the time, but wit
- [R36] Has a lot of bugs: The app itself is very simple with no clunky UI. It’s very reliable, but has a lot of bugs and glitches out sometimes. If those little problems can be fixed, I’d give it a five star.
- [R71] Really nice app: This is a very cool app but it has its limits I really like the design and built in voices you can choose from. Keep making content like this 👍😃
- [R21] Things I would love to see happen: Hi friends. What I would love to see happen is if you can make it where you could get more than just three export today. Some people can’t always afford to pay for everything lol anyway this app is the best ever. I love it. Love it love it love every second of it.
- [R28] About this app: I really like how you can export the text into an audio file. I make skits with this app and I just downloaded it today.
- [R62] What’s happening😭?: So I really freaking love this app, like a lot it helps me with my YouTube channel, but recently every time I try to put something in, the app always seems to kick me out of it and when I am able to save the audio, it’s only the intro and nothing else gets saved. Is there a way to fix this??? And the app also took away the voice named Aaron that I always used💔💔
- [R74] Great app, but not working correctly lately.: I use this app all the time and it’s been incredibly useful! I use it for exporting the text to speech to CapCut for videos but recently I can’t export at all. I would normally give this 5 stars because overall it’s a good app, but it’s very disappointing how it’s not been working lately. I hope someone who works on the app sees this and finds a plan t
- [R1] Glitchy already: I just downloaded this app cause of surgery so I can “talk” still and it’s already glitching out and making my keys stick
- [R6] Problems recently though: Love the app had it for a few years works perfectly up until last month. When it started freezing. Had to delete app and reload now it seems like it’s happening every couple days. If not sooner is the latest update the problem? Is there a resolution for this? Please fix the app Thank you.
- [R25] App gets stuck after a minute: The app is unresponsive after doing anything pasting a text, clicking options or even checking favorites. I reinstalled it multiple times but the problem persists
- [R26] Bugs: This app is so buggy but it’s the only fully free one out there so i don’t really care. It won’t let me put any of files in for it to read and it also crashes if I add too much text when typing or copy and pasting
- [R2] Ads: Annoying ads not good quality software but doesn’t say yeah very well
- [R5] 5 stars must be fake: The in-app ads make this unusable and infuriating. A person who can’t speak doesn’t want or need an ad interrupting what could be a desperate need to communicate. My friend with PLS can barely use his hands in the first place, so just using the device is an obstacle already…this app is 100% useless as long as it has video ads that play while trying to use it.
- [R11] ADDS: I don’t like the adds……
- [R22] Voice: How do change vocal?
- [R27] I got scared: Bro the voices sound like an watching a Emergency broadcast T_T😭
- [R31] Voice just need to sound more realistic: I can’t wait until this app gets an overhaul
- [R13] Inconvenient to use: The app needs refinement regarding its UI settings and core functionality. Currently, you cannot copy text from the 'Starred' section. This is a major inconvenience because it prevents me from backing up or transferring important data before the app's auto-delete function triggers. Having to manually transcribe text that should be copyable is frustrating
- [R14] Please fix the multiple bugs: When the app is in slide over view after a few seconds and I open it back up in the slide over view mode, the letters are misplaced so I have to exit slide over view and put it back. Also, the controls to change the text size doesn’t work.
- [R15] Reduced Usability: Was much better before text length limit was implemented. I can’t listen to a full article anymore, only a 2 or 3 paragraph excerpt.
- [R17] To many adds: So every time I click a the words I saved like if I click 3 or 5 and add always pops up so if you could pls put less adds
- [R16] Love It! 😍: I was at a BTS concert and I screamed SO LOUD, I lost my voice. And I have an upcoming performance and I’m the LEAD ROLE!!! I couldn’t talk, sing, yell, or even WHISPER! I was sad. I can’t not talk! Especially not me. I talk ALL THE TIME! IM A YAPATRON! So I didn’t know what to do. I asked Google, “I lost my voice and can’t talk. Is there a way I can?” It told me to download Text to Sp
- [R19] Amazing app: It’s soo good and the voices aren’t bad either
- [R23] I have a voice recommendation!: Hey! I love this app. I’ve recently found a voice named “Microsoft Sam”, and was wondering if you could add it to the app. If you can’t, then that’s fine. Have a good day!
- [R20] Please Loop Playback 🔂: Please add a feature to be able to loop playback. Been waiting years. Then 5 stars!!!
- [R68] Need fixing: Whenever I try to export the speech into an audio, it doesn’t load and is just stuck.
- [R40] KEEPS FREEZING AGTER ONE USE: It has become useless recently I’ll be switching over to another app
- [R52] Constantly freezes: It’s not my phones problem, I’ve restarted and sent my phone to the repair store and havent been told anything. This app clearly demonstrates a bug where when you type anything, the app and keyboard freezes. It stays stuck like that.
- [R34] Voices missing after iOS update: I have used this app for years and have greatly enjoyed it. But ever since I updated my iOS, it seems to have lost the only voice I consistently used. I tried to email this app’s support, but it doesn’t look like the email address they provided is functional.
- [R42] Declining: Started glitching like hell, have to restart it 5 times or so to get it to work, and the Gordon voice, the only voice I like, has been removed.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store