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Narrator's Voice vs Speechify

Narrator's Voice 4.5★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner Speechify
Speechify 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

Speechify is the better choice for serious text-to-speech needs due to its more advanced features and higher user satisfaction, despite its higher price and occasional technical issues.

Full reviews: Narrator's Voice · Speechify

Speechify offers more advanced features like document scanning and celebrity voices, which users find helpful for learning disabilities and productivity, though it faces criticism for high prices and misleading advertising. Narrator's Voice is plagued by excessive ads, frequent glitches, and limitations in its free tier, making it less reliable despite its lower cost.

Head to head

Features and Voice Quality edge: SpeechifyR13R16R22R30
Narrator's Voice Narrator's Voice offers a variety of voices, some users find them good for specific purposes like creating videos or funny soundboards . However, many free voices are described as horrible or robotic R13R42, and some popular voices have been removed or made premium R30. Users also report issues with voices repeating or sounding distorted R16R22.
Speechify Speechify is praised for its ability to read books and documents, with users appreciating celebrity voices like Gwyneth Paltrow and Obama . It's particularly valued by users with learning disabilities or ADHD for improving reading and comprehension . However, some users find the free voices robotic and monotone , and report frequent mispronunciations .
Ease of Use and Reliability tieR6R9R12R19
Narrator's Voice Narrator's Voice is described as having frequent glitches, such as voices pausing every 30 seconds, not loading, or the app crashing upon opening R6. Users also report issues with word limits, requiring 'coins' or waiting periods for continued use R9R12R19. Some premium features are also reported as not working R31.
Speechify Speechify users appreciate its intuitive interface and smooth operation in the free section . However, it suffers from significant reliability issues, including frequent app crashes , slow processing for scanned documents , and problems with the app not loading or skipping sentences after updates . Some users also report difficulties logging in or using extensions .
Price and Value tieR1R3R4R9
Narrator's Voice Narrator's Voice is heavily criticized for its pricing, with users finding $4-$10 per month or $60 per year too expensive for the features offered R1R15. The free version is severely limited by excessive, interruptive ads R3R4 and restrictions on voice usage and word counts R9R12R13R19.
Speechify Speechify is frequently called 'money hungry' due to its high prices, with an annual subscription costing around $139 R67R73R94. Users are frustrated by misleading advertising that suggests scanning a book cover creates an audiobook, when in reality, each page must be scanned or the book purchased within the app R78R97R103R109. Many features, including most voices and books, are locked behind a paywall R67R78.
Customer Support and Billing edge: Narrator's VoiceR31R43R72R82
Narrator's Voice Narrator's Voice users report issues with premium subscriptions not working R31 and unauthorized charges R43. There's no direct feedback on customer support effectiveness.
Speechify Speechify users report significant problems with billing and cancellation processes, with many struggling to cancel subscriptions and being charged after cancellation R72R82R94. Some users also report unauthorized charges and difficulty getting refunds R72. Support is criticized for being email-only and unresponsive R72R94.
Pick Narrator's Voice if

You need a basic text-to-speech app for short, occasional use, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and usage limits in the free tier R19. You might also consider it if you're looking for specific 'robot' voices for entertainment purposes .

Pick Speechify if

You have learning disabilities or ADHD and require a robust text-to-speech solution for reading long documents or books, and are willing to pay a premium price for advanced features and celebrity voices . You also need features like scanning physical pages, despite its imperfections .

Evidence note: Both apps have a free tier with in-app purchases, leading to many negative reviews focused on limitations and paywalls. Speechify has a significantly larger user base and more reviews, which provides a broader range of feedback, but also amplifies complaints. Narrator's Voice reviews are more heavily skewed towards complaints about ads and basic functionality issues.

Frequently asked

Are there free voices available in Narrator's Voice?
Yes, Narrator's Voice offers free voices, but many users find them to be of poor quality, sounding horrible or robotic, and the better quality voices are typically premium R13R42R49.
Can Speechify read physical books by scanning the cover?
No, despite misleading advertisements, Speechify cannot read physical books by scanning just the cover; users must scan each page individually or purchase the book within the app R97R103R109R119.
How much does Narrator's Voice cost?
Narrator's Voice offers various pricing, with users mentioning $4 per month, $10 per month, or $60 per year R1R15.
What are the main complaints about Speechify's pricing?
The main complaints about Speechify's pricing are its high annual subscription cost (around $139), the need to purchase books within the app even if already owned, and a 150k monthly word limit for premium voices R67R73R78R94.

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.

  1. [R13] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US Son unos hambreados: TODAS las voces son premium, las únicas que no lo son, suenan horribles. Sería justo que al menos dejaran 2-3 voces de BUENA calidad que sean gratuitas, pero no, dejan las que suenan asqueroso y las buenas las ponen en premium todas. A parte quise poner una voz con acento nicaragüense, pero las ÚNICAS 2 que habían, eran premium ambas. Aplicación horrible, y desde la nueva act
  2. [R16] Narrator's Voice 2/5 · US New update: Voice problems voices repeating paragraphs that are not meant to repeat suddenly limits on how many letters can be in a submission new update is terrible it doesn’t understand punction in certain places it will say a sentence then dot even though there is just a period at the end of the sentence vert frustrating
  3. [R22] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US Arregla la voz de Jorge: Pueden por favor arreglar la voz de Jorge en español España y México, estoy hartándome de que la voz se escuche distorsionada y también muy alta mientras no debería hablar así el loquendo, yo espero que no sea por la suscripción de la aplicación 😡
  4. [R30] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · GB Old version used to be much better :(: Shame as I loved using this app for videos specifically the voice “Esperanza” (Spanish- Mexico), this voice was actually used in a tiktok trend (“sita/ sito trend”) but now it appears that voice has been removed which is extremely disappointing, a lot of the stuff is now premium too :(
  5. [R6] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · US ???: Ayo, the voice pauses every 30 seconds. Is there a solution to that?
  6. [R9] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · US Need more limit word: I need to change the limit of 500 word to infinite please now they change the course of it. So now this new versions have 500 word limit now
  7. [R12] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · US Gratis?: No me gusta que para escribir halla q usar monedas, si no me equivoco y no estoy mal antes cuando usaba mucho esta app creo que no era necesario usar monedas. No me recuerdo bien, pero me gustaría q fuera gratis :(. Además no todos tenemos dinero para invertir.
  8. [R19] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US To far: Ok, I get this is a free app so there are in store purchases but this is to much, first, I got this app mainly for the text to speech function, after one use I was hit with an add, I look at the voices most of them are subscription only and after my fourth use of the text to speech function, the apps main function? I get “locked out” it tells me I can only use the feature 4 times every 90
  9. [R1] Narrator's Voice 2/5 · US Nice but “”: This is a great app. The problem is the price if you pay for Lightroom 4$ per month and you know there are a lot of application really good and the price is under nine dollar. I think it’s too much for this app four dollars per month is OK.
  10. [R3] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · US Go ahead and take my money: Why are the ads so interruptive?
  11. [R4] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US How bad it is.: I KEEP GETTING ADS
  12. [R31] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US Garbage: Paid for premium subscription only for it to not work at all. None of my files have been converted. The only thing that works on this app is their ads. Stay away!!
  13. [R43] Narrator's Voice 1/5 · US They are thief take your money out of your account and delete the app: Beware of this app it will hack your system. It will go to your account. It will go to all your personal app and Hackett. Beware.
  14. [R72] Speechify 3/5 · US Poor service: I purchased this, app used it maybe 5 times to try it out. They bill me & I try to contact no # only email won’t give refunds they try to keep by give you a reduced rate. I don’t use your app at this point just stop charging me. UPDATE: I got a refund app is cool but they need to expand that library I wanted to use it for Mgmnt books very limited
  15. [R82] Speechify 1/5 · US Keeps charging and I can’t cancel: Kept charging my card after canceling
  16. [R42] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · GB Good, but a few issues.: The app itself is amazing, but it's just that some of the voices are way too robotic, to the point where you barely understand a word they're saying. And also, the ads. The ads are there as soon as you open the app, this wasn't a problem at first, but the app kept glitching so I had to reopen and watch another ad.
  17. [R49] Narrator's Voice 2/5 · US Good but pay to win: Pretty much most of the voices are premium, and the “rate this app pls😍😍 ;)” text is so weird. it’s an ok app ig
  18. [R97] Speechify 1/5 · US I want my money back!!: The ads you see on tv are so misleading. You cannot submit a book cover and have it read the book. You need to scan each page with your camera. You also need to buy the book on their website.
  19. [R103] Speechify 1/5 · US Misleading: I'm getting a lot older than when I purchased many books. I believed that I could take a photo of a book I already owned and it would allow the app to read it. I was charged for buying the book. And it only gave me 2 chapters. I was already into chapter 7. APP advertises are extremely misleading. Cancelling immediately.
  20. [R109] Speechify 1/5 · US Wasted money: I was disappointed to discover that this app doesn't read books just by scanning the cover. Instead, you have to purchase the book in the app. I already own the books and simply wanted to listen to them in the background while I worked. Unfortunately, that’s not how the app works. I wish I had not signed up for the annual subscription. This app is a joke and a waste of time and mon
  21. [R119] Speechify 1/5 · US LIES, LIES, LIES!: Contrary to their demonstrably FALSE ADVERTISING, you can't just snap a photo of a bookcover and instantly create an audio book. No. You have to SCAN EVERY PAGE. You can Google it yourself- *AI Overview- The assertion that Speechify creates an audiobook from a single photo of a book cover is false. The app's Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature requires users to scan or
  22. [R15] Narrator's Voice 3/5 · US Better than before, at least…: Yeah, so I’ve been using this app since it came out and it just keeps on getting a little bit better and better each year but not enough to justify the price at $60 a year or $10 a month… Unfortunately, this is the only really good honest text to voice app that’s out there that you can actually use without having to have a headache, so at least we can get a quality
  23. [R67] Speechify 1/5 · US Money hungry people: I use to have Speechify when it just came out and it was for people with dyslexia and I absolutely loved it. It was free, and I could put multiple stories from my files onto it to listen to them. And I stopped using it for some time. I redownloaded it and I realized so much changed, just like every free app. They charge money for every little thing. I still have all my files,
  24. [R73] Speechify 1/5 · US Misleading Advertising/150k Word Limit: Ads for this app never mention that there is 150k monthly word limit, after which voices revert to AI robotic speech, effectively limiting you to two average size novels per month (and not even one for anything the size of a Dickens novel!). As I read several novels a month, I just paid $139 annually for an app that will be useless to me midway through each
  25. [R78] Speechify 3/5 · US This app wasn’t the greatest: First off the app recommend you open the app. It gives you multiple things to buy, which I obviously declined. I don’t have money😭 then after that while I tried to read my book, it makes me buy the book. Even though I had a physical copy right there. I was reading a wrinkle in time and it was a great book, I just used it to read for like 8 minutes then 8.99 dollar for
  26. [R94] Speechify 1/5 · US This is a JOKE: So you buy speechify then you have to buy each and every other thing or book you want it to read !! NOT WORTH IT! Way to MONEY Hungry! And good luck trying to cancel your membership! There’s NO PLACE TO CANCEl! And there is NOT 24/7 help! Nobody answers

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store