Speechify vs TTSReader (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Speechify grades higher than TTSReader: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Speechify grades higher on ease of use and platforms. TTSReader grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Speechify
Text-to-speech reader for listening to documents and web pages
TTSReader
Online text reader with free voices, premium AI voices and MP3 export
Which one is for you
Pick Speechify if
- Fits if you'd rather listen to articles and PDFs on your commute
- Works for students who want a chapter summarized before they listen
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $29 against $139 for a whole year
- Skip it if you want to publish voiceovers, which need Studio, a separate plan at $100 or $300 a year
- Not for you if robotic voices put you off and you won't pay: free has 10 of them at up to 1.5x
- Watch out: the 3-day Premium trial charges the yearly plan on day 3
- Tight if you want scanning or AI summaries for free, as both are Premium; Studio's free plan has no commercial rights
Pick TTSReader if
- Fits if you want text read aloud with free voices
- Works for someone exporting MP3s of articles
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need commercial use on the free plan, as it bars commercial use or publishing
- Tight if you want premium voices free, as the total is 5K characters
- Watch out: Premium is single-seat, and more users need extra licenses or credits
- Watch out: Premium Plus at $20.99 is listed as not yet available
- Watch out: the pricing page was last updated on 20 June 2025
How we grade them
| 2.8GPASpeechifyGood | 2.6GPATTSReaderGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $139 a year or $29 a month, a little dearer than NaturalReader's Plus. For voiceovers you'd want Studio instead: $100 a year with commercial rights, which the listing says buys about 24 hours of voiceover. Paying monthly costs more than twice the yearly price. | C$8.25 a month on yearly billing, between the category's $5 cheaper quarter and $9.99 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan never ends, but it's 10 robotic-sounding voices at up to 1.5x. Natural voices, scanning and the AI tools are Premium, whose trial charges the yearly plan on day 3. Studio's free plan has no commercial rights, so it's no use for voiceovers. | BUnlimited non-premium voices and 5K characters of premium AI voices, for personal use. |
| Features | B1,000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, up to 5x speed, Scan & Listen, AI summaries, chats and podcasts, voice typing and a voice assistant. As a reader it covers the whole job. Voiceovers and cloning live in Studio and the API, sold separately. | BReads text, files and web pages, free and premium voices, MP3 export, a pronunciation dictionary, an API and automation. |
| Ease of use | B4.66 from 526,597 App Store ratings, just short of an A. Open a PDF or a web page and press play. | CNo store rating on record, and the mobile apps have their own separate plans. |
| Platforms and integrations | AiPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and the web, Chrome and Edge extensions, imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive, and an API. | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android apps, and an API. No desktop app. |
| Best for | listening to anything you'd otherwise read | an online reader with free and premium voices |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Speechify and TTSReader. How we grade
Price against what you get
Speechify starts at $29 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TTSReader starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.7.
Speechify scores higher, and starts $20.75 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 1 scores higher than Speechify for less, and 2 score higher than TTSReader for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Speechify also covers dictation and voice cloning.
- TTSReader also covers read later.
At a glance
| Speechify | TTSReader | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed monthly | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only. | Unlimited non-premium voices and 5K characters of premium AI voices, personal use only. |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial of Premium in the app; the yearly plan is charged on day 3 | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Speechify Inc. | WellSource Ltd. |
| Price read from | speechify.com | ttsreader.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Speechify
- The free plan is limited to 10 robotic-sounding voices at up to 1.5x speed; natural voices, scanning and the AI features need Premium.
- Voiceovers for publishing need Speechify Studio, a separate plan: free with 600 credits and no commercial rights, or $100 or $300 a year with commercial rights.
- Studio credits are spent per second: 1 for voiceover, 3 for dubbing and 30 for avatars, so $100 a year buys about 24 hours of voiceover.
- Cloned voices need the voice owner to pass Speechify's verification or a written business agreement; users must be 18, and politicians' and deceased people's voices are barred.
TTSReader
- The free plan allows only 5K characters of premium AI voices in total and bars commercial use or publishing.
- The Premium plan is single-seat; more users need extra licenses or pay-as-you-go credits.
- A Premium Plus plan ($20.99 a month) is listed as not yet available.
- The pricing page was last updated on June 20, 2025, and says the mobile apps have their own separate plans.
Key features
Speechify
- Listen to any text
- Have PDFs, documents, emails and web pages read aloud in natural voices, at speeds up to 5x on Premium.
- Scan & Listen
- Photograph a printed page or book and listen to it. Scanning is a Premium feature.
- AI summaries, chats and podcasts
- Premium can summarize what you are reading, answer questions about it and turn it into a podcast-style episode.
- Voice typing and voice assistant
- Dictate text in other apps with voice typing, and talk to the Voice AI Assistant about a website, book or anything else.
- Apps and cloud imports
- Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows, extensions for Chrome and Edge, and imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
- Studio and API
- Speechify Studio, sold separately, makes voiceovers and dubbed videos with commercial rights. The API lets developers add Speechify voices and voice cloning to their apps.
TTSReader
- Reads text, files and web pages
- Plays plain text, PDFs, e-books and web pages aloud, and remembers the text and your position so you can resume later.
- Free and premium voices
- Free voices have no cap on the free plan; premium AI voices from Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and TTSReader's own are metered by characters.
- MP3 export
- Export speech as downloadable MP3 audio, mixing voices, languages, speeds and pauses.
- Extension and mobile apps
- A Chrome extension reads any web page, and iOS and Android apps support listening on the go, including CarPlay and Android Auto.
- Pronunciation dictionary
- Custom pronunciation entries let you fix how names and terms are spoken.
- API and automation
- Programmatic access is part of the pay-as-you-go credits plan; the free and Premium plans exclude API, bots and automation.
Plans
Speechify
Free$0
Listening at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, and text to speech features only.
Premium$29
per month, billed monthly
1,000+ natural voices in 60+ languages, 5x speed, Scan & Listen, AI summaries and chats, AI podcasts, voice typing and cloud drive imports. $139 a year billed yearly.
TTSReader
Free$0
Unlimited free voices, 5K premium characters in total, no commercial use or publishing of audio.
Premium$8.25
per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly
Single seat, 1M premium-voice characters a month, commercial use and publishing allowed.
Pay-as-you-go$10
for 200K characters, prepaid credits valid 1 year
Prepaid credits for API use or going over plan limits: $32 for 1M characters, $300 for 10M.
Ways to pay less
Speechify
- Annual discount
Premium for $139 a year
Yearly billing costs $139 against $29 a month on monthly billing; the pricing page says this saves 60%.
TTSReader
- Annual discount
Annual billing on Premium
Premium is $99 a year ($8.25 a month) against $10.99 a month when billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Speechify or TTSReader?
As of Nov 13, 2026, TTSReader is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $29 a month for Speechify. Speechify starts at $29 per month, billed monthly, and TTSReader starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($99); $10.99 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Speechify or TTSReader?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Speechify and TTSReader have a free plan.
Which platforms do Speechify and TTSReader run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Speechify lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.