Speechify vs Wondercraft (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Speechify grades higher than Wondercraft: 2.8 against 2.2 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. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan 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
Wondercraft
AI audio and video creation with voices, podcasts and avatars
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 Wondercraft if
- Fits if you want podcasts and video from text in one tool
- Works for a team making audio for several projects
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want commercial rights free, as no-watermark output and rights start on Creator
- Tight if you are on Free: 150 credits and 720p
- Pricey if you need more credits, as Pro is $42 for 2,000
- Watch out: its own FAQ lists different monthly prices from the current table
- Watch out: Pro covers up to 3 users
How we grade them
| 2.8GPASpeechifyGood | 2.2GPAWondercraftFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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$21 a month on annual billing ($25 monthly), just above the category's $20 dearer quarter. |
| 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. | CA free plan with 150 credits, limited AI models and 720p export. |
| 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. | BText to speech, voice cloning, a podcast generator, video and avatars, and an API on a credit system. |
| 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 credits and tools take working out. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with an API but no phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | listening to anything you'd otherwise read | audio and video with voices, podcasts and avatars |
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 Wondercraft. 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. Wondercraft starts at $21 a month and scores 2.3.
Speechify scores higher, and starts $8 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 10 score higher than Wondercraft 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.
- Wondercraft also covers video generation.
At a glance
| Speechify | Wondercraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed monthly | $21 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only. | 150 credits, limited access to AI models, 720p export. |
| 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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| Made by | Speechify Inc. | Wondercraft |
| Price read from | speechify.com | wondercraft.ai |
| 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.
Wondercraft
- The Free plan has limited model access, 720p export and no commercial-rights line; the Creator plan adds no-watermark output and full commercial rights.
- Pro prices rise with the credit step chosen; $42 is the 2,000-credit step.
- The Pro plan covers up to 3 users; larger teams go to Enterprise or the Business pricing the FAQ mentions.
- Its own FAQ data lists different monthly prices from the current table, so check the table at checkout.
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.
Wondercraft
- Text to speech
- Converts scripts to audio in many styles and languages, with a library of voices and sound effects.
- Voice cloning
- Builds a voice from samples for narration, dubbing and other versions of a script.
- Podcast generator
- Plans, records and auto-edits episodes with music and chapters.
- Video and avatars
- Generates clips from prompts or images and creates on-screen AI presenters with voices.
- Credit-based usage
- Each plan includes a monthly pool of credits, which the site describes as a unit used to create AI content.
- API access
- Generation, models and editing are available by API from the Creator plan.
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.
Wondercraft
Free$0
150 credits, limited access to AI models, all video editing and up to 720p export.
Creator$21
per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
1,000 credits, no watermark, full commercial rights, premium AI models, 1 custom AI character and API access.
Pro$42
per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually
Up to 3 users, unlimited custom AI characters, 4K upscaling and 3 concurrent video generations. 4,000 and 6,000 credit steps cost more.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credits and seats, SLA and DPA terms, indemnity on output, permission controls and a dedicated account manager.
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%.
Wondercraft
- Annual discount
2 months off on annual billing
The pricing page shows a Yearly toggle labeled 2 months off, with Creator at $21 a month against $25 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Speechify or Wondercraft?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wondercraft is cheaper to start with: $21 a month, against $29 a month for Speechify. Speechify starts at $29 per month, billed monthly, and Wondercraft starts at $21 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Speechify or Wondercraft?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Speechify and Wondercraft have a free plan.
Which platforms do Speechify and Wondercraft run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Speechify lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.