Speechify
Text-to-speech reader for listening to documents and web pages
Speechify report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for listening to anything you'd otherwise read
Speechify is a reading app first: it reads PDFs, web pages, emails and photographed pages aloud at up to 5x speed, on just about every device. We graded it against other readers. It's polished and hugely popular, but the free voices sound robotic, Premium is $29 a month unless you pay yearly, and voiceovers you can publish need a separate Studio plan.
Who Speechify is for
- Great if you'd rather listen to articles and PDFs on your commute
- Handy when you want to snap a printed page and hear it read out
- Good for students who want a summary of a chapter before they listen
Who Speechify is not for
- 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
- Not for you if robotic voices put you off and you won't pay
Why Speechify gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPremium 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. Fair either way, and pay yearly if you pay at all.
- CFree plan and trialThe 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.
- BFeatures1,000+ 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.
- BEase of use4.66 from 526,597 App Store ratings, just short of an A. Open a PDF or a web page and press play. Nobody needs a manual for that.
- APlatforms and integrationsiPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and the web, Chrome and Edge extensions, imports from Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive, and an API. Wherever you read, it's there.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Speechify's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechify#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/speechify.svg" alt="Speechify: 2.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Speechify stands among AI voice generators
Speechify's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 7 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 9 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 9 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 10 AI voice generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Speechify’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 9, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 9, level with 8
- BFeaturesAbove 4 of 9, level with 4
- BEase of useAbove 7 of 9, level with 1
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 9
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 AI voice generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Speechify, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Speechify you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 7 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade. It costs $348 a year.
What you could not
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- A voice model trained on your recordings.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Speechify’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Speechify?
Speechify is mainly a reading app: it reads PDFs, documents, web pages and scanned pages aloud for your own listening, at up to 5x speed, on phones, computers and browser extensions. Premium adds natural voices, AI summaries and podcasts, voice typing and a voice assistant. Voiceovers, dubbing and voice cloning for publishing are sold as a separate product, Speechify Studio.
Speechify has a free plan. Paid plans start at $29 per month, billed monthly. See every plan
Good for
- Students and professionals who would rather listen than read
- People with reading difficulties or eye strain
- Listening to long PDFs and articles on the move
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Speechify pricing
- Starts at
- $29 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only.
- Free trial
- 3-day free trial of Premium in the app; the yearly plan is charged on day 3
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Listening at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, and text to speech features only. |
| Premium | $29per 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. |
Read from speechify.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Speechify before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountPremium for $139 a year
Yearly billing costs $139 against $29 a month on monthly billing; the pricing page says this saves 60%.
Stated on speechify.com
How people rate the Speechify app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars83%
- 4 stars9%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star4%
526,597 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 18, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Speechify alternatives
- Speechify vs NaturalReader
Free plan · from $9.92/mo
- Speechify vs ElevenLabs
Free plan · from $5/mo
- Speechify vs Listnr
Free trial · from $19/mo
- Speechify vs Murf
Free trial · from $19/mo
Common questions
Is Speechify free?
Speechify has a free plan. Listen anywhere at up to 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices, text to speech features only. Paid plans start at $29 per month, billed monthly.
How much does Speechify cost?
Speechify lists 2 plans. Free: $0. Premium: $29 per month, billed monthly. Prices were read from speechify.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Speechify work on?
Speechify is available on Web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. It also has a browser extension.
Does Speechify offer any discounts?
Speechify publicly lists the following: Premium for $139 a year.
How is Speechify rated?
Speechify's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 526,597 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does Speechify have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Speechify is listed for Web, iOS, Android, macOS and Windows.
Is Speechify open source?
Speechify is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Speechify have an API?
Yes. Speechify offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Speechify integrate with?
Speechify's listing names Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Speechify have a free trial?
Yes. 3-day free trial of Premium in the app; the yearly plan is charged on day 3.
Who makes Speechify?
Speechify is made by Speechify Inc.
What are the alternatives to Speechify?
The closest alternatives to Speechify in our directory are NaturalReader, ElevenLabs, Listnr and Murf. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Speechify.
How does Speechify compare with other AI voice generators?
Speechify's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 7 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade, and level with 1. It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 9 of 9) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
Is Speechify good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Speechify C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 9 of the 9 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Could I make my own version of Speechify?
To replace Speechify you would be making a voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 7 of the 9 other AI voice generators we grade. It costs $348 a year. What you could not make: A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make. Dictation that types into any app on your computer. A voice model trained on your recordings. Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.