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Speechify

Freemium
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Speechify offers a best-in-class listening experience with its high-quality AI voices and cross-platform syncing, but its premium features come at a steep price compared to competitors.


An AI-powered text-to-speech reader that turns any text—from documents and articles to emails—into natural-sounding audio.

Speechify is a leading text-to-speech (TTS) application designed to increase productivity and accessibility. It allows users to listen to written content from a wide variety of sources, including web pages, PDFs, documents, emails, and even physical books via its mobile app's OCR (Optical Character Recognition) scanning feature. With a suite of high-quality, natural-sounding AI voices, including exclusive celebrity voice options, users can customize their listening experience by adjusting the reading speed and highlighting text as it's read. Originally created to help individuals with reading disabilities like dyslexia and ADHD, Speechify has found a broad audience among students, professionals, and anyone looking to consume content on the go. By converting reading material into audio, it enables multitasking and helps users get through their reading lists faster. The service is available across multiple platforms, including a Chrome extension, iOS and Android apps, and a Mac desktop app, with progress syncing seamlessly between devices.

Pros

  • Exceptionally natural and high-quality AI voices
  • Excellent for accessibility and helping with reading disabilities
  • Seamless cross-platform functionality with library syncing
  • OCR feature for converting physical text is highly effective
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface

Cons

  • Premium subscription is significantly more expensive than alternatives
  • The free version is very limited in voice selection and features
  • Aggressive upselling tactics to the annual plan
  • Web extension can occasionally struggle with complex site layouts

Key features

  • Converts text from web pages, PDFs, and documents to audio
  • High-quality, natural-sounding AI voices in multiple languages
  • Exclusive celebrity voices like Gwyneth Paltrow and Snoop Dogg
  • Adjustable listening speeds up to 900 words per minute
  • Scan physical book pages and convert them to audio using OCR
  • Cross-platform support for Chrome, iOS, Android, and Mac
  • Syncs listening progress across all your devices
  • Text highlighting that follows the audio narration

Integrations

Google ChromeGoogle DriveGmailDropboxPDFiOSAndroid

Target audience

Students, professionals, and individuals with reading disabilities like dyslexia or ADHD.


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Founded

2017

Headquarters

St. Petersburg, USA

Pricing Tiers

Speechify Limited

Free

Speechify Premium

$29.99/mo


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