Speechify – Text to Speech PDF

Productivity

6.9~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.0 Google Play·10M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-10-06

Screenshots

Dark blue promo headed Read 3x Faster by Listening with a phone showing a document page, one highlighted sentence, a player bar with 10-second rewind, play and 1.2x buttons, and App of the Day and 55,000,000+ Users badges

Choose from 200+ Voices promo with a Voice Library list: English voices Jennifer, Gwyneth and Snoop Dogg rated 4.9, 4.7 and 4.8, then Spanish voices Leila, Santiago and Henry

Your Voice AI Assistant promo with an Ask Anything bubble reading How running can help me over a written answer and a large blue microphone button

Read More in Less Time promo with a speed panel showing 1.2x with minus and plus buttons, presets from 0.8x to 2.5x, a vertical slider and an Increase Speed Automatically switch

Turn Anything into an AI podcast promo with a player titled Thoughtful Talk, episode artwork, TXT and PDF tiles and a progress bar with 1.2x speed

Scan Any Page, Hear It Read promo with a camera view of an open book, Summarize and Listen buttons and a round shutter button

About Speechify – Text to Speech PDF

Speechify reads PDFs, web pages, emails and photographed book pages aloud with word-by-word highlighting, and adds an AI chat, quizzes and generated podcasts on top. The free plan stops at 1.5x speed with 10 basic voices, while Premium costs $139 a year and unlocks 5x speed, scanning and AI tools. The weak spot is the v6.2.0 rebuild on Android, where reviewers report a broken Kindle link and a free trial that renews as a full year.

App information

DeveloperSpeechify Inc.

Version6.2.0 (Android) · 5.5.13 (iOS)

Size235 MB (Android) · 584 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating4+

Requires (Android)Android 9+

Requires (iOS)iOS 17.0+

Offline modeDownloaded files play offline with an offline voice (help center steps are for iPhone); Premium voices stream and need a connection

Interface languagesAR, BN, BG, CA, HR, CS + 34 more

Store rating (Google Play)4.0 from 281,776 ratings

Installs10M+

Updated by developer2026-09-30

Data checked2026-10-06

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-10-06. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Speechify Review: Natural Voices, a Thin Free Tier

Free Stops at 1.5x and 10 Basic Voices

The pricing page spells out the free plan in four lines: listening at up to 1.5x, 10 robotic-sounding voices and text-to-speech features only. Premium raises the ceiling to 5x and, according to the same page, adds 1,000+ voices in 60+ languages, Scan & Listen, AI summaries and chats, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive imports, voice typing and AI podcasts. On the App Store screenshots the speed panel offers presets from 0.8x to 2.5x, shows about 33 minutes of listening at 1.2x, and has an Increase Speed Automatically switch that raises the pace every 600 words. A few Android reviewers say the v6.2.0 update left them with fewer free voices than the page lists, so try the free tier before paying.

Scan Text Handles One or Two Pages per Shot

Scanning sits under the plus button as Scan Text. The help center has you photograph a page, or pick one or two pages in landscape, repeat for each further page and tap Save & Listen; every shot lands in a single library file, with skew, crop and column options on the review screen. A printed book therefore becomes a long chain of photos, and reading a whole book by page is a repeated complaint in recent Google Play reviews. Auto skip content, found under the three-dot menu, tries to drop headers and page numbers in AI Enhanced or Classic mode, though one September reviewer says headers were still read on every page. Several reviewers of v6.0.0 to v6.2.0 also say the in-app image cropping was removed.

$139 a Year, a 3-Day Trial and a Broken Kindle Link

Premium costs $139 a year on speechify.com and $139.99 through the App Store; the pricing page also shows $29 for a single month, and the App Store lists monthly, quarterly and $289.99 Speechify Pro products. The Android help center describes a free 3-day trial that charges for the year on day 3, so cancel through the store you paid with, such as Google Play, before then; Premium stays active until the billing date. Several reviews describe being surprised by the annual charge. The Kindle route on Android runs through an Accessibility Browser that opens read.amazon.com after you sign in, and reviewers who bought a year mainly for Kindle books say the link stopped working after v6.2.0. Prices are US listings and vary by region.

Pros

Word-by-word highlighting follows the voice, and tapping any word restarts playback from there
Voice Library filters by Featured, New, Best Storytellers and Celebrity, with previews and ratings
Premium listens at up to 5x, with an optional Increase Speed Automatically ramp
AI Chat summarises at Short, Medium or Long length and builds quizzes
Imports PDFs, links, pasted text, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive into one synced library
Google Play lists no data shared with third parties and encryption in transit

Cons

Free is capped at 1.5x with 10 basic voices; AI chat and podcasts are Premium features
Scan Text takes one or two pages per shot, so a whole book means many photos
After v6.2.0, Android reviewers report a broken Kindle link, no image cropping and paused podcasts
The 3-day trial converts to a $139 annual charge, and several reviews describe unexpected renewals

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Verdict

The 6.9 comes from natural voices, highlighted reading, a Voice Library with celebrity options and AI summaries in one synced library, pulled down by a thin free tier and a rough v6.2.0 rebuild. Choose it for long PDFs, articles and coursework if you will pay $139 a year and do not rely on Kindle linking. Skip it if you want a free reader above 1.5x, need whole books scanned quickly, or may forget the day-3 trial renewal.

Core function8.0Highlighted reading, scanning, AI chat and podcasts share one library; scans are per page and Kindle linking breaks for some.

Ease of use6.5The v6.2.0 redesign moved features; reviewers struggle to find paste and import, and onboarding leads with Premium offers.

Monetisation5.5Free stops at 1.5x and 10 basic voices; Premium is $139 a year and the 3-day trial renews as a full year.

Performance6.5The Android install is 235 MB with 4.0 stars from 281,776 ratings; reviews mention stalls, skipped words and failed offline playback.

Privacy & permissions7.5Play lists no sharing and encryption in transit; the App Store label lists identifiers as data used to track you.

6.9out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Speechify app free on Android?

The install is free and so is a basic plan, but it stops at 1.5x speed with 10 robotic-sounding voices and text-to-speech only. Scan & Listen, AI chat, AI podcasts and 5x speed are listed as Premium features. The Android help center offers a 3-day free trial that charges for a full year on day 3, so set a reminder before it ends.

How does Speechify's AI podcast feature work?

On iPhone you tap Create AI Podcast, pick a style (Thoughtful Talk, Late Night Show, Lecture or Storytelling), choose Overview or Deep Dive, then add a topic, link or file. Premium includes 30 podcast credits a month, one per episode. A developer reply on Google Play in early October said podcasts were temporarily disabled on Android.

How much does Speechify Premium cost?

On speechify.com it is $139 a year or $29 a month. The App Store lists Premium at $139.99 a year, plus $11.99 and $24.99 monthly products and a $49.99 quarterly one. Prices are US listings, change by region and may exclude tax, so check the final amount on the purchase screen before confirming.

How do I cancel Speechify Premium?

Cancel through the channel you paid with: Google Play, the App Store, PayPal, or your account on speechify.com for card payments. Cancelling before a free trial ends prevents any charge, and afterwards you keep Premium until the next billing date. Cancelling stops future charges only; earlier payments are not reversed by that step.

How does Speechify compare with Voice Dream Reader, NaturalReader and Audible?

Audible sells professionally narrated audiobooks and podcasts, while Speechify reads your own PDFs, web pages, emails and scans, so the two do different jobs. Voice Dream Reader and NaturalReader are the closer rivals, since they also read your own files aloud. Compare their free tiers and voices against the 1.5x, 10-voice free plan here before paying $139 a year.