Speech Central – Voice Reader

Name: Speech Central – Voice Reader
Rating: 4.6 (1497 reviews)
Author: Labsii

By: Labsii

PDF, ePub, Web Text to Speech

Features & Capabilities

Speech Central Voice Reader for Chrome is built for focused, distraction-free reading across PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, and documents. It delivers accurate reading order, optional cleanup of headers and links, and supports offline Apple voices as well as cloud AI voices for enhanced realism and summaries.

Designed for accessibility and learning, it offers profiles for ADHD, dyslexia, and low vision, cross-device syncing with iPhone, iPad, and Mac, CarPlay and Apple Watch support, and tools to annotate and export text. Privacy-first by design, with no ads or tracking, and a one-time Pro upgrade for unlimited use (free access for blind users and schools).

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Labsii

Rating:

4.60

(1,497) 3 new ratings

Version:

17.4.6 Last updated: 2026-06-13

Version code:

886787554

Creation date:

2016-09-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

33.75MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 49,077 ▼ 21

Other rankings

#16 in speech keyword 62 ▼ 2#78 in voice control keyword 27 ▼ 1

For Developers

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Developed by:

Labsii

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speech-central-voice-reader/id1127349155

Website:

https://speechcentral.net

User Reviews

Reviewers repeatedly praise Speech Central for its one-time price, strong voice options, PDF/document reading, and CarPlay support. They also like the on-screen text follow-along and exportable audio. Reported drawbacks include occasional robotic-sounding voices, some language pronunciation quirks, UI quirks after updates, and limited feedback when external AI services fail.

Pros

Excellent value: a one-time purchase with no ongoing subscription, widely praised as a great deal.
High-quality, customizable voices with support for third‑party options (Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI) and the ability to download enhanced/premium voices.
Reads PDFs and other documents well and supports exporting audio files; no subscription required.
CarPlay compatibility is a standout feature for long drives.
On-screen text display helps follow along while listening, improving comprehension.

Cons

Voice quality can be robotic or less natural at times.
Some features may require external APIs or keys for AI voices, which isn't ideal for all users.
UI issues and regressions after updates (e.g., Select All not working, Dynamic Island controls sometimes grey).
Pronunciation/language support isn't perfect for some languages (notably Chinese ellipsis and sentence segmentation).

Recent reviews

This app cannot read scanned PDFs. I already bought it but it cannot read scaned PDF

by Ad*****, 2026-06-12

But I’m mostly doing this in hopes that the app will stop asking me to review it

by Pi*****, 2026-06-10

Only because the “Are you enjoying this app” pop up keeps assaulting me every time I open this app and desperately hope it stops after I leave a Written review along with my forth 5-star review, YES I might use this app a little too much for reading my fics. Biggest perk is it’s free even if the AI voices are a bit rough. I did find a way to upload a slightly better one but still not the greatest. I’ve gotten used to it. I like that it saves my stuff in one place. Again it’s FREE, so beggars can’t be choosers. Room for improvement, but don’t think that’s the goal for the creators of this app because I’ve had it while and haven’t seen many changes. If you want delivery for the cheap price of FREE, this is your reader app.