Reviews of aiSpeech: AI Speech & Chat

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List of user reviews and ratings for aiSpeech: AI Speech & Chat

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 257)

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Review summary

Users praise aiSpeech for turning any text into audio and for reading Wikipedia articles aloud with easy search/loading. The app is seen as helpful for accessibility and multitasking. However, the most cited drawbacks are intermittent playback reliability and robotic voice quality. A few reviewers also mention unclear value versus built-in iOS TTS. Overall, strong text-to-speech and Wikipedia support outweigh concerns, but reliability and naturalness of voices remain the main issues.

Pros

Wikipedia articles can be read aloud and are easily loaded/searched within the app, with shuffle helping discovery.
Text-to-speech converts any text to audio, enabling listening to articles and other content beyond on-screen reading.
Accessibility benefits and productivity gains, including usefulness for visually impaired users and multitasking (copying/pasting and listening).

Cons

Playback is unreliable at times, stopping after a few seconds or interrupting when other apps provide instructions (e.g., maps navigation).
Voice quality sounds robotic rather than human, with reports that it doesn't feel natural or be human-like.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.60

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14% (2)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-09-02	:D*****	Use to love this. But Does not work anymore. Plays for ten seconds. Did it kick me off my pro account? It won’t restore. Probably happen anyway so I would never upgrade AGAIN to find out that still only plays tens seconds. I am done.
Use to love this. But Does not work anymore. Plays for ten seconds. Did it kick me off my pro account? It won’t restore. Probably happen anyway so I would never upgrade AGAIN to find out that still only plays tens seconds. I am done.
2024-07-15	Ko*****	This app is very nice. However, the default setting for the built-in Wikipedia website viewer should be changed to mobile, not desktop. I can’t imagine ever needing to view Wikipedia pages on my iPhone in the desktop mode.
This app is very nice. However, the default setting for the built-in Wikipedia website viewer should be changed to mobile, not desktop. I can’t imagine ever needing to view Wikipedia pages on my iPhone in the desktop mode.
2024-07-15	MB*****	I’m experiencing some issues with my vision and I have resorted to listening to audiobooks and wanted to enjoy listening to more articles and podcasts. This application has helped me to expand my “reading”.
I’m experiencing some issues with my vision and I have resorted to listening to audiobooks and wanted to enjoy listening to more articles and podcasts. This application has helped me to expand my “reading”.
2024-07-15	ma*****	since this app is called aispeech, the voice should sound like humans. However, it’s like machines, which is no different from the built-in sound in iOS.
since this app is called aispeech, the voice should sound like humans. However, it’s like machines, which is no different from the built-in sound in iOS.
2024-04-22	La*****	Get ya some “Happy” with this app!
Get ya some “Happy” with this app!
2023-09-24	Wi*****	aiSpeech nothing. It can play any text, it'll read it to you but iOS does that already. I really don’t understand what this does that you should pay $5 for the app and another $10 for premium lifetime… meh! someone explain the difference.. I don’t get it.
aiSpeech nothing. It can play any text, it'll read it to you but iOS does that already. I really don’t understand what this does that you should pay $5 for the app and another $10 for premium lifetime… meh! someone explain the difference.. I don’t get it.
2023-07-24	zr*****	Convert any text into an audio broadcast from your phone 📱!!!! Like listening 👂🏻 to a podcast but of any text or Wikipedia article you want to feed into the system!!!!
Convert any text into an audio broadcast from your phone 📱!!!! Like listening 👂🏻 to a podcast but of any text or Wikipedia article you want to feed into the system!!!!
2023-04-09	Hi*****	I like to listen to Wikipedia articles while I’m driving with Google Maps. App audio stops when Google Maps provides a driving instructions such as “turn right”. To continue playback, I have to press play… Please fix.
I like to listen to Wikipedia articles while I’m driving with Google Maps. App audio stops when Google Maps provides a driving instructions such as “turn right”. To continue playback, I have to press play… Please fix.
2021-11-30	梁弟*****	人工机器人自动识别有误。
人工机器人自动识别有误。
2021-10-28	ni*****	Reading Wikipedia articles is great! I love the shuffle function to find something interesting to listen to while running.
Reading Wikipedia articles is great! I love the shuffle function to find something interesting to listen to while running.