Speechify started as a text-to-speech reading app and has grown into three separate products: the Reader, which turns text into speech you listen to; Studio, a voiceover and dubbing tool; and a developer API. This review is priced on the Reader's Premium plan, since Studio and the API are sold on their own. Whether Speechify suits you depends on which of those three jobs you actually need.
What is Speechify?
Speechify is made by Speechify, Inc., based in Miami, Florida. The Reader runs on the web and has apps for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, so listening carries across devices.
Making voiceovers with Speechify
Speechify Studio, a separate product from the Reader, holds the voice-generation tools: a library of more than 1,000 AI voices across more than 60 languages, instant voice cloning from a 20-second sample, and controls for pitch, tone, pace and pronunciation. Studio also handles AI dubbing, localizing video or audio into more than 60 languages.
The Reader itself, Speechify's original product, reads PDFs, documents and other text aloud, and is what the Premium plan priced below actually buys.
Working with other people
The Premium plan integrates with Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. Speechify also runs a separate developer platform, speechify.ai, built on a named Simba 3.2 model with self-serve signup; that platform is priced and sold apart from Premium. Speechify Studio's Enterprise tier adds project sharing, comments and collaboration between team members.
Speechify pricing: what each plan gives
The free plan needs no card and gives 10 robotic sounding voices, playback at speeds up to 1.5x, and text to speech features only. Premium costs $29 a month, or $139 a year, which works out to about $11.58 a month billed annually. This price covers the Reader's Premium plan only, not Studio, which is quoted separately from its own pricing page.
Privacy and support
Speechify's privacy policy states that data is used only to provide its own features and is not used to train generalized AI or ML models, sold, or used for advertising. Speechify is SOC 2 compliant. Support runs through its help centre.
Who Speechify suits
Speechify suits people who mainly want text read aloud: students, professionals working through long documents, or anyone who wants PDFs and articles turned into audio across a phone, tablet or desktop. Its apps on every platform make Premium useful for that job specifically.
It suits less well anyone shopping for voiceover production, since cloning, dubbing and the full voice library sit in Speechify Studio, a separate product priced on its own rather than inside the Premium plan reviewed here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Speechify cost?
The Premium plan costs $29 a month, or $139 billed yearly, which works out to about $11.58 a month. A free plan is available with 10 robotic sounding voices and text to speech features only.
What languages does Speechify support?
Speechify Studio's voice library covers more than 60 languages across its 1,000-plus voices.
Is Speechify's voiceover tool the same as the Reader I pay for?
No. Voice cloning, dubbing and the full voice library belong to Speechify Studio, a separate product from the Premium Reader plan, with its own pricing.
Does Speechify train on what I read or upload?
No. Its privacy policy states that data is used only to provide Speechify's own features and is not used to train generalized AI or ML models.
