TunereadTuneread vs Speechify
A Speechify alternative for iPhone, without the subscription.
Speechify is the best-known text to speech app, and it does a lot: PDFs, scanned pages, a Chrome extension, AI summaries. If what you want is to listen to the articles you save, on your iPhone, Tuneread does that for $9.99 once, with natural voices that run on the phone itself.
Try Tuneread freeIs Speechify free?
Partly. Speechify’s free plan reads with 10 voices it describes as robotic-sounding, at up to 1.5× speed. The natural voices, faster speeds and Scan & Listen are part of Premium: $139.99 a year in the App Store, or $29 a month on Speechify’s website.
Tuneread’s free version uses the same natural voices as Pro, for 30 minutes of listening a day. Pro removes the limit, once, for $9.99.
Speechify’s prices and plans as of October 2026, from speechify.com/pricing and its App Store page. They can change, so check there before you buy.
Tuneread and Speechify, side by side
| Tuneread | Speechify | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or Pro for $9.99 once | Free, or Premium for $139.99 a year (App Store) |
| Free version | 30 minutes a day, natural voices | 10 robotic-sounding voices |
| Speed | Up to 1.5×, 2× with Pro | Up to 1.5×, 5× with Premium |
| What it reads | X Articles, posts and threads, LinkedIn posts, any web article | Web pages, PDFs, documents, scanned pages, cloud files |
| Languages | 31, best in English | 60+ with Premium |
| Privacy label in the App Store | Data Not Collected | Identifiers used to track you |
| Account | None | A Speechify account, to save to your library and sync |
| Devices | iPhone with iOS 26 or later, made for iPhone Duo | iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, Android, Mac, Chrome, web |
| Also | Word-by-word transcript, Up Next queue, Siri and Shortcuts | AI summaries and chat, voice typing, AI podcasts |
Which one is for you
Tuneread, if you…
- listen to what you save: X Articles and threads, LinkedIn posts, newsletters, blogs;
- would rather pay once than every year;
- want it private and offline: no account, the voices run on your iPhone, and anything in your library plays on a plane.
Speechify, if you…
- listen to PDFs, documents or printed pages you scan;
- want it on Android, a Mac or in Chrome too;
- want more than a thousand voices, 60+ languages, or speeds above 2×.
How Tuneread reads an article
Share a link to Tuneread from X, LinkedIn or Safari, or paste it on Home. Tuneread fetches the text, finds the language of every paragraph, and reads it in a natural voice made on your iPhone, lighting up each word as it goes. Articles line up in Up Next, the next one starts when one ends, and the lock screen and your AirPods control it all.
Questions
Is Speechify free?
Partly: its free plan reads with 10 robotic-sounding voices at up to 1.5× speed. The natural voices need Premium, $139.99 a year in the App Store (October 2026).
Is there a free Speechify alternative for iPhone?
Tuneread is free for 30 minutes of listening a day, with its natural voices; Pro removes the limit for $9.99, once. Your iPhone can also read the screen with Apple’s voices: turn on Speak Screen in Settings › Accessibility › Spoken Content, then swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen.
Can Tuneread read PDFs?
No. Tuneread reads web articles, X posts, threads and Articles, and LinkedIn posts and articles.
Does Tuneread work offline?
Yes. Once the voices are downloaded and an article is in your library, it plays with no connection.
Do I need an account?
No. Tuneread has no account and no tracking: your library and your place in every article stay on your iPhone.
Listen to what you saved.
Natural voices, made on your iPhone. Free to start, $9.99 once for Pro.
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