Speak • Speech Synthesizer

Speak • Speech Synthesizer


Text To Speech


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9.4.1for iPhone, iPad and more
9.1
539 Ratings
Loic Verrall
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5.4 MB
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Jun 16, 2023
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About Speak • Speech Synthesizer

Speak brings typed words and sentences to life using your iPhone, iPod or iPad!

Features
• Beautiful, modern and sleek user interface.
• Sliders to adjust the Volume, Pitch and Rate of the voice.
• Option to change the accent/language of the voice.
• Favourite Phrases and Phrase History.
• Repeat feature let's you specify how many times your would like your phrase repeated.
• Share Audio feature allows you to send an audio output recording to your friends and family.
• Loads of settings to allow you to tweak Speak to behave just how you like.
• Support for Slide Over and Split Screen (on appropriate devices).
• Background Audio so you can continue listening to your text whilst your device is locked or you're working on something else.
• VoiceOver support.
• Connect Speak to a Bluetooth speaker/headphones to broadcast your text even further.

If you enjoy using Speak, please consider supporting its development by removing remove ads (in-app purchase from the Settings screen).

Quick Tip: If a word doesn't sound quite right, try spelling it phonetically.

Many of Speak's users have lost their ability to speak (often after surgery) and Speak helps to give them a voice again.

Speak does not require an internet connection, and is always optimised for the latest and greatest devices and software.

Have fun! And feel free to drop me an email with any suggestions or comments: loic@loic.tech

If you find Speak useful or fun please take a moment to give it a quick review!
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What's New in the Latest Version 9.4.1

Last updated on Jun 16, 2023
Old Versions
• Fix issue where the export audio feature did not work for certain voices.
• Scroll to selected row when opening the voice picker screen.
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Version History
9.4.1
Jun 16, 2023
• Fix issue where the export audio feature did not work for certain voices.
• Scroll to selected row when opening the voice picker screen.
9.4.0
Jun 13, 2023
• New "Share Audio" feature allows you to share a recording of the audio output with your friends and family. This replaces the older method involving the screen recorder.
• Fix issue where app had to be re-launched for the high-contrast mode setting to take effect.
• Fix issue where re-order controls were very hard to see in Favourites screen.
• Add share button to each history row so that you can easily share the text with anyone.
9.3.11
Mar 28, 2021
Add feature to export list of recently spoken phrases as CSV file
9.3.10
Sep 30, 2020
• Allow audio output of Speak to be routed to phone calls.
• Enable 'Override Speaking When Speak Button Pressed' setting by default.

• Support for iOS 14 and new devices.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
9.3.9
Mar 9, 2020
Minor bug fix
9.3.8
Feb 20, 2020
Fix bug that would add new favourite phrases to end of list instead of beginning of list.
9.3.7
Oct 4, 2019
• Fixes another pesky bug that occur on app launch on iOS 13.
• Add message at bottom of voice picker with instructions for downloading more (and enhanced) voices.
9.3.6
Sep 25, 2019
iOS 13 support
• Fixes pesky bug that caused a crash when launching the app.
• Fixes crash that could rarely occur when visiting Settings screen.
9.3.5
Jun 3, 2019
Minor update this time:
• Squashed four pesky bugs that caused the app to crash.
9.3.4
May 20, 2019
Bug Fixes
• Several minor UI fixes throughout.
• Fixes crash when saving a favourite phrase on iOS 9.
9.3.3
Dec 6, 2018
Bug Fixes
• Resolves an issue with audio playback on pre-iOS 10 devices.

Optimizations
• Improved method of requesting reviews.

Thanks for all the feedback, and for continuing to use Speak!
9.3.2
Nov 5, 2018
VoiceOver
• Improved labels and hint for buttons throughout for a better experience for users who use this feature.
9.3.1
Aug 6, 2018
This update contains a couple of minor UI changes in response to your feedback on version 9.3:
• Text is left-aligned in the input text field again.
• High contrast mode setting added (can be enabled in the settings screen) to make the background of the input text field darker for easier reading.
• Recording feature fixed on iPad devices.

Thanks for your prompt feedback on the previous update, and apologies for the inconvenience.
9.3
Jul 13, 2018
Hi there! This update has a number of bug fixes and small improvements.

Background Audio
• Speak will continue speaking your sentences when you close it or lock your device.

UI Improvements
• Support for the new iPhone X display size.
• The volume bar in the settings screen no longer extends off the screen.
• Your phrases in the Favourites and History views now expand to show the entire phrase.
• Disappearing parts of the interface don't do that anymore.

New Settings
• Insert a new line (rather than speak) when return key is pressed.
• Save/restore repeat count between launches.

Bug Fixes
• The 'Clear on Speak' setting no longer dismisses the keyboard when the speak/return button is pressed.
• Screen recorder has been fixed.

If you find Speak useful or fun please take a moment to give it a quick review — I'd really appreciate it!
9.2
Jul 19, 2017
This update is primarily a bug-fixing one, and I know a number of you will be very pleased to hear that:
• The Recording feature is back — and this time it works, even on iPad!

A couple of other bug fixes:
• Speak no longer crashes when being launched on iOS 8 (sorry about that!).
• The text input cell no longer disappears when scrolling down and back up again.
• You can now see your app version number at the bottom of the settings screen — this information is included in any feedback emails you send me through the app to help with diagnosing any future issues.

Thanks to everyone who reported bugs to me!

Keep your eyes peeled for a big update coming in September with a number of improvements!
9.1
Jun 28, 2017
Optimised for iOS 10.3.2 and the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro device.

Minor Bug Fixes
• Voice not saving between launches.
• Issues with the information going offscreen when the keyboard is shown/hidden.

Thanks to everyone who has been submitting bug reports to me over the last few months — it really is invaluable to me.

There are a couple of other bugs that are already known to me including:
• Input text field sometimes disappears.
• Recording feature has been temporarily disabled while some groundwork is carried out on it.

Please bear with me over the next couple of months while I fix these, and keep your eyes peeled for a big update around September!
9.0
Jan 18, 2017
Recording & Exporting
• Speak now features a record button/feature that allows you to record what you do in the app and, importantly, the speech audio output.
• The recordings can be exported to Camera Roll, or shared.

Repeat
• Choose how many times you would like your phrase to be repeated.

Bug Fixes & Enhancements
• Bug fixes (in particular for iPads using the Favourites and History features).
• Optimised for iOS 10.2.
8.0
Oct 3, 2016
Favourite Phrases & Phrase History
• Speak now features ‘favourite’ phrases — simply hold the favourites button (the one with the star on) to add a new phrase.
• Speak also features phrase history which store all the phrases that have been spoken.

Redesigned Voice Picker
• The Voice Picker is now presented in a beautiful, fullscreen view with a blur effect for extra awesomeness.
• Each voice has a sample button so you can quickly hear what each one sounds like.
• Voices are now named, making it easier to distinguish the gender of each one. I strongly recommend that you upgrade to at least iOS 9 as voices are handled more elegantly.

Bunch of New Settings
• Save the text in the input field when the app closes, and load it again when it reopens. Similar settings to save the pitch, rate and voice.
• Stop speaking if the Clear button is pressed mid-sentence.
• Clear the input text once Speak is pressed.
• Volume slider.

General UI Enhancements
• Larger buttons that look nicer and are easier to press.
• Text in the app now respects the user’s Text Size preference. To adjust this, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size.
• Minor tweaks throughout.

Performance & Optimisations
• Optimised for iOS 10.
• Updated to run on all those shiny new iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus devices.
• Squashed those pesky bugs which resulted in poor performance in the Voice Picker.

It is with a hint of sadness that Speak bids farewell to iOS 7 in this update.

I hope you enjoy the update, and, as ever, if you have any comments/suggestions, feel free to drop me an email: loic@loicverrall.co.uk
7.0
Feb 16, 2016
Speak has been completely rewritten from the ground up and boasts a modern, sleek user interface.

Pressing the return key now speaks the input (previously this would dismiss the keyboard) - thanks for the suggestion, Julian!

- iPad Pro support.
- Under-the-hood improvements.
- Optimised for the latest iOS version.
- Supports iOS 7 onwards (previously only supported iOS 8 onwards).
6.0
May 12, 2015
Apple Watch Support!
- The Phrases screen contains 6 phrases (these can be edited in the Apple Watch App on your iOS device). Just tap a phrase to say it! The Speak app on the iPhone doesn't even have to be open for this sorcery to work!
- Swipe to the Settings screen to adjust voice settings. These include Rate, Pitch, your iOS device volume and the accent with which the phrase is spoken. If you need to reset these settings, just Force Touch!

General Improvements & Bug Fixes
- Default language is now selected depending on your region.
- Accents are ordered alphabetically making it easier to find the one you're looking for.
- Voice settings (Pitch, Rate and Accent) are now saved when you close the app and loaded when you next open it. The settings also live sync across your iOS device and Apple Watch!
- More streamlined interface (slightly smaller input text box which dismisses the keyboard if you drag down or hit the return key). The accent picker is now collapsable too.
- Rather than stopping music when speaking, the app now ducks the volume of other sources (e.g. Music) and talks over them.

I hope you enjoy the update! As always, feel free to drop me an email with any suggestions or comments: loic@loicverrall.co.uk

Quick joke:
Q: How do you count cows?
A: With a cowculator.
5.0
Apr 4, 2015
- Choose the accent with which your text is spoken!
- Redesigned interface!
- Landscape (at last!) and Scrollable.
- Works better on all devices ranging from iPad to iPhone 4S.

- General performance enhancements and improvements.
- Minor bug fix.

Thanks to all my loyal users, I hope you enjoy the update!
As ever, if you have any questions, suggestions or comments, feel free to drop me an email: support@loicverrall.co.uk
4.1
Nov 24, 2014
New in 4.1
• The option to switch between Light and Dark mode.
• Better support for iPhone 4S.
• Bug fixes.

New in 4.0 (last update)
• Larger field for inputting text.
• Advert has been removed.
• Keyboard automatically shows on startup for faster access.
• Tweaked icon and interface.

• Support for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus.
• Optimised for iOS 8.
4.0
Nov 12, 2014
• Larger field for inputting text.
• Speak now allows rotation.
• Advert has been removed.
• Keyboard automatically shows on startup for faster access.
• Tweaked icon and interface.

• Support for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus.
• Optimised for iOS 8.

Thank you for using Speak and as always, feedback is welcome: s.appmosphere@gmail.com.
3
May 27, 2014
- Sleeker and less cluttered interface.
- Simpler icon.
- Now doesn't require you to turn off mute in order to work.

- A few bug fixes.
2.1
Mar 14, 2014
Label now tells users to ensure their device is not muted and their volume should be turned up.

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iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
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