Great tool! But free version is very restricted. – Speechify Text to Speech Audio Review

Pros: Self-publishing gurus recommend reading your manuscript aloud to catch typos. This app will read it to you for free. The sound is decent quality, articulate, and you can set the speed. Some words are mispronounced but not many, and sadly I don't remember which ones. But I used this to help edit my first book (Becoming A Smarter Mom), and caught many typos with it. Other things I’ve used it for: Researching Pubmed - for personal health issues, plus my 93-yr-old mom’s dementia & diabetes Blog posts - Caregiver ideas, crypto currency, family relationship builders Original docs - daily Ziglar affirmations, Bible verses to memorize, free PDFs of entrepreneur coaching books (ThriveTime) Cons: 2 minutes and 40 seconds. That’s how long the recently-updated app “reads” at 1.1 speed before prompting users to upgrade at $139.99/year for more time or faster reading. Sadly I cannot justify this expense for personal use, especially because my business dreams are tabled for now. That said, if I were looking for a business tool to increase productivity, Speechify premium is a no-brainer. Idea for developers: offer a certain number of words/minutes per month with the previously-free features (speed & non-stop listening). As a dementia-patient caregiver, the new limits make the app nearly worthless. Why? My hands are usually engaged in home/patient duties (washing dishes, cleaning incontinence accidents, laundry, scratch cooking, arranging meds/supplements, ad naseum). Stopping every 2:40 to reset the app isn’t doable. Thanks for the good times. And may your work continue to be found and supported. XOXO
Review by Proverbs3118 on Speechify Text to Speech Audio.