Speech Central
Text to Speech for Serious Reading
One-time purchase. No ads. No data collection.
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Why Speech Central?
Every app has its strengths and weaknesses, but when it comes to the overall feature set, Speech Central stands out as the clear leader.
To back this up, we compared over 100 features across the three most advanced text-to-speech apps available. See how Speech Central measures up for yourself.
Speech Central has no subscription. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited use. Free access is available for blind users and managed school environments.
With over 80 settings and customization options, no other voice reader app offers the level of personalization that Speech Central does.
Each day at least some improvement is being made. Through the years, thousands of features have shipped in hundreds of releases—and development continues.
Speech Central doesn’t collect any data on user activity. Even anonymous activity data is not collected.
Speech Central covers more platforms than any other app: iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows.
Speech Central is free for blind users who use VoiceOver or TalkBack, and free when deployed as a managed app in schools.
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Best 8 buck I’ve ever spent. Homework readings are cut in half with reading 2x speed. Wish I knew this my freshman year
Finally a decent app that doesn’t require me to pay stupid amounts of $$ for an annual subscription just so I can listen to text at a non slow motion pace.
The best Text-to-Speech App on Playstore. Can be used offline and offers different languages with different accents. Pitch and reading speed can be adjusted, and the Read Fast button can be customized.
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Latest News
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Sleep Timer Becomes Sleep Assistant
Read more →: Sleep Timer Becomes Sleep AssistantThe latest version of Speech Central introduces a significant change to how bedtime listening works. The familiar Sleep Timer and Night Mode have been combined into a single feature called Sleep Assistant. This update is being rolled out across supported platforms. If you have used previous versions of the app, here is what has changed…
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iOS 27 Text to Speech: A Disappointing Year for Apple Voices
Read more →: iOS 27 Text to Speech: A Disappointing Year for Apple VoicesWhen Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 and released the first developer betas in June, many accessibility advocates and text-to-speech users hoped for major improvements. Historically, the first developer betas provide a strong indication of what will be included in the final release, even though some refinements typically arrive before the public launch in…
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Supertonic TTS Android: Another Offline AI Voice Engine Joins the Open-Source TTS Wave
Read more →: Supertonic TTS Android: Another Offline AI Voice Engine Joins the Open-Source TTS WaveSupertonic TTS Android is the latest sign that offline AI text-to-speech on Android is becoming a real user-facing category rather than a niche experiment. Over the last year, Android has seen a growing wave of open-source based TTS solutions. Some of these projects are fully open-source themselves, while others are built around open models, local…
Every User Matters
Speech Central recognizes that every user is unique. Our mission is to create a versatile and customizable tool that brings out the best experience for each individual.
We value all feedback deeply and see every user’s input as an opportunity for improvement. Over the past 11 years, we’ve learned a crucial truth: the user is always right, even when their needs seem simple or obvious. It is our responsibility to find solutions that support every user and to sincerely appreciate their openness and honesty.