Speechify reads documents and web content aloud and adds dictation, summaries, and conversational assistance. Its reader subscription is available across supported devices, while Studio and API products have separate pricing.
Speechify is best evaluated as a reading and listening aid for an individual workflow.
Reading across supported devices
Voice and playback choices
Premium is a recurring subscription
Studio and API are separate
Best for:
Solo usersSmall teams
Best use case: Converting reading-heavy material into an accessible, listenable workflow across phone, desktop, and browser.
Primarily useful for individual reading and listening; team use can support shared accessibility needs.
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Speechify is best evaluated as a reading and listening aid for an individual workflow. It can help someone work through documents away from a screen, while dictation and summaries add convenience. Try the voices and document types you actually use before subscribing. A reader plan should not be mistaken for a commercial voiceover-production or developer API license; those are separate products.
Strengths
Reading across supported devices
Voice and playback choices
Dictation and summaries
Tradeoffs
Premium is a recurring subscription
Studio and API are separate
Document and voice suitability varies
Who it suits
Students and heavy readers
People with dyslexia, ADHD, or vision challenges
Professionals who want to listen while multitasking
Users who want the same reading queue across devices
About Speechify
Speechify reads documents and web content aloud and adds dictation, summaries, and conversational assistance. Its reader subscription is available across supported devices, while Studio and API products have separate pricing.
Pricing & Plans
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Save up to 60%
Free
$0/mo
Free tier for text-to-speech only.
Listen at speeds up to 1.5x
Listen anywhere
10 robotic sounding voices
Text-to-speech features only
Full plan details & limits
Free tier for text-to-speech only.
$0/month
Text-to-speech only
Capped at 1.5x playback
10 robotic voices
Premium
$29/mo
Premium subscription tier for natural voices, faster playback, scanning, summaries/chats, voice typing, AI podcasts, and the voice assistant.
1,000+ natural voices
60+ languages
5x faster speeds
Scan & Listen
Full plan details & limits
Premium subscription tier for natural voices, faster playback, scanning, summaries/chats, voice typing, AI podcasts, and the voice assistant.
Customer ratings from the linked platforms, separate from our recommendations. Scores and counts can change; each platform uses its own review process.
Integrations & connectionsHow Speechify fits into your workflow
Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive
Platforms & availabilityiOS · Android · Mac · Windows · Web · Chrome Extension · Edge add-on / extension
Free plan: Available. Free trial: Available; check eligibility with the provider.
Cost considerationsBilling, usage limits and additional fees
The current reader pricing selector shows $29 monthly or $139 yearly. The older $159 blog figure is excluded. Studio and API are separate subscriptions; trial conditions should be checked at signup. Premium 29 monthly or explicit 139 yearly USD. Old 159 blog figure superseded. Reader/Voice AI subscription is separate from Studio and API.