iSpeech vs Voice Dream Reader
iSpeech
ispeech.orgVoice Dream Reader
voicedream.comSide by side
| Figure | iSpeech | Voice Dream Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 15 | 6 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.2 (#6) | 7.7 (#149) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.2 (#11) | 8.2 (#82) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Platforms | web,ios,android,api | macos,ios |
| Target users | iSpeech describes e-learning tools for educational mobile apps, educators, and schools, including spoken course materials and pronunciation practice. | The maker says Voice Dream was built for people who read differently and tested with assistive technology its readers use. |
| What it does | iSpeech provides cloud text-to-speech and automated speech-recognition services that turn text into audio or submitted audio into transcriptions. | Voice Dream turns PDFs, articles, reports and books into audio for listening while doing other activities. |
Plans
iSpeech
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Pay Per Use$50 a month
- Pay Per Install$0.25 a month
- BasicFree
- HackerFree
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Junior$29 a month
- Pay-per-use 2,000 credits$50, paid once
Voice Dream Reader
- Monthly SubscriptionPrice not published
- Annual SubscriptionPrice not published
- Voice Dream Reader (iOS) — Monthly Subscription$4.99 a month
- Voice Dream Reader Desktop — Monthly Subscription$14.99 a month
- Voice Dream Reader (iOS) — Annual Subscription$59.99 a year
- Voice Dream Reader Desktop — Annual Subscription$79.99 a year
In their own words
iSpeech
iSpeech provides text-to-speech and automated speech recognition through APIs, SDKs, and online tools. Its speech API can synthesize audio with multiple voices, formats, bitrates, frequencies, and playback speeds, and supports MathML and SSML. The API can also transcribe submitted audio across multiple languages and recognition models; iSpeech says custom models can be created. The homepage lists support for more than 30 languages. Audio downloads are available in AIFF, MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV, A-law, μ-law, VOX, and MP4 formats. Listed access includes Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, API, and extension. The Basic plan is free for personal use, and commercial use is listed as available. Plus costs $2.95 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30-minute recordings, approximately 4,167 words. Premium costs $3.95 a month, billed monthly, with 12-hour recordings, approximately 100,000 words. Pay Per Use costs $50 a month for dynamic TTS usage only and includes 2,000 credits. Pay Per Install costs $0.25 a month and has a 10,000-install minimum.
Voice Dream Reader
Voice Dream Reader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.