iSpeech vs VoiceForge App
iSpeech
ispeech.orgVoiceForge App
voiceforge.appSide by side
| Figure | iSpeech | VoiceForge App |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 15 | 5 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.2 (#6) | 7.2 (#192) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.2 (#11) | 7.3 (#199) |
| Export formats | aiff,mp3,ogg,wma,flac,wav,alaw,ulaw,vox,mp4 | WAV,M4A,AIFF,AIFC,CAF |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Platforms | web,ios,android,api | The maker links to an iOS download; the App Store lists iPhone and iPad compatibility and requires iOS 17.0 or later and iPadOS 17.0 or later. |
| Product | iSpeech provides text-to-speech and automated speech recognition services through APIs, SDKs, and online tools. | VoiceForge is a text-to-speech app powered by Kokoro that converts text into lifelike speech. |
| Support | The developer pricing page lists priority technical support with purchases; the API guide directs support requests to [email protected]. | The maker’s site provides the support email [email protected]. |
| Usage limits | Developer pay-per-use pricing describes dynamic TTS usage only and asks customers to contact iSpeech about static use, caching, or downloading audio. | The maker says there are no word limits, character caps, or time restrictions, and no per-minute charges. |
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
VoiceForge App
- PremiumPrice not published
- Voice Forge, Billed Monthly$6.99 a month
- Voice Forge, Billed Weekly$6.99 a month
- Voice Forge, Billed Yearly$29.99 a year
- Voice Forge, Lifetime Access$39.99, paid once
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.
VoiceForge App
VoiceForge App has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.