Talk For Me - Text to Speech

Name: Talk For Me - Text to Speech
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (119 reviews)
Author: Darrin Altman

Communication Made Simple

$1.99 · Designed for iPad

119 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Darrin Altman
Language

EN
English
Size

6
MB

Fast, reliable, and highly customizable text-to-speech. Route speech directly into your phone calls, save unlimited phrases, and sync across all your Apple devices. Your voice deserves to be heard clearly and effortlessly. Built from the ground up by a developer who lost the ability to speak, Talk For Me is engineered with a deep, personal understanding of what truly matters when connecting with others. Whether you are navigating ALS, recovering from a stroke, managing other medical conditions, or simply need a daily tool to assist with communication, Talk For Me bridges the gap. KEY FEATURES: • Speech to Call: Seamlessly sends your text-to-speech audio directly into phone calls and FaceTime calls. The other person hears you clearly, just as if you were speaking into the microphone. • iCloud Sync & Restore: Seamlessly upload your custom buttons, archives, and settings to iCloud. Download them instantly to a new iPhone or iPad to keep your devices perfectly in sync. • Local Backup Snapshots: Experiment without fear. Create instant local backups of your setup. Want to try a new layout? Save a snapshot first, and restore it in seconds if you change your mind. • Personal Voice Support (iOS 17+): Create a digital copy of your own voice and use it within the app for a truly personal connection. • Visual "Karaoke" Tracking: See exactly what is being spoken in real-time. Words are highlighted as they are said—perfect for verifying your message or for users with hearing loss. • Data Control Center: A clean, professional new menu to easily manage your Local Backups, iCloud Sync, Appearance and Custom Page Titles all in one place. • Custom Page Titles: Personalize your custom button pages with your own titles for better organization and faster communication. • Rebuilt Speech Engine: Experience faster response times, smoother "Karaoke" text highlighting, and a new expressive voice flow that sounds more natural than ever. Combine sentences, questions and exclamations in one paragraph and it will all be spoken naturally with human-like emphasis. • Smarter Number Pronunciation: No need to type awkward commas into long sequences like phone numbers, zip codes, or IDs. Just type the numbers naturally, and the voice engine will automatically insert human-sounding pauses! • Customizable Quick Buttons: Store your most common phrases in 6 main buttons, or swipe up to access four additional pages of custom buttons. Long-press any button to assign specific text, titles, speech rates, and even different voices to them! • Archive Database: Save unlimited phrases or partial sentences. Swipe left to grab a saved sentence instantly—perfect for preparing for doctor's appointments or meetings. On the Archive page, you can swipe left on an entry to delete, swipe right to pin, or tap Edit to rearrange all entries. • Offline & Private: Works completely offline. No ads, no tracking. Internet is only required when you choose to sync with iCloud. ADDITIONAL TOOLS: • Secure Privacy Wipe: Shake your device (or use a two-finger tap) to permanently wipe the text window. • Archive Search: Find your phrases lightning fast with the search field in the archive. • Auto-Speech: Optional mode to speak every word as you type it. • Dynamic Type: Fully supports iOS large text settings for maximum readability. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES: English (US, UK, AU, IE, ZA), Arabic, Chinese (CN, HK, TW), Czech, Danish, Dutch (BE, NL), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese (BR, PT), Romanian, Spanish (AR, CL, CO, MX, ES), and Swedish. A NOTE ON VOICES: This app uses Apple’s Enhanced and Premium voices for the best quality. To ensure you have the best experience, go to your iPhone Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices to download high-quality voices. SUPPORT: User manual available at MobileTouchTech.com/TalkForMe-manual Questions? I am an independent developer dedicated to this community. If you need help, email me directly at support@TalkFor.Me

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

119 Ratings

Great app for MOST - Works on M1 Mac
12/26/2022

PWD-dad
Really useful app, simple clean UI, easy to customize, works on M1 Macs and iPad with intuitive touch interface on iPad and with simple easy mouse integration on both. Speech is clear and the rate is easy to customize. In many ways the app has a very professional feel well suited to anyone from adults to students (perhaps as soon as they can read). I would go five stars except for some minor things about the UI. First, if you can read this is a fantastic UI that feels clean and intelegent but if you can't you may have challenges - I can't find a way to use icons, pictures, or colors. Second, the main screen is what it is - I couldn't add additional custom "sayings" to this screen - HOWEVER, there is an archive feature which is not exactly intuitive but does let you build up and recall what you want to say - worth checking out and taking the time to learn. As I said - the app has a simple clean UI and changing it (beyond maybe the ability to choose different color themes) could ruin its professional feel.If you require colors, symbols, pictures - look elsewhere.
Great app for MOST - Works on M1 Mac
12/26/2022

PWD-dad

Really useful app, simple clean UI, easy to customize, works on M1 Macs and iPad with intuitive touch interface on iPad and with simple easy mouse integration on both. Speech is clear and the rate is easy to customize. In many ways the app has a very professional feel well suited to anyone from adults to students (perhaps as soon as they can read). I would go five stars except for some minor things about the UI. First, if you can read this is a fantastic UI that feels clean and intelegent but if you can't you may have challenges - I can't find a way to use icons, pictures, or colors. Second, the main screen is what it is - I couldn't add additional custom "sayings" to this screen - HOWEVER, there is an archive feature which is not exactly intuitive but does let you build up and recall what you want to say - worth checking out and taking the time to learn. As I said - the app has a simple clean UI and changing it (beyond maybe the ability to choose different color themes) could ruin its professional feel.If you require colors, symbols, pictures - look elsewhere.
Speech Pathologist recommendation
10/13/2019

Betsy F
I often recommend a free or inexpensive communication app for patients of mine who don’t need or can’t afford a more sophisticated device. I stumbled across this one while looking for a text to speech app. Most are the same; you type a message and hit a button to speak it, and you can save a limited number of messages you use frequently. Unfortunately all the messages are saved in the same place, so you have to look through them and select the one you want, which slows the process down. This app has that capability, but it also gives you 34 customizable buttons for frequently used messages. They’re incredibly easy to program and using the app to communicate is quick and intuitive. I’ve used many of these apps and this one is the best by far, and it’s free!
Speech Pathologist recommendation
10/13/2019

Betsy F

I often recommend a free or inexpensive communication app for patients of mine who don’t need or can’t afford a more sophisticated device. I stumbled across this one while looking for a text to speech app. Most are the same; you type a message and hit a button to speak it, and you can save a limited number of messages you use frequently. Unfortunately all the messages are saved in the same place, so you have to look through them and select the one you want, which slows the process down. This app has that capability, but it also gives you 34 customizable buttons for frequently used messages. They’re incredibly easy to program and using the app to communicate is quick and intuitive. I’ve used many of these apps and this one is the best by far, and it’s free!
Fantastic for Voice Rest
10/31/2018

Toekneejc2
I had vocal surgery and had to be on 15 days complete voice rest. My husband works nights, and I have two young boys who cannot read. I needed something that would speak for me. This app is amazing and simple. I connect to my Bluetooth speaker to get it louder when out. Love the custom common phrases. People constantly asked me the same questions. The custom phrases allowed me to answer quickly without having to type every time. My two boys even love the app now. So glad this was available.
Fantastic for Voice Rest
10/31/2018

Toekneejc2

I had vocal surgery and had to be on 15 days complete voice rest. My husband works nights, and I have two young boys who cannot read. I needed something that would speak for me. This app is amazing and simple. I connect to my Bluetooth speaker to get it louder when out. Love the custom common phrases. People constantly asked me the same questions. The custom phrases allowed me to answer quickly without having to type every time. My two boys even love the app now. So glad this was available.
God-Send for Vocal Chord Disorders
05/30/2022

Steve & Shelley
I use this every single day, all day long. I have a vocal chord disorder called Functional Dysphonia. This is how I communicate with everyone. I can even type to speak on the phone by putting my phone near my ipad to hear the words. I don’t know what I would do with this wonderful app! Thanks so much to the developers! I would love to hear more voices that sound more natural— but still thankful for this way to communicate!

Developer Response
With the latest version on your iPad or iPhone you can make a phone call or a FaceTime audio call and then open the Talk For Me - Text to Speech app and automatically the spoken text will play through to the other caller. You no longer have to use the two devices. Please try it. I have made numerous calls to family, friends and even companies with no problems. I really appreciate your review!
God-Send for Vocal Chord Disorders
05/30/2022

Steve & Shelley

I use this every single day, all day long. I have a vocal chord disorder called Functional Dysphonia. This is how I communicate with everyone. I can even type to speak on the phone by putting my phone near my ipad to hear the words. I don’t know what I would do with this wonderful app! Thanks so much to the developers! I would love to hear more voices that sound more natural— but still thankful for this way to communicate!
Developer Response 06/01/2022
With the latest version on your iPad or iPhone you can make a phone call or a FaceTime audio call and then open the Talk For Me - Text to Speech app and automatically the spoken text will play through to the other caller. You no longer have to use the two devices. Please try it. I have made numerous calls to family, friends and even companies with no problems. I really appreciate your review!

This update brings massive quality-of-life improvements to make organizing and speaking your phrases faster and more natural than ever before. • Pin Your Archived Phrases: Keep your most important phrases front and center. You can now simply swipe right on any saved row in your Archive to instantly pin it to the very top of your list. • UI Polish & Upgrades: We’ve refined the layout to look and feel better across all your devices. iPad users will notice a newly optimized, breathable interface in portrait mode, and our word-by-word speech highlighting has been perfectly tuned to look incredibly sharp, especially in Dark Mode. • Lightning-Fast Performance: Under the hood, we completely rebuilt how the app manages your data. Local backups, restores, and iCloud Sync are now virtually instantaneous, and the entire app runs faster, smoother, and more reliably than ever. Support & Manual: The User Manual has been updated for v2.3. View it at: https://www.mobiletouchtech.com/talkforme-manual. As always, if you have questions, reach out via the Contact page or email me directly at support@TalkFor.Me We will never interrupt your use of the app requesting a rating or review. But please consider taking a few minutes to rate the app and possibly write a review—it helps tremendously!

Version 2.3

6d ago

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