Start Speaking
Read anything, anywhere!
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Read books and supported documents with clear, flexible speech and an accessible reader built for everyone.
Start Speaking helps you read books and supported documents in the way that works best for you. Read on screen, listen with speech, or move naturally between both as you go.
Whether you are enjoying a novel, studying, reviewing a document, or catching up on an audiobook, Start Speaking brings your library, reading controls, and personal preferences together in one focused place.
Flexible, Focused Reading
Key Features
• Read and Listen
Read visually or listen with Apple system voices. Optional cloud AI voices from supported providers are available with your own provider account.
• Your Library, Organized
Keep books together in bookshelves, search your library, save bookmarks, and return to your place.
• Find Your Place
Use Headings, Contents, Search, and Go to Page to move through long books and documents.
• Make Reading Comfortable
Choose themes, colors, font size, and reader layout. Typoscope modes and speech highlighting help you keep your focus on the text.
• Books and Documents
Open supported EPUB, DAISY, Word, PDF, plain-text, rich-text, audiobook, spreadsheet, presentation, and other compatible document formats.
• Paste Text to Speak
Paste text from the clipboard or open a text file when you want to hear it right away.
• Made to Fit Your Needs
Start Speaking supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, clear controls, and flexible visual settings.
Perspective All Access (Subscription Features)
Unlock more ways to read with Perspective All Access:
• Excel Workbooks
Open workbooks with a Workbook Overview and switch between Table view and Document view.
• PowerPoint Presentations
Read slides, text, images, tables, diagrams, and charts. Choose whether to include speaker notes and reviewer comments.
• One Subscription
Use your Perspective All Access purchase across supported Techopolis apps.
All Access plan choices and current prices are shown by Apple before you confirm a purchase. You can restore earlier purchases and manage subscriptions from Settings.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC
- Size
- 16.5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- All Access Annual $49.99
- All Access Monthly $5.99
- Copyright
- © 2026, Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC
