Diction: Speak to Text Games

Interactive fiction by voice

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Play interactive fiction games with your voice, while the device reads the game to you! The free version lets you control the built-in game "All Things Devours" with your voice! It also lets you add any game you wish, and in any game you can have narration with Apple's Accessibility TTS engine in any game and you can give commands with the keyboard. **Unlock the full version to give voice commands in any game, and to use the upgraded neural voice engine.** Use Find to search ifdb.org, or tap on a handy list of classic games to play immediately! Say or type "game" followed by these commands to issue commands to Diction itself: * "stop": stop narrating the current game output * "repeat": narrate the current game output again * "windows": explain what grid panels are open, e.g. a status bar * "window 2": read out what's in window 2, e.g. the status bar * "keywords": read which words in the last output were bolded or colored (important for Blue Lacuna) * "inputs": read the last 20 commands you gave in reverse chronological order * "input 2": issue one of your previous commands Other features * Double-tap a word in the game log to add it to your input. * To add to the Apple voices you have to first visit your device's Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices > English > Voice. * Tap the speaker icon in the top toolbar to silence the narration. Turn it back on at any time. * (Full version) The mic is automatically listening and can tell when you're done talking. * (Full version) Mute the mic in the top toolbar to stop giving voice input. * (Full version) The recognition favors words in the recent game log, to help with accuracy and to include unusual words and names.

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The neural voices are now compatible with iOS 27.

Version 1.3

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Information

Seller
Luminous Designs LLC
Size
124.7 MB
Category
Adventure
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
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  • Infrequent
    Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
    Profanity or Crude Humor
    Mature or Suggestive Themes
    Horror/Fear Themes
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
    Sexual Content or Nudity
    Guns or Other Weapons
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© Luminous Designs LLC
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