Talk For Me - Text to Speech

Communication Made Simple

$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Fast, reliable, and highly customizable text-to-speech. Route speech directly into phone calls, save unlimited phrases, and sync seamlessly across 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, FaceTime, Zoom and Google Meet. • Siri Shortcuts Integration: Trigger your most frequently used everyday phrases directly through Siri without even opening the app. • Personal Voice Support (iOS 17+): Create a digital copy of your own voice and use it within the app. • Visual "Karaoke" Tracking: See exactly what is being spoken in real-time. Words are highlighted as they are said. • Rebuilt Speech Engine: Combine sentences, questions, exclamations, and ellipses (...) in one paragraph and it will all be spoken naturally with human-like emphasis. • Smarter Number Pronunciation: No awkward commas needed in 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 12 main buttons, or swipe up to access four additional pages. Long-press any button to instantly drag, drop, edit, choose a custom button color, pick the perfect icon, copy/paste or clear its content—giving you a perfectly tailored speech board. • Hardware Keyboard Support: Navigate the app at lightning speed. Magic Keyboard or external BT keyboard users can utilize native shortcuts (Cmd + F, Cmd + 1, etc.) to search, navigate, and speak without touching the screen. • Library Database: Save unlimited phrases or partial sentences. On the Library page, you can swipe left on an entry to delete, swipe right to pin, tap the blue (i) info icon to edit, or tap Edit to rearrange all entries. • Custom Library Categories: Save phrases and filter them using custom category chips and easily rename up to four of them in Settings (Default: All, General, Personal, Phone Calls, Smart Home, Temp). • iCloud Sync & Restore: Upload your custom buttons, library phrases, and settings to iCloud. Download them instantly to a new iPhone or iPad to keep your devices perfectly in sync. • Local Backup Snapshots: Create instant local backups of your setup. • Data Control Center: Easily manage your Local Backups, iCloud Sync, Appearance, Library Categories and Custom Button Page Titles all in one place. • 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. • Seamless Audio Ducking: The voice engine will automatically lower your background media volume while your phrase is spoken. • Library Search: Find your phrases lightning fast with the search field in the library. • 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'd like to get in touch, report an issue, or just connect, please visit https://mobiletouchtech.com/contact or email me directly at support@talkfor.me

Ratings & Reviews

  • 4.3
    out of 5
    120 Ratings

Version 3.2 is here! We've polished the app and added some great functionality. A Fresh New Look: • You'll notice Talk For Me has a brand new icon on your home screen! We updated our design to perfectly match the premium, highly polished iOS experience you'll find inside the app—including a splash of new color to celebrate your newly customizable speech buttons. Copy/Paste Your Custom Buttons: • You can now copy the contents of any custom button and paste it across any of the five custom button pages. It's your app—set up your communication board exactly how you wish! Improved Custom Button Pages: • No matter which device you are using, from a compact iPhone to a large iPad Pro, your custom buttons are now always large and easily accessible. Just scroll down to reveal rows six and seven. Refined Speech Controls: • We've upgraded the Pause and Continue Play buttons with refined symbols to match the rest of the app. On the main page, when you pause the speech, a Cancel button now appears right above the Pause button. No more vagueness—you can quickly Cancel to type your next phrase, or press Continue Play to finish speaking. Natural Speech Cadence: • The voice engine now intelligently processes ellipses (...), automatically inserting a natural, human-like pause to make complex or casual sentences sound incredibly normalized and lifelike. Under-the-Hood Polish: • We've further enhanced our VoiceOver accessibility labels and functionality so the app works better for users utilizing screen readers. • We added a satisfying subtle "bounce" to all buttons in the app. • We added a keyboard command for power users to do a Privacy Wipe of the main text window with one press (Cmd + K). • Fixed a bug that made the language selector hard to read when in dark mode. User Manual All new features are fully explained at: https://www.mobiletouchtech.com/talkforme-manual Thank You! As always, thank you for letting Talk For Me be your voice. If this update makes your life a little easier, a quick App Store review means the world to me! A huge special thank you to Allison Sheridan of NosillaCast fame. She has taken an interest in the app and provided honest opinions and feedback that have made the app better for all of us. Thank you, Allison! Get in Touch If you'd like to get in touch, report an issue, or just connect, please visit https://mobiletouchtech.com/contact or email me directly at support@talkfor.me

Version 3.2

The developer, Darrin Altman, 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.

    Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

    The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

    • Supported Features

      • VoiceOver

      • Larger Text

      • Dark Interface

      • Audio Descriptions

    Information

    Seller
    • Darrin Altman
    Size
    • 5.7 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 16 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 16 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © Darrin Altman
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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