Talk For Me - Text to Speech 4+

Communication Made Simple

Darrin Altman

Designed for iPad

    • 4.3 • 117 Ratings
    • $1.99

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Description

Communication Made Simple

Talk For Me - Text to Speech uses Apple’s enhanced or premium voices. Download them through the Settings app under Accessibility -> Spoken Content -> Voices.

Great for phone calls and FaceTime. Now supports Personal Voice. Works with iOS 16 or later.

You can find the user manual at MobileTouchTech.com/TalkForMe-manual.

Talk For Me - Text to Speech will make communication a breeze. Type in the main text area or tap one of the six main custom buttons, and your iPhone or iPad will read it aloud. Need to make a phone call or a FaceTime audio or video call? The spoken text will automatically be heard on the other caller’s phone or iPad when on a call. Want to set up more custom phrases? Swipe up for more pages with custom editable buttons. Need even more? Save phrases in an archive database. This is great for saving partial sentences or temporary text in preparation for a phone call or meeting. A quick swipe left, select a sentence from your archive, and it will appear in the main window ready for you to complete or use. Can you type fast or need to spell a word? Turn on the Auto Speech Function to have every word or letter spoken as you enter it. With keyboard shortcuts, predictive text, and your custom phrases, this app will make communication a breeze.

• Support for English (US, AU, UK), Arabic (SA), Chinese (CN, HK, TW), Dutch (BE, NL), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Portuguese (BR, PT), Spanish (AR, CL, MX, ES), and Swedish.

* Personal Voice: Create your own unique voice and use it in the app. (Requires iOS 17 or later.)
* Speech to Call: Send your speech to an active call on your iPhone and use it for FaceTime calls on your iPhone and iPad (yes, even phone calls!).
* Visual Representation: See the text as it’s spoken. The text is highlighted as it’s spoken, which is helpful when you’re on a phone call and for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
* No internet connection needed: You can use the app even without an internet connection.
* Ad-free: Enjoy the app without any ads.
* Multiple Voices: Choose from a variety of voices, including the Alex voice.
* Enhanced Quality Voices: Enjoy clear and crisp speech.
* Dynamic Type*: The text adapts to the size of the screen, making it easier to read.
* Siri Shortcuts Support: Use Siri to control the app.
* Auto Speech Function (Optional): Every word you type is spoken as you enter it.
* Semi-Auto Speech Function: Use the keyboard return key to speak the text you typed.
* Punctuation Aware: Use commas, question marks, and exclamation points.
* Undo Feature: Unintentional taps of the clear button are easily undone.
* Slider to adjust the speech rate: Control the speed of the speech.
* Pause Button: Stop speaking as needed.
* Quick Access Customizable Buttons (swipe up): Access your favorite features easily.
* Long press any custom button to set a descriptive title, custom phrase, and set the desired voice: Customize your buttons to suit your needs.
* Easily create a separate database of pre-set phrases or sentence fragments that can be sent to the main window: Organize your phrases and make them easily accessible.
* Quick access to your archive: Swipe left to access your saved phrases.
* Portrait and Landscape Orientations: Use the app in both portrait and landscape modes.
* Large buttons for easy use: Enjoy the app with large, easy-to-use buttons.

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to reach out to me at darrin@MobileTouchTech.com. I’m here to help!

* Dynamic Type: Open the Settings app. Go to Display & Brightness > Text Size and adjust the text to your preferred size. If you want even larger sized text, go to General > Accessibility > Large Text and turn that to On.

What’s New

Version 1.15.3

This update provides bug fixes and performance improvements.

Please note that Talk For Me now requires use of the enhanced voice or, if available, the premium voice. 
Recently added voices include:
-Arabic: Laila (SA), Majed (SA)
-Romanian: Ioana (RO)
-Spanish: Isabela (AR), Diego (AR), Francisca (CL)
-Swedish: Alva (SE), Oskar (SE)

Kindly assist others in discovering Talk For Me by visiting the App Store and rating it with five stars. Should you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at darrin@MobileTouchTech.com or by visiting the Contact page at MobileTouchTech.com. The User Manual is available at MobileTouchTech.com/TalkForMe-manual.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
117 Ratings

117 Ratings

PWD-dad ,

Great app for MOST - Works on M1 Mac

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.

Betsy F ,

Speech Pathologist recommendation

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!

Toekneejc2 ,

Fantastic for Voice Rest

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.

App Privacy

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

Supports

  • Family Sharing

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

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