Narrate - Text to Speech
Chetan Alla Magazines & Newspapers iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Narrate - Text to Speech is a free Magazines & Newspapers app for iPhone and iPad by Chetan Alla. Rated 4.3/5 from 13 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.3
- 13 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 465 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jan 29
- 2026 · v2.0
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About Narrate - Text to Speech
Narrate.so turns articles, EPUBs, and text into natural speech using an on-device model built for iPhone—no subscriptions, no word limits. Why people use Narrate.so - Natural AI voice quality (on-device, optimized for Apple Neural Engine) - Karaoke word highlighting that tracks every word - Background playback so you can listen screen-off - Clean reader view + Focus Mode for distraction-free listening - Auto-saves your position in every document - Speed controls 0.5x–3x + quick sentence skipping Supports Web articles • EPUB • Plain text (PDF coming soon) Privacy Your content stays on your device. Your audio is also generated on your device. All users on this app are anonymous.
Ratings & reviews
4.3
13 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.0 · Updated January 29, 2026
Version 2.0 brings a new narration model on device that sounds better and is more efficient making use of Apple's Neural Engine. You can now listen to your audio in the background with the screen off! This model also supports karaoke style word level highlighting. 2.0 also brings a UI overhaul enabling you to save narrations as documents. This release supports EPUB and plain text with PDF support coming soon. Finally, 2.0 includes an overhauled reader experience with the new focus mode along with customization of the reader view.
App privacy
The developer, Chetan Alla, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrate - Text to Speech | 4.3 / 5 (13 ratings) | Free | January 29, 2026 |
| Audeus Text to Speech | 3.7 / 5 (34) | Free | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Voicen AI: Text to Speech | 3.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Dec 27, 2025 |
| Text to Speech - SayTXT Reader | 4.6 / 5 (472) | Free | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Voice Narrator Text-to-speech | – | Free | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Relative News | 4.8 / 5 (31) | Free | Dec 10, 2025 |
| SmartRSS: RSS Reader & Podcast | 4.6 / 5 (17) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |