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24 alternatives to A Better Text to Speech App for Pocket and Evernote Users
Pocket for iOS has own text to speech function, but it's not useful enough because of the following reasons. Pocket App Problem 1.You can't make Playlist to keep listening. 2.You can't play from selected words easily. 3.It doesn't have Sleep Timer and Repeats functions. Overall,
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. A Better Text to Speech App for Pocket and Evernote Users launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Pocket Listen▲425Reading is hard. Listen to articles instead.
2015 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket 7.0▲282Save and read news, articles, & videos that fuel your mind
2018 · getpocket.com · its alternatives →
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Voicepaper 2▲71Listen to blogs or texts while you are doing your daily work
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Dictlyfree tier, from $29.99/mo▲240TL;DR: I built a native macOS dictation app that transcribes locally and instantly. Text appears as you speak (measured ~100 ms first‑character latency). No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Links: • Website: https://dictly.app • Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/dictly-no-keys-just-clarity/id... • Free download; optional Pro tier (pipelines, unlimited history, etc.) What it does Real‑time transcription — streaming text while you talk, not after you stop. Quick‑Capture Overlay (macOS) — global hotkey, drop text into any app/field.…
2025 · dictly.app · its alternatives →
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Walkie▲228Dictation + meetings + read aloud in one app on-device
Apr 2026 · trywalkie.com · its alternatives →
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Speak Task▲66Create task lists, notes and memos simply by speaking
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now also available for iOS. Strflow is designed to make note-taking as quick and intuitive as possible, centered around a chronological timeline UI. Here are some of its features: * Tag system * Rich editor with text formatting, images, and note linking * Global shortcuts for quick…
2024 · strflow.app · its alternatives →
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Voice dictation that adapts to what’s on your screen
Feb 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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SpeakLine 5▲117Your text-to-speech companion for macOS, iOS and visionOS
2024 · pxlwaves.com · its alternatives →
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Pocket Casts▲202Powerful podcast manager for iOS & Android. New v.5 release.
2014 · pocketcasts.com · its alternatives →
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Megaphone▲102Open-source Mac dictation App that's 100% on-device
Jul 2026 · megaphone.kuber.studio · its alternatives →
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Yapfree▲140Open-source voice dictation for Mac, fully on-device
Jul 2026 · frigade.com · its alternatives →
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iOS voice to text app, real-time & privacy-first
Feb 2026 · sotitalk.soticek.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm a longtime web dev, but this is my first macOS app. Feedback is very welcome <3 I built TongueType because every dictation app I tried failed at least one of three things: it sent my audio to someone's cloud, it charged me monthly fee, or it felt clunky or enterprisy. The cloud thing kills it for anything sensitive. The subscription thing is insulting for what amounts to "Whisper + a hotkey." TongueType runs Whisper locally on Apple Silicon via CoreML. It's built to feel like a second keyboard: tap the hotkey, talk, let go, words appear. It sits in the menu bar (no dock icon, no…
May 2026 · tonguetype.app · its alternatives →
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Dictate4Me▲76Instantly transcribe voice to text on iPhone, iPad and Mac
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Unlimited speech transcription, for meetings or deaf users
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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ReadBit▲122Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader
2021 · readbit.app · its alternatives →
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