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Commerce · October 3, 2020

Talkie OCR – iOS app that scan books and read text aloud

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Talkie OCR – iOS app that scan books and read text aloud launched on October 3, 2020 with 20 votes, #950 of 4,018 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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Talkie OCR is an iOS app that scans printed text from books and other physical documents, then reads the content aloud. Launched in October 2020, it combines optical character recognition with text-to-speech functionality. The app is designed for anyone who wants to listen to printed material rather than read it themselves, making it useful for accessibility needs or multitasking while consuming written content.

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$3.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. I am trying to convert handwritten notes to text for text to speech use. This app is the first promising app I have found I am trying to convert handwritten notes to text for text to speech use. This app is the first promising app I have found 09 Oct 2025: I am continually searching for app to help a severely dyslexic 83 year old person that is incapable or reading even the simplest thing like store labels, short notes, etc. This app is one of the closest that I have found that doesn’t ask the user to amputate both arms for subscribing as others do. However, it has its issues that I have outlined below. 1. Taking a…from apps.apple.com

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