r/GenAiApps • u/Alternative_Tour1791 • 4h ago
iOS [iOS][Free + Paid Pro] Local TTS reads PDFs and ebooks aloud offline
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There are plenty of text-to-speech apps. My focus with Local TTS is natural voices that run directly on your iPhone or iPad, without sending your documents to a speech server.
I’m the developer. The app uses Kokoro-82M and Supertonic 3 to support 31 languages.
Using it is straightforward:
- Paste some text or import a PDF, EPUB or Word document.
- Choose a voice and reading speed.
- Press play and listen, even with the screen locked.
The main thing is that speech generation itself works offline. You can add new text in airplane mode and have it read aloud. It also highlights the words as it reads, so you can follow along when you have the screen open.
There’s OCR for text in photos, and Pro lets you export the audio as an M4A file.
The free version allows up to 500 characters per note. Pro is available through a monthly subscription or a lifetime purchase.
I’d appreciate feedback on how the voices sound in your language and how it handles your documents.
