SayWave: Text to Speech

Maryam Derakhshesh · Productivity

4.4 165 ratings Free

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What changed · US

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Aug 26, 2026
New version 1.8 → 1.9

Enhanced App Experience Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

Ratings breakdown · US

The star breakdown behind this app's rating in this storefront.

5★ 73% 121
4★ 12% 20
3★ 3% 5
2★ 1% 1
1★ 11% 18

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About

Turn text into natural speech — and speech into text. Instantly, privately, everywhere. Even offline. SayWave is the fastest way to speak and be heard. Type anything and hear it in stunning, natural Apple voices. Or tap the mic and watch your words appear as you talk — transcribed entirely on your device. TEXT TO SPEECH • Every Apple voice, every language and accent — including Premium and Enhanced voices • Follow along as each word is highlighted while it's spoken • Continuous Reading: one message flows into the next, hands-free • Reading speed from 0.5x to 3x — you set the pace • Tap any message to hear it again, anytime SPEECH TO TEXT • Unlimited on-device transcription — fast, accurate, and private • Automatic end-of-speech detection: just stop talking, and your words become text • Dictate in dozens of languages READ ANYTHING • Import PDFs — every page becomes its own tappable message • Point your camera at any text, or pick a photo — instant text recognition • Share PDFs from WhatsApp, Mail, or Files straight into SayWave with "Open in SayWave" YOUR CONVERSATION, SAVED • A clean chat-style view keeps everything you've spoken and typed • Search, edit, share, or select multiple messages at once • Polish your text with Apple Intelligence Writing Tools SHARE AS AUDIO • Export anything you write as MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, or FLAC • Files named by date and time — ready to send anywhere EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iMessage app: dictate and insert text right in your chats • Apple Watch: speak from your wrist • Home Screen quick actions and Siri shortcuts for instant dictation • Designed for iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works completely offline — no internet connection required • No data collection. Ever. Your voice never leaves your device. BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and more • Localized in 29 languages • Free Family Sharing included Download SayWave and give your words a voice. Terms of use : https://iapps.app/Terms Privacy-policy: https://iapps.app/Privacy

What's new · 1.9

Enhanced App Experience Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

Details

ReleasedMay 2022
UpdatedJul 2026
Version1.9
Size7.6 MB
RequiresiOS 26.4 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesArabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
PriceFree
Categories ProductivityBusiness
Bundle IDTexttoSpeechSpeechtoText.com