Listening instead of reading
Listening to text is a real productivity boost. Students review lecture notes on the bus, writers catch typos by hearing their drafts, and people with dyslexia or low vision use text to speech online every day. Speechify is one of the best-known names in this space, a popular text to speech app with paid plans.
Speechma approaches the same need differently. Instead of a reader app, it is a free text to speech website: paste up to 2,000 characters, pick a voice and play it instantly, or download the MP3 to listen offline in any music player, car stereo or podcast app. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
Speechma vs Speechify
Speechify facts below come from Speechify’s official pricing pages for its reading app and for Speechify Studio (October 2026).
| Feature | Speechma | Speechify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no sign-up | Free plan; Premium reader $29/month, or Speechify Studio from $100/year |
| Account | Not needed | Yes, sign-up required |
| Free plan includes | All tools; up to 2,000 characters per conversion (1,000 for cloned voices) | Reader: 10 robotic-sounding voices, up to 1.5x speed. Studio: 600 credits, no commercial rights |
| Voices | 1,700+ voices, 75+ languages and locales | 1,000+ voices; 60+ languages on Premium (Studio lists 20 languages) |
| Voice cloning | Free, 10 languages | From Studio Starter ($100/year); not on the free plan |
| AI dubbing | Free, videos up to 60 MB | In Speechify Studio, including the free plan (3 credits per second) |
| Music and sound effects | Free AI Music Studio | Stock music and sound effects from Studio Starter |
| Commercial use | Included | Studio paid plans only; not on the free plan |
| Reading extras | History kept privately in your browser; MP3 or ZIP downloads | Premium: Scan & Listen, AI summaries, listening up to 5x speed |
Competitor details verified from their official pricing pages in October 2026; prices can change. Premium’s yearly billing is discounted.
Turn any text into audio you can listen to anywhere
- Copy your textAn article, a chapter of notes, an email or your own draft. Paste up to 2,000 characters at a time.
- Choose a comfortable voicePreview a few voices. Many listeners prefer a calm narrator at a slightly slower speed for study material.
- Set the speedUse the speed slider to go faster for skimming or slower for learning.
- Play or downloadEnter the 5-digit code, listen in the browser, or download the MP3 to your phone.
Why readers and students like Speechma
Great for studying
Turn summaries and flashcard lists into audio you can replay before an exam.
Accessibility support
Helpful for people with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision or reading fatigue.
Offline listening
MP3 files play anywhere, even without an internet connection.
Learn languages
Hear text in Spanish, French, Japanese and many more with native-sounding voices.
Private
Your history stays in your own browser, not in an online account.
Phone friendly
Use the website on mobile or get the Speechma Android app from Google Play.
When Speechify could be the better fit
If what you really want is a dedicated reading app, for example one that reads whole books or documents with you, keeps a library synced to an account, or plugs into other apps you use, a reading-focused product such as Speechify may suit you better. Its Premium plan ($29/month) adds 1,000+ voices, faster listening, scanning and AI summaries. Those are different goals from what Speechma focuses on.
Speechma shines when you want free, downloadable audio and a wide choice of voices and languages, or when you also need creator tools such as voice cloning, AI dubbing or speech to text. For long texts, split them into 2,000-character sections; with SpeechmaPRO.com each conversion can be up to 10,000 characters.
Smart ways to listen with Speechma
- Proofread by ear: paste your blog post or cover letter and listen for clunky sentences.
- Commute playlists: generate several clips, “download all” as a ZIP and add them to your phone.
- Bedtime stories: choose a gentle storyteller voice for kids’ stories you wrote yourself.
- Language practice: play the same sentence at slow and normal speed to train your ear.
- Accessible handouts: teachers can share MP3 versions of reading assignments.
Disclaimer
Speechify is a trademark of its respective owner. Speechma is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Speechify. Speechify details were taken from its official pricing pages in October 2026 and are provided in good faith; features, prices and terms can change.
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Make better voiceovers, faster
- New voices and features the day they launch
- Script templates and tricks that make AI voices sound human
- Creator stories, community picks and early access
