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How to get your iPhone to read texts, PDFs and books aloud, and what the read-aloud apps can do and cost.
- How to make your iPhone read text aloud
Turn on Speak Screen and swipe down with two fingers, and your iPhone reads the screen aloud. Step by step, plus Speak Selection, voice and speed.
- Is Speechify free?
Speechify has a free plan with 10 basic voices at up to 1.5× speed; the natural voices need Premium, a subscription. What it costs and how to cancel.
- How to have your iPhone read a PDF aloud
Open the PDF, turn on Speak Screen and swipe down with two fingers: your iPhone reads it aloud. Steps, plus what to do when a scanned PDF stays silent.
- Speechify alternatives for iPhone
Five ways to have text read aloud on iPhone without Speechify: Speak Screen, Oplæs, NaturalReader, ElevenReader and Voice Dream, with prices and privacy.
- Apps for dyslexia on iPhone
What helps with dyslexia on iPhone: Speak Screen, Accessibility Reader, Line Guide in Books, dictation and reading apps, and whether dyslexia fonts work.
- How to make Apple Books read aloud
Apple Books has no read-aloud button, but Speak Screen reads any book aloud. Step by step on iPhone, plus Accessibility Reader, audiobooks and your own ePubs.