Talk For Me - Text to Speech
Your Voice, Everywhere. Now with iCloud Sync.
For iPhone and iPad | The Preferred App for Phone Calls, FaceTime, Zoom and Google Meet.
Your voice deserves to be heard clearly and effortlessly. Built from the ground up by a developer who lost the ability to speak, Talk For Me is engineered with a deep, personal understanding of what truly matters when connecting with others. Whether you are navigating ALS, recovering from a stroke, managing other medical conditions, or simply need a daily tool to assist with communication, Talk For Me bridges the gap.
Sneak Peek - Version 3.4 - Coming Mid October 2026
What’s New in Version 3.3
Full Dwell-Compatibility: Re-engineered from the ground up to be 100% navigable via eye-tracking and head-tracking.
Scroll Assist: Dedicated on-screen buttons on all scrollable views completely eliminate the need for swipe gestures.
Frictionless Editing: A single-tap 'Edit' mode replaces difficult long-presses and swipes, making it effortless to reorder, pin, or manage Library entries.
Tap-to-Slide: Adjust speech rate instantly by simply tapping the tortoise and hare icons—no dragging required.
Core Phrase Pack Expansion: A new "Library Expansion" section is now available in Data & Settings. Turning this ON instantly adds a dedicated category containing over 2,000 ready-to-use phrases. This pack is isolated and will not alter your existing personal library. You can speak the phrases directly from the pack, or tap the (i) button and assign a category to save any phrase permanently to your personal database.
Dual Audio Output for Calls: You'll now hear your spoken text through your own device too, at a softer volume, so you always know exactly what the other person is hearing.
Favorite Voices: A lightning-fast new menu to switch your favorite voices in an instant.
Smarter Number Engine: A rebuilt speech engine that intelligently reads dates, times, measurements, and phone numbers naturally.
Phrase History: A brand-new panel that saves your last 50 spoken phrases for easy access.
Context Menu Updates: Long-press any custom button for a new:
"Send to Text Box" option. Maybe you want to make a temporary edit to a saved phrase and then speak it.
“Paste from Text Box” option. Now with a couple of taps you can create a custom button with the text in the text box.
Text Flexibility: You can now copy the text from any custom button and paste it in any text field on your device. Great for adding text to a partially typed phrase.
Text Protection: Fixed a state issue where pausing and canceling an Instant Phrase Button would accidentally clear your typed text in the main box. Your typed text is now completely safe when you cancel a custom button!
Refined UI Controls: Out with the old switches, in with modern toggle icons. Tap the new Auto-Speak and Edit icons to enable them (the icons will visually highlight when active).
Pause Button Placement: The pause button has been unified across the app. When speaking, it will now appear perfectly centered on both the main screen and all Custom Button pages.
Speech Rate Slider: This control has been moved to Data & Settings, featuring a wider slider for much greater precision and control.
Visuals: Updated the Speech Rate slider with tortoise/hare icons. Tapping the icons will adjust the slider.
Instant Privacy Wipe: Added a one-tap Eraser icon to the main screen to perform a frictionless Privacy Wipe.
Instant In-App Help: Added tap-friendly
(i)info buttons next to the Auto and Edit icons, instantly explaining their features without the user ever having to guess or leave the screen.Voices: Added new requested voices.
Fluid Adaptive Resizing: The app’s layout has been completely optimized for fluid, dynamic resizing, ensuring a perfect, accessible experience across all current and future Apple device screen sizes.
Smart Library Scrolling: When opening the Library, the category ribbon will now automatically scroll to ensure your last-used active category is perfectly visible on screen, adapting seamlessly for smaller screens.
Refreshed Layout: A cleaner, modernized look for your custom buttons and main screen.
Sneak Peek - Version 3.4 - Coming Mid October 2026
Key Features
The Core Voice & Communication
Speech to Call: Seamlessly route your text-to-speech audio directly into phone calls (iPhone only), FaceTime, Zoom, and Google Meet. The person on the other end hears you clearly, just as if you were speaking into the microphone. New: Dual Audio Output for Calls (iPhone only). You'll now hear your spoken text through your own device too, at a softer volume, so you always know exactly what the other person is hearing. See the User Manual for information on using your iPad for phone calls.
Siri Shortcuts Integration: Give yourself a voice, completely hands-free. Trigger your most frequently used everyday phrases directly through Siri without even opening the app.
Personal Voice Support (iOS 17+): Create a digital copy of your own voice and use it directly within the app for a truly personal connection.
Visual "Karaoke" Tracking: Words are visually highlighted as they are spoken. This is perfect for verifying your message or for users with hearing loss.
Rebuilt Speech Engine: Experience faster response times and a new expressive voice flow that sounds incredibly natural. Combine sentences, questions, exclamations, and ellipses (...) seamlessly. The voice engine reads them dynamically, introducing human-like emotion and lifelike pauses exactly where they belong.
Assistive Design & Accessibility
Full Dwell-Compatibility: 100% navigable via eye-tracking and head-tracking. Dedicated on-screen buttons on all scrollable views completely eliminate the need for swipe gestures.
Frictionless Editing: A single-tap "Edit" mode replaces difficult long-presses and drag gestures, making it effortless to reorder, pin, or organize Library categories and custom buttons.
Tap-to-Adjust Controls: Fine-tune speech rate instantly by tapping the tortoise and hare icons without needing to drag sliders.
Speed & Daily Workflow
Customizable Quick Buttons: Keep your 12 most essential phrases on the main screen, with four additional pages just a swipe away. Long-press any button to instantly drag, drop, edit, copy/paste or clear its content—giving you a perfectly tailored speech board in seconds.
History Recall: Never lose your train of thought. Instantly access, review, and replay your last 50 spoken phrases with a single tap—perfect for quickly repeating yourself or returning to an earlier topic without having to retype a single word.
Favorite Voices: Switch up your vocal identity in an instant. Save your preferred voices and toggle between them with a single tap, allowing you to seamlessly change your tone, accent, or language without digging through settings menus.
Custom Page Titles: Personalize your custom button pages with your own titles for better organization and faster communication.
Hardware Keyboard Support: Navigate the app at lightning speed. iPad and Magic Keyboard users can utilize native shortcuts (Cmd + F, Cmd + 1, etc.) to search, navigate, and speak without touching the screen.
Intuitive Speech Controls: Easily pause your speech mid-sentence. On the main page, a convenient Cancel button instantly appears, giving you the immediate choice to seamlessly resume speaking or clear the board to type your next thought.
Smarter Number Pronunciation: No need to type awkward commas into long sequences like phone numbers, zip codes, or IDs. Just type the numbers naturally, and the voice engine will automatically insert human-sounding pauses!
Seamless Audio Ducking: No need to manually pause your music, YouTube videos, or podcasts to say something. The voice engine will automatically lower your background media volume while your phrase is spoken, and instantly return it to normal when you are done.
The Phrases Library
Unlimited Storage: Save as many phrases as you need. Just swipe left on the main screen to access your library instantly—perfect for pre-loading sentences before a doctor's appointment or meeting.
Massive Core Phrase Pack: Start communicating immediately without the daunting task of building a library from scratch. We have integrated over 2,000 ready-to-use, pre-categorized phrases covering essential everyday scenarios—from medical needs and emergencies to dining out and casual social greetings.
Custom Categories: Instantly find the right words when you need them. Filter your saved phrases using category chips, and easily rename up to four of them in Settings to perfectly match your daily routine (Default: All, General, Personal, Phone Calls, Smart Home, Temp).
Lightning-Fast Search: Finding a specific saved phrase is now effortless. Use the new search bar right in your Library to instantly filter your list as you type.
Direct Phrase Entry: We’ve streamlined how you save. Tap the + button to add new phrases directly into your Library database without having to type them out in the main window first.
Privacy, Security & Data Management
Secure Privacy Wipe: Typing sensitive information? Shake your device (or use a two-finger tap) to permanently wipe the text window. Power users with a keyboard can use Cmd + K. Unlike the standard Clear button, this gesture bypasses the temporary "Undo" memory entirely, ensuring your private data stays private.
iCloud Sync & Restore: You asked, we listened! Seamlessly upload your custom buttons, archives, and settings to iCloud. Download them instantly to a new iPhone or iPad to keep your devices perfectly in sync.
Local Backup Snapshots: Experiment without fear. Create instant local backups of your setup. Want to try a new layout? Save a snapshot first, and restore it in seconds if you change your mind.
Data Control Center: A clean, professional new menu to easily manage your Local Backups, iCloud Sync, Appearance, Library Categories and Custom Page Titles all in one place.
Offline & Private: Works completely offline. No ads, no tracking. An internet connection is only required if you actively choose to sync with iCloud.
Modern Design & Adaptability
Modern Interface: Designed for clarity and confidence. Enjoy a refreshed layout where every tap gives immediate visual feedback with a satisfying "bounce," and custom buttons seamlessly wrap longer titles across multiple lines so nothing ever gets cut off.
True Adaptive Resizing: Designed for the future of Apple platforms. The interface intelligently reflows to fit perfectly on any screen size. Whether you are rotating an iPad mini or multitasking with Split View and Stage Manager on an iPad Pro, the button grids and font scales dynamically adapt so you never lose context or essential touch targets.
Supported Languages
English (US, UK, AU, IE, ZA), Arabic, Chinese (CN, HK, TW), Czech, Danish, Dutch (BE, NL), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese (BR, PT), Romanian, Spanish (AR, CL, CO, MX, ES), and Swedish.
How to Get the Best Quality Voices:
This app uses Apple’s Enhanced and Premium voices. To ensure the best experience:
Open your Settings app.
Go to Accessibility > Read & Speak > Voices.
Select your language and download the Enhanced or Premium version of your preferred voice.
Note: The "Alex" voice is excellent for English (US) users.
Sneak Peek - Version 3.4 - Coming Mid October 2026
