Speak Screen and Speak Selection
Apple (built into iPhone)
A fact sheet from the app's own listing and pages. For the trade-offs against other apps, read the job pages that mention it.
By the Best Reading Apps editors · Checked 30 October 2026 · Desk research
Price: Free
- Kind
- Feature
- Platforms
- iPhone, in Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak.
- Price
- Free, built into iOS. [1] Price checked 30 October 2026.
Facts
- Speak Screen reads all the text on the screen: swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen. Controls let you pause, change the rate and move forward or back. [1]
- Speak Selection reads text you select. Accessibility Reader shows text in a full-screen view with your own fonts, layouts and background colors, and can read it aloud. [1]
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Runner-up for
Sources
- Apple Support, Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback, Read 30 October 2026.