Getting e-speak on the iPhone

By Pranav Lal, 22 May, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi all,

I have an iPhone 13 mini running IOS 18.5. Can I get the e-speak synthesizer on the phone and use it as my primary voice?

Pranav

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By user26335377 on Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 18:15

Yes, you can easily grab it from the AppStore. It's quite outdated and has some issues with speed and intonation, but as for me it still rather better than any default voice.

By Pranav Lal on Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 01:15

Hi,
This worked nicely. What are the problems with the voice? I have switched to it a minute back and can already sense the increase in speed while navigating.

By user26335377 on Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 11:15

There's no critical issues, but it may slow down on some phrases and some pauses rather longer than they should be.

By burak on Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 12:15

Hello,
To solve longer pauses than usual, in the espeak app, set rate to 250, ssml multiplier to 15 and word gap to 0.
Hth.

By Pranav Lal on Sunday, May 25, 2025 - 01:22

Hi burak

This is excellent information. I have made the changes in the espeak app except that I cannot handle a speech rate of 250 so have had to slow it down. How do I get the changes to take effect? There is no apply button or anything else in the espeak app.

By burak on Sunday, May 25, 2025 - 14:38

you do not need to press any button for changes to take affect. Simply speed it up to 250, then slow espeak down from voiceover settings. There will be no unnecessary pauses that way.