Rise vs Speechify

A good book.
One less subscription.

Speechify turns documents, websites, and many other formats into speech. Rise approaches listening from the book outward, with a paginated EPUB reader and locally generated English narration.

Pricing at a glance

Pay once. Keep your library close.

Rise’s Full Library unlock is a one-time purchase. Compare that with Speechify’s paid reading plans.

Rise

€9.99 once

Full Library unlock

One purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unlock further personal EPUB and PDF imports, with no recurring subscription.

A bundled starter book and one personal import are included for free.

Get Rise on the App Store

Speechify

$139 / year

Speechify Premium · USD

Standard annual billing. Monthly billing is $29/month. This compares the reading subscription, rather than Speechify Studio or audiobook purchases.

A free reading tier is available. Student offers and promotions may reduce the paid price.

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Prices checked September 29, 2026. Rise’s Full Library unlock is €9.99 in EUR. The App Store displays your regional price and applicable taxes. Competitor amounts are in US dollars. Currencies have not been converted; taxes, regional offers, billing channels, and promotions can change the amount you pay.

Rise · Cost over three years€9.99

One Full Library purchase. No annual renewal.

Speechify · Paid plan over three years$417

Three annual Premium payments at $139, assuming unchanged pricing and no discounts. These are billing illustrations, not currency-adjusted savings or equivalent-feature claims.

Choose Rise

Your books. Your own pace.

A native personal library, local English EPUB narration, and a one-time unlock across your Apple devices.

Choose Speechify

A different reading workflow.

Choose Speechify if you want a broad text-to-speech tool for web links, scanned pages, and multiple document formats.

The purchase model matters.

For a personal library you return to throughout the year, a one-time unlock keeps the ongoing cost predictable. Rise is made for readers who want to import their own books, read comfortably, and listen to EPUB passages using an installed voice.

Speechify offers a different set of reading and listening tools. Its paid plans may include capabilities beyond Rise’s feature set, and a free tier or an eligible offer may be enough for your needs. Price is one part of choosing the right app.

Comparison overview

What fits the way you read?

A closer look at the purchase model and the everyday reading experience.

What matters
Rise
Speechify

Purchase model

Rise€9.99 one-time Full Library unlock; no subscription

Speechify$139 / year. Speechify Premium · USD

Focus

RiseReading books with optional narration

SpeechifyListening to many types of content

Files

RiseDRM-free EPUB and PDF reading; EPUB narration

SpeechifyPDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, web links, and more

Narration approach

RiseInstalled English voice runs on device

SpeechifyBroad voice and language selection across supported surfaces

Reading on your terms.

Read DRM-free EPUBs and PDFs in a native interface, and listen to EPUBs with installed English voices. Ask questions about what you’re reading on supported Apple Intelligence devices. Questions draw on nearby excerpts and use on-device models.

Product source: Speechify official website. Pricing source: Speechify Premium · USD. Product names belong to their respective owners.

Made for your library

More time with the words.
No recurring library fee.

Explore Rise’s reader, local narration, and one-time Full Library unlock for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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