iOS 13+/ipadOS 13+

The iPad version can also run on a Mac desktop or Apple Vision Pro.

You can try to control this app via Voice control on iOS 13+ - for further info see - Control iPhone with your voice

You need ipadOS 14+, scribble, and a supported pencil device (inc. apple pencil)

Can be seen via Settings,Accessibilty, Live Speech, Voices (click on current voice, to see the list under English. Novelty list is the bottom list (starting with Albert, and ending with Zarvox.)

The full list is as follows with demos created by the next version of Robot Talk, and not the current version (which creates audio with static in it):

  • Albert
  • Bad News
  • Bahh
  • Bells
  • Boing
  • Bubbles
  • Cellos
  • Good News
  • Jester
  • Organ
  • Superstar
  • Trinoids
  • Whisper
  • Wobble
  • Zarvox

Plus you can create your own personal voice to use with this app.

  • Support for Light/Dark Appearance - selectable under Display & Brightness in Settings
  • AirPlay Audio support - allowing the user the option to send the audio to another device such as Apple TV /AirPlay compatible speaker or device.
  • Save output to m4a/caf/wav/aiff file
  • Share saved audio file.
  • Supports Personal Voice (iOS 17+), if permission granted. Currently allows playback only (inc. via AirPlay option).
  • The ipad version can run on supported Macs

In Robot Talk, you can click on the AirPlay button on the main screen.

This will then display an AirPlay Audio button on the screen

Next click on this button to switch between your iphone/ipad, and an AirPlay compatible device

Please note, if you have loads of compatible devices, it takes longer for them to be loaded onto the list

Firstly, click on the Settings icon

Next click the option labelled 'Accessibilty'

Next click on the option labelled 'Spoken Content'

Next click on the option labelled 'Voices'

On the voices screen, you selected the language you want first.

Next, you will see a list of voices for that language grouped by nationality e.g English will group by UK, US,Australia/Spanish will group by Spain/Mexico, etc..

Next, select the voice you are interested in

Next you may get a selection of voice options to download.

Firstly, on your device click on the settings icon

Next select the option labelled 'Display & Brightness'

At the top of the screen there is a section labelled 'Appearance', with two manual options Light or Dark.

Main screen with text entered (Dark Mode)
Main screen with text entered (Dark Mode)

Settings screen (Dark Mode)
Settings screen (Dark Mode)

Main screen at startup with text entered (Dark Mode)
Main screen with text entered (Dark Mode)

Settings screen (Dark Mode)
Settings screen (Dark Mode)

Main screen with text (Light Mode)
Main screen with text entered (Light Mode)

Settings screen (Light Mode)
Settings screen (Light Mode)

Main screen with text entered (Light Mode)
Main screen with text entered (Light Mode)

Settings screen (Light Mode)
Settings screen (Light Mode)