SpeakThat! Notification Reader

4.4
29 reviews
1K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Turn your notifications into speech!

SpeakThat! is a free and open-source Android app that reads your incoming notifications out loud using text-to-speech. Unlike alternatives, SpeakThat gives you COMPLETE control over what gets read and what doesn't.

No ads, no subscriptions, just speech.

Why SpeakThat!?
- Modern user interface
- Persistent Notification option
- Notification While Reading
- Settings Import/Export
- Speech Rate control
- Voice Pitch control
- TTS Volume control
- Full Localisation support both with TTS and the UI (Help me translate the app on Weblate!)
- Audio Output Settings
- Notification Behaviour (Decide what happens when multiple notifications arrive at once)
- Media Behaviour (Decide how SpeakThat sounds when you have music playing)
- Honour Do Not Disturb
- Honour Phone Calls
- Honour Audio Mode
- Notification Deduplication
- Shake to Stop (with customisable sensitivity)
- Wave to Stop (with customisable sensitivity)
- Press to Stop (requires Accessibility permission)
- Custom App Names (Useful for renaming X back to Twitter)
- Delay Before Readout
- Notification Cooldown
- Content Cap (limit readout length by word count, sentence count, or by time)
- Custom Speech Formatting
- App List Filtering (Blacklist/Whitelist certain apps)
- Word Blacklist
- Word Swap
- URLHandling (decide how/if web links are read)
- Smart Media Notification Filtering
- Persistent/Silent Notification Filtering
- Bluetooth Headphones detection (Only read when headphones are connected)
- Time Schedule support (Don't read at certain times)
- Screen State detection (Don't read when screen on)
- Full technical support and feature requests both in-app and via GitHub
- All processing happens entirely on your device
- No ads, no purchases, and fully open-source!

Beautiful, Intuitive Design!
SpeakThat! features a modern, accessible interface that's both powerful and easy to use. Dark mode support, large touch targets, and clear visual feedback make setup a breeze.

SpeakThat! does not send your data anywhere unless you submit a bug report (and even then it's optional!) The app operates *entirely* on your device - no cloud processing, no data collection, no external servers. What happens on your phone, stays on your phone.

Accessibility Service
SpeakThat! can be granted the Accessibility service for increased reliability and some extra features enabling more ways to interact with ongoing readouts. This is entirely opt-in and not required for the app to function. It is a convenience feature for those who need it.

Perfect for accessibility, drivers & commuters, athletes & fitness enthusiasts busy professionals, parents and caregivers, and anyone who wants a smarter relationship with their phone.

Continuous Improvement
SpeakThat! is constantly adding new features and improvements based on user feedback. The perks of an app being made by someone who genuinely uses it every day!
Updated on
Dec 5, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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No data collected
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Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

4.3
28 reviews
John Walker
November 29, 2025
Yup... As so many others have said, this thing is awesome! Lots of really useful customizations to give me all that I could possibly need. Just had to send the guy a few well-deserved bucks for encouragment. Stock OnePlus 13 under Oxygen 16.
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M.I.C.O.Y.C
November 30, 2025
Thank you so much! Seeing your kind donation come through and then your super sweet review really put a smile on my face. Encouragement received! I'm QA testing v1.6.1 now and should fix some issues a few users have been reporting. Thanks again for your generosity, your support keeps this app free and open source for everyone! ❤️ ~Mitchi
Colonel Mark Julifs
August 9, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐➕ This app is exactly what I've been searching for. For almost 8 months I've been trying to find an app that'll read my SMS messages aloud. Verizon used to have a text app that had the read aloud option, then they removed the app & said use the Google texting app. Google has no option for read incoming text aloud. I've used this app a couple days now, & have recommended it to several other visually impaired people. Thank you developers for creating this app. it's been a blessing.
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M.I.C.O.Y.C
August 12, 2025
Thank you for the lovely review! This made my day. I'm working on this on my own and it's my first real app, so this means a lot to me, thank you so much! Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me at micoycbusiness@gmail.com if you have feedback or need any help. Thanks again, and have a great day! ~Mitchi
parham pourghasem (PM)
November 11, 2025
great great options but doesn't read on my Samsung! I gave all the permissions,checked setting yet..
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M.I.C.O.Y.C
November 16, 2025
Yes, I do apologize for this! I've had a few reports now that SpeakThat! isn't working on some devices. I'm investigating this as best I can but I also want to make sure whatever fix I come up with doesn't affect the users who aren't experiencing the problem. Thanks for your patience (and for keeping your review neutral instead of negative!!!)

What’s new

- Fixed crash when Private mode is used on whitelisted apps
- SelfTest works even if SpeakThat is filtered
- Conditional Rules screen now scrolls properly
- Translation link updated to the SpeakThat website
- Media Behaviour simplified
- TTS Language works with any Speech Format
- Time Schedules now follow selected days

App support

Phone number
+447504010662
About the developer
Mitchell Henry Thomas Bell
oceanstream72@gmail.com
19 Iverley Road HALESOWEN B63 3EP United Kingdom

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