Checked against each vendor's own documentation and US App Store listing on 19 July 2026.
Every app here speaks what you type, and most of them have been doing it well for longer than Rejoin has existed. The column that actually differs is the third one: whether the app hears the question that was just asked and has replies waiting by the time it ends.
| App | Price | Hears the other person and drafts replies | Apple Personal Voice | Speaking works offline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RejoiniPhone, iPad | Free forever. Rejoin+ adds the AI layer at $12.99/mo or $99.99/yr. | Yes. Three replies in your own style, ready as the question ends. Nothing is spoken without your tap. | Yes. Picked up automatically from iOS once you allow access, with no export or upload step. | Partly. Typing, sayings, routines and Display work offline. The AI replies need a connection. |
| Proloquo4TextiPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch | $119.99 once on iOS, $59.99 on Mac. No free version. | No. Predicts your next word as you type, and Apple Intelligence Writing Tools can rewrite text you already wrote. | Yes, selected manually in the app's speech settings. The vendor notes it is English only. | Yes. The vendor states it works without an internet connection. |
| PredictableiPhone, iPad, Mac, Android | $159.99 once on iOS. No free version, and an account login is required. | No. Word prediction that learns your patterns, plus AI phrase building, rewriting and an in-app ChatGPT box. | Yes, listed among its supported voices. | Partly. You can set an offline voice to fall back to. Some languages rely on online prediction and online voices. |
| TD TalkiPad, Windows, Tobii Dynavox devices | Free on iPad with touch access and a reduced voice set. Full capability comes with Tobii Dynavox hardware. | No. AI-assisted phrase prediction that adapts to your style. Its Partner Window shows your own text to the person opposite. | Yes, added in version 1.19.3. | Not stated by the vendor either way. |
| Speech Assistant AACiPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Android | $24.99 once on iOS. A free basic version exists on Android. | No. Autocomplete suggestions while you type. | Yes, listed among its supported voices. | Yes. The vendor states no internet connection is required. |
| Apple Live SpeechBuilt into iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch | Free, built into the operating system. | No. Speaks what you type, plus a list of saved phrases. | Yes, natively. It is Apple's own feature. | Not stated by Apple either way. |
We describe other apps from their own published material, and we would rather be corrected than wrong. If something here is out of date about your app, write to hello@rejoinvoice.com and we will fix it. Prices are US App Store prices and vary by region.
When you should choose something else
We would rather you ended up with the right tool than with ours.
- If typing is still comfortable and conversations are not leaving you behind, Apple Live Speech is free, already on your phone, and may be all you need. Settings, Accessibility, Live Speech.
- If cost is the deciding factor, TD Talk is genuinely free on iPad from Tobii Dynavox, and it is a capable app rather than a stripped demo.
- If you need everything to work with no connection at all, Proloquo4Text and Speech Assistant AAC both state they work fully offline. Our AI layer does not.
- If you need symbol-based communication rather than text, this whole category is the wrong shelf. Look at symbol AAC systems instead, and talk to a speech-language pathologist.
- If you use Android, Rejoin is iPhone and iPad only. Predictable and Speech Assistant AAC both have Android versions.
What we mean by "hears the other person"
While Rejoin's Speak screen is open it transcribes the conversation on your device and offers three replies written in your own style, so a reply is ready roughly when the question ends. Audio is never stored. Nothing is ever spoken without your tap.
That layer runs on a server, not on the phone, so it needs a connection. We are specific about this because it is the thing most often got wrong about us: everything you need in order to speak works offline, and the AI suggestions do not.
A note on the other apps
Several of the apps above ship AI features. Predictable has AI phrase building, rewriting and an in-app ChatGPT box. Proloquo4Text uses Apple Intelligence Writing Tools. Tobii Dynavox says AI powers TD Talk's phrase prediction. "No" in the third column means only that the app does not listen to your conversation partner, not that it lacks AI.
