Free
$0forever
- Characters
- 2,000 characters a month
- Listening time
- ≈ about 2 minutes of listening
Enough to try the natural voices on a short page.
handwrite
Point your iPhone or iPad at print or handwriting. Handwrite reads it clearly, highlights each word as it goes, and helps you translate and spell.
On the App Store November 17
Free to start: device voices are unlimited, and natural cloud voices include 2,000 characters every month.
Why people trust Handwrite
On-device recognition
Print and handwriting are read on your iPhone or iPad, even without a connection.
Private by design
Your scans stay with you. Text leaves your device only if you turn on cloud voices and play it with one.
Made to be readable
Atkinson Hyperlegible by default, 50 fonts and 50 palettes, and text you can make as big as you need.
What it does
Every page, ready to hear.
Scan print or handwriting, listen with a highlight that follows along, and keep it all in one calm library.
Scan
Scan print and handwriting
Point your camera at a page, a sign or a handwritten note. Live text boxes show what Handwrite has found before you tap.
Listen
Read aloud, word by word
Hear any page in a voice you like while a soft highlight follows along, word by word.
Translate
Translate what you scan
Turn a note, sign or menu into your language, then hear the translation read aloud.
Spelling
Spelling that learns your hand
Handwrite knows the usual misreads, like “rn” for “m”, and learns the words you write most.
Library
Your library on every device
Every scan is saved to your library and syncs through your own iCloud Drive between iPhone and iPad.
Everywhere
Widgets, Live Activities and Siri
Control reading from the Home Screen, Lock Screen or your voice.
Accessibility
Made to be easy to read
Atkinson Hyperlegible type, big buttons and 50 reading palettes, from calm paper to high contrast.
the real app
See Handwrite on iPhone and iPad
how it works
See it. Hear it. Read it clearly.
Step 1: Scan it
Hold your phone over the page. Handwrite finds the edges, flattens it and reads the words.
Step 2: Hear it
Tap play and choose a voice. Every word is highlighted as it is spoken.
Step 3: Read it clearly
Make the text bigger, translate it, fix a spelling, or save it to listen again later.
pricing
Hear more, pay only for what you listen to
Scanning, translation, spelling help and your device’s voices are free. Natural Speechify voices are optional and use characters: start with a free allowance each month, or pick a plan in the app.
20K
$1.99/ month
Or $19.90 billed yearly
- Characters
- 20,000 characters a month
- Listening time
- ≈ about 22 minutes of listening
Letters, notes and the odd worksheet.
45K
$3.99/ month
Or $39.90 billed yearly
- Characters
- 45,000 characters a month
- Listening time
- ≈ about 50 minutes of listening
A chapter or two every week.
100K
Popular$9.99/ month
Or $99.90 billed yearly
- Characters
- 100,000 characters a month
- Listening time
- ≈ about 2 hours of listening
Daily reading, homework and mail.
1M
$19.99/ month
Or $199.99 billed yearly
- Characters
- 1,000,000 characters a month
- Listening time
- ≈ about 19 hours of listening
Whole books and long daily listens.
Prices in US dollars. Plans renew monthly or yearly through the App Store and can be cancelled anytime. Yearly billing gives you a discount; character allowances refresh every month.
Or buy one-time credits
One credit reads one character. Buy packs in the iOS app through Apple, then use them here or in the app. Your monthly allowance is used first, and purchased credits do not expire.
10,000 credits
$0.99
100,000 credits
$5.99
1,000,000 credits
$49.99
1,000,000,000 credits
$399.99
Choose a pack and enter your credit amount in pack-sized increments, up to ten packs per Apple purchase. Apple confirms the final local price.
Your next page is ready to be heard.
Get Handwrite for iPhone and iPad, or try the web reader with your Handwrite account.
On the App Store November 17