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First Read vs TalkText
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
From spark to script. In your voice.
Smart Dictation in your browser or via a native macOS integration 🔥
Primary task
Scriptwriting
Voice writing
Pricing
Free Trial · Trial; then from $20.99/mo
Freemium · Free + from $6.5/mo
Pricing details
Free + from $20.99/mo
Free + from $6.5/mo
Billing cycle
Monthly
Monthly
API access
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web
Web, macOS
Integrations
Not documented
Make
Source rating
5.0 / 5 · 1 ratings
3.9 / 5 · 12 ratings
Catalog views
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Catalog imported
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30 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Voice capture is a structured 30-minute interview rather than inference from a corpus of your old work
- Evaluates a draft against your own stated standards instead of a generic idea of good
- Every saved document is cryptographically signed, and the signature is verifiable without the company
- Built for screen formats specifically, including vertical drama alongside traditional TV and film
- Nothing you upload is used to train any AI model
- Works in the browser
- No download required
- Works on mobile
- Native macOS integration available
- Speech-to-Text Feature
Listed limitations
- There is no instant-value path. The 30-minute interview comes first and the product is not useful before it
- The signature establishes which voice profile a document was made against and that neither has changed since. It does not prove who typed the words
- Built for professional screenwriters. General-purpose prose and marketing writers are not the audience
- Small and new. There is no large support organisation behind it
- At $20.99/month it is priced above hobbyist writing tools
- Requires Internet connection
- No offline functionality
- Limited free usage (2000 words/month)