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PressPlayed vs Scribiz

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PressPlayed compared with Scribiz
DetailPressPlayed logo PressPlayedScribiz logo Scribiz
What it doesRSS and news reader that reads article text aloud as continuous audio briefings Not given
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingFree with no credit card required. New accounts include approximately two hours of newly generated narration per day. Future paid pricing has not been set. Free: 10 minutes per day without account or 30 minutes per month with free account, for videos up to 2 hours. Pro: $10 per month with 600 minutes per month for videos up to 6 hours. Mac Lifetime: $99 once with 300 hosted minutes and every 1.x update. YouTube caption credits from $3.99 for 200 credit
Key features
  • Follow publishers, topics, or import RSS/OPML feeds
  • Natural voice narration with multiple voice options
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Lock-screen playback controls
  • Muted words, article length, language, and played-article controls
  • Private accounts with no advertising trackers
  • Install as home screen app on iPhone and Android
  • Ready-made starter briefings
  • Continuous listening without algorithm curation
  • Transcript extraction from videos and audio files
  • Works without captions by listening to audio
  • Speaker identification and labeling
  • On-screen text extraction
  • Automatic summary and chapter generation
  • Multiple export formats: SRT, VTT, TXT, Markdown, JSON
  • Support for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Vimeo, X, podcasts and file uploads
  • MCP server integration for AI agents
  • Mac desktop application
What makes it different
  • Listen to news instead of scrolling through endless text feeds
  • Private, algorithm-free briefings based on your chosen publishers and topics
  • Hands-free listening continues with screen off and in car controls
  • Completely free with no credit card or sign-up requirements
  • Respects publisher paywalls and access controls
  • Extracts transcripts from videos without captions by analyzing audio
  • Includes on-screen text recognition alongside speech transcription
  • Integrates with AI agents through MCP server for Claude and Cursor
  • Mac app option where videos are never uploaded whole
  • Built on open-source transcribe tool with MIT license
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last check29 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)1112
Citation Flow (Majestic)2230
Referring domains (Majestic)1549

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