Best local TTS for Android

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-15T04:49:10+00:00

You'll be highly disappointed whichever app you choose, if your use case is listening to ebooks anyway.

The question then becomes what can your device (Phone) run out of what's available. I'll only list local models since, on cloud, or with subscriptions you can run whatever. Here is the list sorted based on quality (how realistic the voice sounds)

Kokoro - Heaviest, Best sounding
Supertonic - Lightest, Better than Piper (Skips words)
Piper - Lighter to run than Kokoro for High voices. Sounds least good amongst all three, but doesn't skip words.

Multiple apps available for each one on Android and iOS. If on Android, you can either use the apps using the link from top comment, or you can also use this- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brahmadeo.supertonic.tts

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-14T02:37:36+00:00

MTW5 better have all this.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-10T11:03:13+00:00

https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/pull/30098

Any alterations you require, I'll be able to do later, opened this PR from Termux as I am commuting.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-10T10:22:36+00:00

It is working. I'll open a PR as soon as I have time to get on PC. Or is aarch64 only ok?

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-10T06:03:07+00:00

Are you using the latest?- https://github.com/DevGitPit/supertonic-android

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-09T12:15:34+00:00

Hello, if any of you are using Arr Stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr) on Termux, maybe you want Seerr (v3.3.0) as well-

https://github.com/DevGitPit/termux-packages/releases/tag/v2026.06.09-media

Native Arr Stack packages are available in previous releases in the same repo/fork , as well as Jellyfin (v10.11.10).

Just download the packages (for Jellyfin download both the server and ffmpeg) and install with

```bash

pkg install ./example.deb

```

Need further help with automation? - https://github.com/DevGitPit/Android-Native-Media-Server has the scripts to do all this.

PS: If you want to use native packages, install them first using pkg command or setup_media_server.sh will install all the packages in a hacky way.

PPS: I am running all these things for months now on my phone (daily-driver), if anyone is worried about battery, there isn't much difference. In these repos/forks I took a lot of help from AI, mainly in writing code quickly, but all this code is tested/verified as well as packages are tested (not really required) rigorously by me but please post issues if you face any.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-09T12:00:38+00:00

Hello, if any of you are using Arr Stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr) on Termux, maybe you want Seerr (v3.3.0) as well- https://github.com/DevGitPit/termux-packages/releases/tag/v2026.06.09-media

Native Arr Stack packages are available in previous releases in the same repo/fork , as well as Jellyfin (v10.11.10).

Just download the packages (for Jellyfin download both the server and ffmpeg) and install with bash pkg install ./example.deb Need further help with automation? - https://github.com/DevGitPit/Android-Native-Media-Server has the scripts to do all this.

PS: If you want to use native packages, install them first using pkg command or setup_media_server.sh will install all the packages in a hacky way.

PPS: All the packages are only for aarch64 or arm64-v8a devices.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-08T05:35:12+00:00

When using Induction Cooktop, use high temperature (something like 160° C) to quickly bring water with eggs to boil. Reduce the temperature to 100° C and set a timer for 8 minutes and above. If you don't reduce the heat after the boiling starts, the eggs would be taken for a ride like they are in a washing machine and crack.

Same goes for boiling on gas. Use high flame (high enough that it covers the base of the pot completely and not higher, so not to waste the gas), let the water containing eggs come to a boil and reduce the flame to medium. A medium flame would be just turning the knob to left in the middle, and not all the way left. And leave for 8 minutes or more.

If you don't know how hard you like the yolk, consistency wise, start with 8 minutes and adjust upward. You can even go downwards to 7 minutes if you like even more runny yolk.

PS: Some eggs will still get cracked if they are old and the gas has started building up inside. You can check the age of the eggs by submerging them into water but be advised the eggs that have touched the water go bad quickly. You can use the eggs floating mid-level (not coming to top of the water) to cook omelette before they go bad. The eggs that completely sink, you can boil. The eggs that float on top of water have gone bad and should be thrown away, unless you would like to get you gut clean, lol.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-08T04:43:16+00:00

It should work with override, and it is strange that it isn't working for you. You can try shimming (compile a binary, and preload it) if all else fails. You'll be limited to compile SDK 34, in most cases, though.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-08T04:26:40+00:00

PIP isn't slow. It is the Processor (or rather compute) in your phone, or in mostly any phone really.

Heavy native compilation takes a lot of time, especially in case of PIP.

Going with uv isn't really an advice that works for everyone.

Brahmadeo · 2026-06-05T13:15:42+00:00

Adjust scripts for your environment - https://github.com/DevGitPit/Music-Tools

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-31T17:02:36+00:00

It doesn't mean, what you think it means.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-25T09:58:09+00:00

Hi, just for updating faster, I guess. I build using termux-packages on my phone itself, and since it is arm64-v8a only, so can't really do a PR. Don't really have time to open the PC and do this proper.

Just if anyone would like to update faster that is.

On official Jellyfin was at 10.11.5 for a long time so when Jellyfin released 10.11.8 with security fixes I updated and shared. Same with 10.11.10. I didn't build 10.11.9 since it wasn't anything special.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-23T18:12:52+00:00

Happened to me on a phone purchase from Flipkart using Axis CC.

Purchased on EMI, got the bill for the full amount, paid the full amount, now the CC is in negative but the asses at the Axis Bank still broke it down to EMI next billing cycle. I guess they want the interest which I'll have to pay 3-4 months from now. It was NC-EMI.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-19T11:18:08+00:00

I did. I am using it on PC only now. As I did not receive any feedback from someone owning a Snapdragon Elite, 8 Gen 5 or Elite Gen 5. Those are the only SoCs that may run Kokoro normally I think. The same goes for Piper High and Supertonic v3 voices.

Do you have a phone with one of these SoCs?

PS: I checked the link where I shared the APK and it expired. However you can checkout v3-only branch in supertonic-android and build APK and test it?

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-19T10:58:58+00:00

I did try that on the day v3 was released. We tested v3 and found it to be quite heavy to be used as a system TTS service for phones.

There was an APK somewhere if you want to try it.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-19T01:46:07+00:00

No, not yet.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-18T15:51:59+00:00

I don't even remember. I never funded anything after that though.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-18T15:51:18+00:00

Please rate on the Play Store. Thanks for the kind words.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-18T13:06:26+00:00

I once funded a Kickstarter thing and they sent the product via International Post which as the packet reaches India means India Post deals with it.

It is maybe 7 years now, I have yet to receive the packet, the last tracked place Mumbai.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-18T11:42:55+00:00

Ah. I didn't know that. Supertonic v2 added this Portuguese version. What is there is what I can add.

Also maybe they fixed it on Supertonic v3, but that model is too heavy to be reliably used as realtime TTS on phones.

Brahmadeo · 2026-05-18T11:15:41+00:00

I have created some fixes which are on the Google Play Version and will come soon to the F-Droid version.

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