Yes, Manifest reads affirmations aloud. The built-in affirmations and the affirmation packs are spoken by natural-sounding voices in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish and Italian. Sarah and Brian are free; Lily, George and River come with Premium. Affirmations you write yourself are read by your iPhone's own voice.
Sarah (calm and reassuring), Brian (deep and comforting), Lily (velvety and warm), George (warm storyteller) and River (relaxed and calm).
Every voice reads the built-in affirmations in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish and Italian. The language follows the app's language on your iPhone.
These are synthetic voices rendered ahead of time and shipped with the app, not recordings of real people and not generated live.
Affirmations you write are read by your iPhone's built-in speech voice, in the best quality voice installed for your language.
Sarah and Brian, all built-in affirmations in 8 categories, in all nine languages.
Three more voices for the built-in affirmations. Pack affirmations are read in whichever voice you choose, once you own the pack.
Record any affirmation in your own voice, up to 30 seconds each. How recording works →
Go to Settings and tap Voice.
Tap play next to a voice to hear a short sample in your language.
Sarah is built in. Other voices are downloaded from Apple the first time you pick one.
Built-in affirmations are now read in that voice, in sessions and in sleep mode.
English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish and Italian. These are also the nine languages of the app's interface. Korean, Turkish and Italian were added in version 1.5.1.
Sarah and Brian are free. Lily, George and River are part of Premium ($4.99/month, $29.99/year or $49.99 once in the US).
No. They are natural-sounding synthetic voices, rendered in advance and shipped with the app. Nothing is generated on a server while you use the app.
Yes, with your iPhone's own speech voice. The natural voices only cover the built-in and pack affirmations, because those texts are known in advance. With Premium you can also record your own affirmations in your own voice.
Only once per voice: Sarah is built into the app, the other voices are downloaded from Apple the first time you choose them. After that everything plays offline.
Checked against Manifest 1.5.1 on November 12, 2026. Prices are US prices; your country's price is shown in the app before you buy. More questions in the FAQ.
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