Comparison

Diii Plan voice reminder vs Announcement Useful Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Diii Plan voice reminder

Manage countdown plans with customizable reminders. Receive human voice reports for time passed or remaining, even when your device is locked. This app is particularly beneficial for visually impaired users, offering full VoiceOver support.

Highlights
  • Countdown plan management
  • Progress display
  • VoiceOver support
  • Voice notifications for time
  • Multi-language support (English/Chinese)
  • Log modification and remarks
Features
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Diii Plan helps you manage your countdown plans, you can add reminds at a specified time, such as 5 minute or last 5 minutes, you will get a human voice time report at the time. With build-in sounds, you can even known the time by the time report voice when you lock your iPhone. it is especially suit for blind people who need sounds to know the process, it can be friendly used under voice over. Features: 1 countdown plans management 2 progress display 3 voice over support 4 notify time passed or time left by voice 5 support English/Chinese language 6 log modify and remark a number for your need scheme call support open app DiiiPlan://open start a plan DiiiPlan://start/{planid} you can copy the url in the plan

About

Announcement Useful Timer

This app provides spoken updates for timers, announcing remaining time every minute. It supports custom timers, multiple simultaneous countdowns, and personalized alert sounds. Choose between a free, ad-supported version or a paid, ad-free PRO version.

Highlights
  • Spoken updates every minute
  • Customizable countdown and time-of-day timers
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Personalized alert sounds and music
  • Shortcut buttons for frequently used timers
  • Foreground voice announcements
  • Background end notifications
Features
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Voice Timer! Spoken updates every minute. Even when you are not looking at the screen, this app tells you how much time is left. Announcement Useful Timer is available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can choose the free version or the paid, ad-free PRO version. Announcement Useful Timer can count down preset items and times, as well as your own custom items and times. It announces the remaining item and time every minute, gives a 10-second countdown before completion, and plays your selected music or sound when time is up. Use it as a cup noodle timer, kitchen timer, nap timer, and more. You can run multiple timers at the same time and quickly set them from the always-visible number input at the bottom of the screen. Shortcut buttons are available on the right (long-press to assign different items). Items are shown in a list, frequently used timers are ranked to the top, and you can start timers from history or favorites. Swipe left on a list item to delete it. You can cancel an active countdown from the top of the list. When end music is playing, you can stop it by swiping, tapping the stop button, or shaking your device. Each list item has a settings button on the left where you can configure timer values, labels, voice/music settings, and notification behavior. If you prefer, you can disable the every-minute voice announcements in settings. Pause, resume, and clear buttons are also available for all timers. You can use two timer types: - Countdown timer (set a duration) - Time-of-day timer (notify at the next specified time) *Voice announcements are available only while the app is in the foreground.* To prevent accidental taps in the foreground, a lock button is provided at the top-left of the right shortcut area. In the background, only the end notification is available. Note: Due to iOS API behavior, sounds may play even when Silent Mode is on (voice speech will not play). --- App Features --- ・Quick and easy timer setup using the buttons at the bottom of the main screen. ・Set timers simply by selecting from a list. ・Run multiple timers in parallel. ・Set labels and receive voice notifications. (Every minute, plus 30/15/10 seconds before completion. These can be toggled in settings.) ・Use your own music from iPhone/iPod/iPad for alerts and end sounds. (Foreground only) ・Set music to start from a specific point (for example, the chorus). ・Use two timer types: countdown and specific end time. ・Assign frequently used timers to the shortcut buttons on the right. ・Adjust voice pitch and speech rate. --- Free Version vs PRO Version --- This app is available in both Free and PRO (paid) versions. The PRO version is ad-free. The area used for ads in the Free version is replaced with more list and button space, providing a more comfortable experience. There is no difference in timer functionality.

Screenshots

Diii Plan voice reminder4 screens
Announcement Useful Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Announcement Useful Timer at none against Diii Plan voice reminder's 1. Announcement Useful Timer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Diii Plan voice reminder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.2 vs 3.0). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Diii Plan voice reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Announcement Useful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diii Plan voice reminder holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diii Plan voice reminder has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Diii Plan voice reminder's written reviews are positive against 75% of Announcement Useful Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diii Plan voice reminder ships an update every 3 weeks, Announcement Useful Timer monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Diii Plan voice reminder versus Announcement Useful Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiii Plan voice reminderAnnouncement Useful Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华权 卢Katagiri Kikaku Corporation

Customer experience

Diii Plan voice reminder

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Announcement Useful Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diii Plan voice reminder

One-time1
  • Pro Version$2.99
None

Announcement Useful Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diii Plan voice reminder free?
Diii Plan voice reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Announcement Useful Timer free?
Announcement Useful Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Diii Plan voice reminder or Announcement Useful Timer?
Diii Plan voice reminder is rated higher. Diii Plan voice reminder averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Announcement Useful Timer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Diii Plan voice reminder or Announcement Useful Timer have ads?
Announcement Useful Timer shows ads; Diii Plan voice reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, Diii Plan voice reminder or Announcement Useful Timer?
Diii Plan voice reminder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Announcement Useful Timer monthly. Most recently, Diii Plan voice reminder was updated on November 2, 2026 and Announcement Useful Timer on November 2, 2026.

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