Comparison

Announcement Useful Timer vs Flip Timer & stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

Announcement Useful Timer

This app provides spoken updates every minute for active timers, even when the screen is off. It supports custom countdowns and time-of-day alerts, with options for personalized sounds and voice announcements. Multiple timers can run simultaneously, with quick setup and management features.

Highlights
  • Spoken updates every minute
  • Custom countdown and time-of-day timers
  • Multiple timers simultaneously
  • Personalized alert sounds and music
  • Quick setup with shortcut buttons
  • Foreground voice announcements
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.

About

Flip Timer & stopwatch

This app offers a full-screen digital timer with a unique flip animation to visualize time progression. It also includes a stopwatch for tracking activities like workouts, study sessions, and work. Customize reminder sounds and background audio for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Full-screen digital timer
  • Flip animation for time visualization
  • Countdown timer
  • Stopwatch functionality
  • Customizable reminder sounds
  • Background sound options
  • Keep screen on for progress viewing
Features
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Flip Timer, A full-screen digital timer. Countdown, flip animation allows you to feel the passage of time; Stopwatch, record your sport, fitness, work, study and so on. - Swipe up or slide down to set the countdown duration - you can set up timed reminder sound - Focus on the work, you can set the background sound, so you immersed them. - Keep the screen on, You can view the progress of time at any time

Screenshots

Announcement Useful Timer4 screens
Flip Timer & stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flip Timer & stopwatch at 4.6 against Announcement Useful Timer's 3.0. Flip Timer & stopwatch also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 1). Announcement Useful Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Flip Timer & stopwatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Announcement Useful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Timer & stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flip Timer & stopwatch has 7.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Announcement Useful Timer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Flip Timer & stopwatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Announcement Useful Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Flip Timer & stopwatch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Announcement Useful Timer versus Flip Timer & stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnouncement Useful TimerFlip Timer & stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings17.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkatapu.net俐 马

Customer experience

Announcement Useful Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

Flip Timer & stopwatch

All ratings7,580 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

Announcement Useful Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flip Timer & stopwatch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer randomly stops counting down
  • Unable to stop/reset timer once started
  • Ads prevent user from interacting with timer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to set timer in hours/minutes/seconds
  • Implement repeat/loop functionality for timer
  • Allow custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Improve landscape mode support

In-app purchases

None

Announcement Useful Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flip Timer & stopwatch

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All the skins$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99

Questions

Is Announcement Useful Timer free?
Announcement Useful Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flip Timer & stopwatch free?
Flip Timer & stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Announcement Useful Timer or Flip Timer & stopwatch?
Flip Timer & stopwatch is rated higher. Announcement Useful Timer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Flip Timer & stopwatch averages 4.6 from 7.6K ratings.
Do Announcement Useful Timer or Flip Timer & stopwatch have ads?
Both Announcement Useful Timer and Flip Timer & stopwatch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Announcement Useful Timer or Flip Timer & stopwatch?
Announcement Useful Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flip Timer & stopwatch every 3 months. Most recently, Announcement Useful Timer was updated on September 19, 2026 and Flip Timer & stopwatch on September 22, 2026.

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