Comparison

SyncML LITE 4 vs Talking Calendar Clock

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

Head to head
About

SyncML LITE 4

This app synchronizes iOS contacts with servers using the legacy SyncML standard. It's designed for users who specifically need this older technology, often recommended by IT departments. It can also act as a local SyncML server for older devices.

Highlights
  • Contacts-only synchronization
  • SyncML engine
  • Syncs selected iOS contact stores
  • Acts as local SyncML server
  • Assign/remove contact group membership
Features
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SyncML LITE 4 is a niche app which synchronizes iOS contacts with a server or service which uses a standard called SyncML. The app does not support any other synchronisation technology! So please install this app only if you know SyncML-based synchronisation is what you need! This may be the case when the IT people of your organisation say so, and maybe even explicitly recommend using SyncML LITE to synchronize contacts. In any case, please realize that for using this app, you need to know the URL of your syncml server, the login user to use, and the so called server path for contacts. Only the provider of the SyncML service knows these details and can support you in establishing sync with his SyncML server. We as makers of the SyncML client app cannot! By now, SyncML is a legacy standard. It was invented in 2000, and many of that time's feature phones did support it. Since then, it has been largely superseded by other technologies, most notably CalDAV and CardDAV, which iOS supports out of the box without any extra app. But SyncML still exists, and for some older systems, it may be the only way to synchronize. For those cases, SyncML LITE 4 exists. SyncML LITE 4 is a rework of the former SyncML LITE app, to allow using SyncML on iOS 10 (the original SyncML LITE app only works up to iOS 9). If you also want to synchronize calendar please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4. The summary for SyncML LITE 4: • Free app for contacts-only synchronisation - please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4 if you also want to synchronize calendar data. • based on a mature and extensively interoperability tested SyncML engine, which powers many SyncML client and server products for different platforms (libsynthesis). • synchronizes selected iOS contact stores (address books) to a SyncML compliant server or service in the internet or in the local network. • can act as SyncML server in the local WiFi network (e.g. to keep really old mobiles in sync with an iOS device) • has a contacts list for the iOS contacts, and allows quickly assigning/removing contact group membership (that's a new feature in SyncML LITE 4) Please visit the plan44.ch web page (see support link below) for support and FAQ, as well as documentation for download.

About

Talking Calendar Clock

Features
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A practical voice time reminder tool, supporting English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese. It offers various layout options, allowing you to set the device to announce the time at specific intervals. If calendar access is granted, it can also announce upcoming events. It also features a voice timer, which can announce the elapsed time every 5 or 10 seconds. Use cases: Use an old tablet as a calendar or clock in your living room, with hourly time announcements. Add events to your calendar, and the tablet in the living room will announce them. This can be used to remind family members at home about dinner plans. The voice timer can help you while making coffee; it will announce the time, allowing you to focus on making the coffee without constantly checking the clock.

Screenshots

SyncML LITE 43 screens
Talking Calendar Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SyncML LITE 4 at none against Talking Calendar Clock's shown. SyncML LITE 4 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SyncML LITE 4 versus Talking Calendar Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncML LITE 4Talking Calendar Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas ZellerYihang Huang

In-app purchases

None

SyncML LITE 4

No in-app purchases

None

Talking Calendar Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SyncML LITE 4 free?
SyncML LITE 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talking Calendar Clock free?
Talking Calendar Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SyncML LITE 4 or Talking Calendar Clock have ads?
Talking Calendar Clock shows ads; SyncML LITE 4 does not.

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