Comparison

Talking Counter vs Talking Timer

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

Head to head
About

Talking Counter

This app offers versatile counting solutions with multiple input methods, including gestures, sound, and proximity sensors. It supports various international languages for counting and includes timer functions for countdowns. Ideal for exercises, cooking, or learning new languages.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based counting (tap, pinch, swipe)
  • Sound detection counting
  • Proximity sensor counting (iPhone only)
  • Countdown and count-up timers
  • Multilingual voice output
  • Adjustable counting steps
Features
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Simple and powerful, Count in different ways, Talking in many international languages. This App includes: 1)13 gesture talking counters 2)one talking counter by sound detection 3)one talking counter by proximity sensor detection (only available for iPhone) 4)every minute count down talking counter. 5)every minute count up talking counter. 6)every second count down talking counter. 7)every second count up talking counter. In many situations, we need to count one by one. two by two or three by three. For example, we exercise in the work out room, we cook in our kitchen, we do our experiments in the laboratory, we study in the classroom. With the help of this App, we could count easily. If we travel to other countries, we have to learn to count in some international language. With the help of this App, we could learn to count in new language quickly. If we have the event to do after several minutes, we could use the timer counter to count down by talking. Also we could select the talking unit between the second unit and the minute unit. Some times, we like to tap our screen to count. Some times, we like to use other gestures to count such as pinch, double tap or swipe. Sometimes, we like to count when we are acting or walking, in this case, we could use the proximity sensor detection in this App to count. (Proximity sensor is only available in iPhone) Sometimes, we like to count when our iOS devices are two meters away from us, in this case, we could use the sound detection in this App. The gesture could be : 1 Single Tap 2 Double Tap 3 Pinch 4 Rotation 5 Pan 6 Long Press 7 Swipe Up 8 Swipe Down 9 Swipe Left 10 Swipe Right 11 Swipe Up or Swipe Down 12 Swipe Left or Swipe Right 13 Swipe Up or Down or Left or Right The default talking language in this App is US English. But we could select the following languages from the setting view: 1 Thai 2 Portuguese BR 3 Slovak 4 French CA 5 Romanian 6 Norwegian 7 (fi-FI) Finnish 8 (pl-PL) Polish 9 (de-DE) German 10 (nl-NL) Netherlands 11 (id-ID) Indonesian 12 (tr-TR) Turkish 13 (it-IT) Italian 14 (pt-PT) Portuguese 15 (fr-FR) French FR 15 (ru-RU) Russian 16 (es-MX) Spanish MX 17 (zh-HK) Chinese HK 18 (sv-SE) Salvador SE 19 (hu-HU) Hungarian 20 (zh-TW) Chinese TW 21 (es-ES) Spanish ES 22 (zh-CN) Chinese CN 23 (nl-BE) Dutch BE 24 (en-GB) English GB 25 (ar-SA) Argentina SA 26 (ko-KR) Korean 27 (cs-CZ) Czech 28 (en-ZA) English ZA 29 (en-AU) English AU 30 (da-DK) Danish DK 31 (en-US) English US 32 (en-IE) English IE 33 (hi-IN) Hindi IN 34 (el-GR) Greek GR 35 (ja-JP) Japanese The default counting step is One, but we could update the step to other numbers such as 2,3,4,5. In the timer counter, we could select to count up or count down. In the proximity sensor counter, we just cover the left top of the iPhone for one seconds or two seconds, the iPhone will talk the counting. In the sound detection counter, we need to update the sound pitch level in order to make our sound be detected by the device. If we enable to talk when counting, this App will start detecting for the next count only after the talking for the first counting is finished.If we disable the talking, this App will start detecting for the next count about one second later after the first counting is finished. This edition could talk to the upcoming phone call with the phone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or newer. 1: accept the coming phone call, 2: when this App start talking, the other could hear the talking of this app from his or her phone. This feature is not available for sound counter. Question:How to make the counting down job for gesture, sound or proximity counting? Answer: In the setting view, make the steps of counting less than zero. The same for the counter in watch. Question:How to start the counting job from the number different from zero? Answer: in iOS, set the reset value. For watch, set the clear value in the setting view, tap reset button in the main view.

About

Talking Timer

Features
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Talking Timer is a simple yet powerful countdown and count-up timer that speaks the time aloud, helping you stay focused without constantly looking at your screen. Perfect for workouts, yoga, meditation, games, presentations, and daily routines, Talking Timer keeps you in sync by announcing each time interval clearly and audibly. How it works Set a countdown - for example, starting from 5 and Talking Timer will speak: “Five, Four, Three, Two, One.” You can also enable repeat mode to loop the counting automatically, making it ideal for interval-based activities. FEATURES - Countdown & Count-up modes - Repeat counting - Start delay & repeat delay - Mute option - Adjustable font size & color - Dark & Light themes

Screenshots

Talking Counter4 screens
Talking Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Talking Timer at Free against Talking Counter's $0.99. Talking Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Talking Counter's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Talking Timer is free to download; Talking Counter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Counter ships an update every 2 months, Talking Timer daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Talking Counter versus Talking Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking CounterTalking Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈Arun D

In-app purchases

None

Talking Counter

No in-app purchases

None

Talking Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Counter free?
Talking Counter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talking Timer free?
Talking Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talking Counter or Talking Timer have ads?
Neither Talking Counter nor Talking Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Counter or Talking Timer?
Talking Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Talking Timer daily. Most recently, Talking Counter was updated on September 27, 2026 and Talking Timer on September 13, 2026.

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