Comparison

SpeakTimer vs VoiceControlled_Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

SpeakTimer

This app provides customizable voice alerts for countdowns and stopwatches. Set specific spoken messages at chosen intervals or when timers end, even when the app is in the background. It's designed for easy use in various daily activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable voice alerts
  • Speech at chosen intervals
  • Background voice alerts
  • Multiple timers simultaneously
  • Speaking stopwatches
  • Quick and Custom timer types
Features
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Make timing as easy as it’s ever been with SpeakTimer: the timer that speaks. SpeakTimer is a handy app that can be used as a personal assistant to keep you on track with a plethora of day-to-day activities in life, such as cooking, revision, workouts or taking a nap. It fulfils this through its ability to deliver speech at any points you choose, its high level of customisability to suit your specific needs, and the ability to see multiple timers at once. Voice alerts are fully customisable: the speech to be spoken is completely up to you, and so is the time at which it happens - the app is optimised to make the process of adding these very simple. You can choose to add single voice alerts here and there, or to repeat speech at regular intervals as the timer counts down. You do not have to add speech if you do not want to. After downloading the app, you will be able to enjoy the many features SpeakTimer has to offer (note that some will require a SpeakTimer PRO subscription): - Hear speech as timers count down and when they end - Hear voice alerts when the app is in the background - Works with iOS multitasking - Sleek, clean design - Extremely simple to use - Two types of timer: Quick Timer (to quickly set a timer up) and Custom Timer (to customise what the timer says and when) - Speaking stopwatches - Store and run timers simultaneously - View active timers in isolation - Reorder, delete and reset timers easily - Edit timers - ‘Jump To’ feature (allows you to jump to any point in the timer) - Change the navigation bar colour - Times to the second - Tailor timers, the interface and the app to your preferences easily Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/72988728 Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/72988728

About

VoiceControlled_Stopwatch

Control a stopwatch hands-free using voice commands. Ideal for situations where your hands are occupied, offering a convenient way to track time without physical interaction. Note that it relies on speech recognition and may not be suitable for precise timing.

Highlights
  • Voice control for start/stop
  • Hands-free operation
  • Useful for multitasking
  • Supports common voice commands
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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This app allows you to start/stop the stopwatch without using your hands. It is useful especially, you are using both hands and can't start/stop. This app is depending on Apple's speech recognition API and not suitable for .1 sec accuracy. However, you can get rough idea of time length. It will have a delay at start and end as well, so it will cancel out and will not be far apart. User can use commands as start, go, stop, end, finish. Use case example: Hand stand, cooking, maker stuff, etc...

Screenshots

SpeakTimer4 screens
VoiceControlled_Stopwatch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VoiceControlled_Stopwatch at none against SpeakTimer's 8. VoiceControlled_Stopwatch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 54%). SpeakTimer's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (218 vs 4). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SpeakTimer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. VoiceControlled_Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeakTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeakTimer has 218 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of SpeakTimer's written reviews are positive against 67% of VoiceControlled_Stopwatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SpeakTimer versus VoiceControlled_Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakTimerVoiceControlled_Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (218 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings218 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.313.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic Apps LtdKei Ito

Customer experience

SpeakTimer

All ratings218 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

VoiceControlled_Stopwatch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SpeakTimer

Subscriptions6
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

VoiceControlled_Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakTimer free?
SpeakTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoiceControlled_Stopwatch free?
VoiceControlled_Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakTimer or VoiceControlled_Stopwatch?
SpeakTimer is rated higher. SpeakTimer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while VoiceControlled_Stopwatch averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SpeakTimer or VoiceControlled_Stopwatch have ads?
SpeakTimer shows ads; VoiceControlled_Stopwatch does not.

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