SpeakTimer vs Talking Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable voice alerts
- Speech at chosen intervals
- Background voice alerts
- Multiple timers simultaneously
- Speaking stopwatches
- Quick and Custom timer types
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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
Talking Timer
This utility app provides a visual and auditory timer, ideal for activities where you need to track time without constant visual monitoring. It's perfect for creative sessions, fitness, cooking, or gaming.
- Auditory time announcements
- Visual timer display
- Hands-free operation
- Versatile for various activities
- Completely free
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Talking Timer is a timer app you can both see AND HEAR. It was initially developed for life drawing, so you know how long a pose or session will last while you focus on your work. But it has grown a lot since then. It is also useful anywhere you want to know how much time is left without constantly looking at your device — fitness routines, cooking, presentations, children’s activities, board games, or even colouring your hair! Talking Timer speaks the remaining time aloud, and now supports widgets, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones, so your running timer can stay visible outside the app. Plus it's completely FREE. No adverts, no subscription, just free. I wrote it because I use it myself - and now you can too! :-) Terms of Use: Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Talking Timer Terms of Use and Disclaimer: https://www.clivebryant.com/page/48111/talking-timer-terms-of-use-and-disclaimer Privacy Policy: https://www.clivebryant.com/page/32545/app-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Talking Timer at 100% against SpeakTimer's 54%. Talking Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). SpeakTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (218 vs 61). 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
Both are free to download. SpeakTimer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Talking Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 218 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of SpeakTimer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Talking Timer's.
SpeakTimer ships an update every 3 weeks, Talking Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeakTimer | Talking Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (218 ratings) | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynamic Apps Ltd | Clive Bryant |
Customer experience
SpeakTimer
Talking Timer
Bugs and requests
SpeakTimer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Does not record on-speech
- Does not always speak
- Doesn't work when app is not on screen
- Impossible to edit speech intervals
Requested features
6 requests- More realistic or customizable voices
- Smartly handle pluralization (e.g., '1 unit left')
- Allow sounds to be configured as well as speech (e.g., air horn)
- Start timer by voice command
- Change voice to a more peaceful/softer one
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- Ability to set alarms at specific times/days (e.g., 3:15 every Thursday)
Talking Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpeakTimer
- 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
Talking Timer
No in-app purchases









