Comparison

SpeakTimer vs subX Timer

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

subX Timer

This app provides a modern and intuitive timer for speedcubing enthusiasts. It allows users to log and track solves, view results and averages, and share best times with friends. Customize your experience with different cube types, sessions, and haptic feedback options.

Highlights
  • Log and track solves
  • View results and averages
  • Share best solves with scrambles
  • Select cube type for scrambles
  • Create multiple sessions
  • Pre-inspection countdown
  • Haptic and confetti feedback
Features
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SubX! Simple, elegant and intuitive speed cube timer. Features: - Log, track your solves while a new scramble is provided upon finishing a solve. - View all of your results and averages. - Share any of your best solves with the scramble via text message to your friends to challenge them. - Choose your cube for the scramble to update accordingly. - Create multiple sessions with an identifier. - Pre-inspection timer count down to practice for competitions. - Turn on and off haptic feed back. - Turn on and off confetti celebration after beating your best time. - Dark mode compatable. An app that will help you get faster on the go. More features to come! Stay tuned.

Screenshots

SpeakTimer4 screens
subX Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: subX Timer at 5.0 against SpeakTimer's 4.4. subX Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). SpeakTimer's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.3 vs 16.0). On price 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. SpeakTimer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. subX Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

subX Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeakTimer has 218 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SpeakTimer versus subX Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakTimersubX Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (218 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic Apps LtdJesse Rubio

Customer experience

SpeakTimer

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

subX Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

subX Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakTimer free?
SpeakTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is subX Timer free?
subX Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakTimer or subX Timer?
subX Timer is rated higher. SpeakTimer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while subX Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SpeakTimer or subX Timer have ads?
SpeakTimer shows ads; subX Timer does not.

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