Talking Timer vs SpeakTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Timer
This utility app provides spoken alerts for multiple timers, even when running in the background. Customize each timer with a unique name and message, and choose from various alert modes. Save your favorite timer configurations for quick access.
- Six independent timers
- Custom voice message per timer
- Multiple alert modes (Normal, Repeat, Alarm)
- Timer presets for saving settings
- Background operation with sound
- Available in 14 languages
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Talking Timer announces the end of your timer with a real voice — even in the background. Set up to six timers at once, each with its own name and a custom message read aloud when it finishes. Perfect for cooking, studying, workouts, and multitasking. Features • Six independent timers • Custom voice message per timer • Three modes: Normal (rings once), Repeat (auto-repeat), Alarm (rings until stopped) • Presets to save and reuse your favorite settings • Five theme colors • Works in the background with sound • Available in 14 languages with natural voices No accounts, no clutter — just clear spoken reminders when you need them.
SpeakTimer
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Speak Time It's a talking timer. It is an application that tells the time elapsed from the start in various situations such as walking, running, cycling, etc. by voice. It is a very convenient and unprecedented app that allows you to know the passage of time while watching and listening to your favorite videos. A variety of languages are supported. About 50 languages are supported. After downloading the app from the App Store, The first thing to do is set the language. When you launch the app for the first time, the language setting screen will be displayed. A list of languages from 50 countries around the world is displayed. You can select while scrolling the screen, but you can also narrow down the display to only the language. Tap the "Search" icon on the upper left. Only the language is displayed in the list. To return to the previous screen, tap the "Cancel" icon on the upper left. When you select a language, you can select male, female, and voice quality for each language. Neural -> Standard -> WaveNet will improve the quality, There is no problem if it is possible to select as you like. Confirm the voice to be used by tapping the "Save" icon on the upper right. When you tap this "Save" icon, the app's initial setup will be processed. Depending on the model you are using, you may have to wait for 1-2 minutes. A confirmation dialog will be displayed, so please select "Yes". When the initial settings are completed, the screen returns to the start screen. Also, the opening video on YouTube will be played at this time. The default setting for audio output is It is set every 15 seconds and every 10 minutes. To use timer processing, tap the "START" icon to start, Tap the "STOP" icon to finish. At this time, if a YouTube video is playing, audio is given priority. The video is paused during this time. About app functions 1.Regarding audio language settings ※Setting method Tap the "LANGUAGE" icon Transition to the language setting screen, which is the initial operation screen of the application. You can also select a language from the displayed list, You can also select the display language by tapping the "SEARCH" icon. When you select the language, a demo voice will play, so Choose your favorite language. 2. Setting the voice generation time ※Setting method Tap the "TIME" icon. Moves to the screen for setting the sound generation time. Please select the time displayed. Seconds are displayed from 1 second to 59 seconds and can be selected. The notation is from 01s to 59s. The minute is displayed from 1 minute to 59 minutes and can be selected. The notation is from 01m to 59m. The hour is displayed from 1 hour to 23 hours and can be selected. The notation is from 01h to 23h. *Notes If you set a long sound with short intervals, the set sound may disappear. 3. About timer usage history The usage history of the timer is displayed. 4. How to display YouTube videos ※Method of operation Tap the "MOVIE" icon. Enter the VideoID part displayed in "Share" on YouTube. https://youtu.be/***** VideoID is the part indicated by *** in the upper line. There are two input lines, the upper line is for inputting VideoID, and the lower line is for comment input. It will be convenient later if you enter a brief description of the video in the comment field. Enter VideoiD using alphanumeric characters. Please enter uppercase and lowercase letters correctly. It is started with the "Play" button and paused with "STOP". Also, the VideoID and comment entered by tapping the "Play" button are saved in the list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpeakTimer at Free against Talking Timer's $1.99. Talking Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, 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
SpeakTimer is free to download; Talking Timer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Talking Timer | SpeakTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masao Saeki | RamSystem |
In-app purchases
Talking Timer
No in-app purchases
SpeakTimer
No in-app purchases
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