Comparison

Talking Timer vs Chatty Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Chatty Timer

Features
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Hear your timer. See your time add up. Chatty Timer brings voice cues, focus and workout timers, a talking stopwatch, and activity history together. Use it for study sessions, desk work, or training, then look back at the time you put in. FOCUS AND BREAKS Set your focus time, break time, and number of sets. Alternate between focused work and rest for Pomodoro study sessions or everyday tasks. Spoken start and end cues help you follow the routine without constantly checking the screen. WORKOUT INTERVALS Set work and rest periods and repeat them across multiple sets. Hear phase changes, remaining sets, and the final 3, 2, 1 countdown. Use timed intervals for HIIT or Tabata, or finish each strength-training set manually before starting your rest. SEE YOUR TIME ADD UP Save your activities and review daily, weekly, and monthly totals. Use labels to organize study, work, and workouts, and see your activity in daily charts. Set weekly or monthly time goals and check your progress. A TALKING STOPWATCH Hear elapsed time at the interval you choose. Record laps and splits, then pause and save the session to your activity history. SAVE YOUR ROUTINES Keep your favorite focus and interval settings as presets, ready for your next session. A standard timer and alarm are also included. Stopwatch elapsed time announcements continue while timing, even with the screen locked or another app open. Force-quitting the app stops announcements. Timer history follows each preset's save setting; stopwatch sessions are saved manually. BACKUP AND RESTORE Back up your alarm and timer settings and imported audio to iCloud. Restore a backup to carry them over when you change devices. PREMIUM Most features are available for free. Premium includes: – Hide all ads – Automatically stop alarms – Stop alarms without unlocking your device, using notifications or volume buttons ――――――――――――――――――――― VOICEVOX is used for Japanese character voice synthesis. VOICEVOX:ずんだもん / VOICEVOX:四国めたん / VOICEVOX:春日部つむぎ / VOICEVOX:雨晴はう Character voices speak Japanese only. When using these voices, titles and notes written in the Latin alphabet may not be read correctly. Use a system voice for English voice cues. ――――――――――――――――――――― Get started with Chatty Timer for free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, you can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://alarmclock.jp/va/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://alarmclock.jp/va/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Talking Timer4 screens
Chatty Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chatty Timer at Free against Talking Timer's $1.99. Talking Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Chatty Timer is free to download; Talking Timer costs $1.99 up front. Chatty Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Talking Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Timer ships an update every 5 days, Chatty Timer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Talking Timer versus Chatty Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking TimerChatty Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB242 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMasao Saekitadahito hiraoka

In-app purchases

None

Talking Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chatty Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Service$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Talking Timer free?
Talking Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chatty Timer free?
Chatty Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Talking Timer or Chatty Timer have ads?
Chatty Timer shows ads; Talking Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Timer or Chatty Timer?
Talking Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Chatty Timer every 8 days. Most recently, Talking Timer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chatty Timer on October 25, 2026.

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