ListenerGS vs BubbleTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ListenerGS
This app transforms your modern device into a speech recognition input for a network-connected Apple IIGS. Speak into your device, and your words will be typed into compatible GS applications, such as text editors.
- Speech recognition for Apple IIGS
- Network connectivity
- Text input for GS applications
- Works with text editors
- Modern device integration
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ListenerGS allows you to use your modern device as a speech recognition peripheral for a network capable Apple IIGS. Your GS needs to be running System 6.0.x and have the Marinetti TCP/IP stack installed and you must have some kind of network interface on your machine. The Uthernet II card is highly recommended. Also, you must have the corresponding Listener new desk accessory installed on your GS. Because this is a new desk accessory, ListenerGS should work with any desktop application on your GS that accepts text. It works best with text editors like Hermes and Teach. With it setup, you can open a network connection from your modern device to your GS. When you tap the "Listen and Send Text" button, you will find that the words you say should be typed out onto your GS.
BubbleTimer
This utility app offers a unique approach to timekeeping, deviating from standard second-by-second displays. It focuses on maintaining a clear visual structure for time, rather than precise granular tracking.
- Unique time display
- Maintains spatial structure
- Focuses on visual clarity
- Non-traditional timer
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Some timers display right down to the second, and some maintain order and spatial structure, demanding that a grid STAY a grid, no matter what time is upon us. This clock does neither of those things, really.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BubbleTimer at every 2 days against ListenerGS's every 18 months. BubbleTimer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ListenerGS ships an update every 18 months, BubbleTimer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ListenerGS | BubbleTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halcyon Touch Software | Tutukain Software, LLC |
Customer experience
ListenerGS
BubbleTimer
In-app purchases
ListenerGS
No in-app purchases
BubbleTimer
No in-app purchases
