Comparison

Talking Timer vs Visual Multi 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 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.

Highlights
  • Auditory time announcements
  • Visual timer display
  • Hands-free operation
  • Versatile for various activities
  • Completely free
Features
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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

About

Visual Multi Timer

This app helps you manage multiple tasks simultaneously with customizable timers. It offers pre-made templates for various activities like cooking, workouts, and productivity, along with extensive personalization options. Stay on track with features like Live Activities and widgets.

Highlights
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Multi-step timer creation
  • Extensive template gallery
  • Customizable timer appearance
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
  • Homescreen widgets
  • Shortcut Actions support
Features
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Manage your time better with Timus. Cook your favorite dish with the help of cooking timers, become more productive with a Pomodoro timer, stay healthy by working out with HIIT or Tabata timers or even create custom timers to help you throughout the day MULTIPLE TIMERS AND MULTIPLE STEPS Create separate timers for every task you need and run them all at once. Easily create timers with multiple steps, it can be useful for sport, cooking, productivity or some other types of tasks HUGE TEMPLATE GALLERY Speaking of types of tasks! We prepared 20 templates for you so it would be even easier to start managing your time in a better way. Sport, Productivity, Health, Parenting, Cooking – we have it all. EASY CUSTOMIZATION Give timers your own personal touch. Choose titles, icons, colors, signals. Reorder or delete timers with dragging or swiping APPLE FEATURES ON FULL POTENTIAL See active timers in Live Activities and Dynamic Islands, use Homescreen widgets to manage your timers and start timers with Shortcut Actions without even opening the app Meet Timus, your new buddy in the kitchen, your workout partner at the gym, your teammate on the field, and your sidekick at the office. With its quick timer settings, you can focus on what matters most, whether it's work, exercise, or your daily routines. Timus has your back! Download Visual multi timer: Timus today and start making everything on time.  Have any questions? Please contact us at support@happus.co Privacy Policy: https://happus.co/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://happus.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Talking Timer4 screens
Visual Multi Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Talking Timer at none against Visual Multi Timer's 13. Talking Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Visual Multi Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Visual Multi Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Talking Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Talking Timer against 4.7 for Visual Multi Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 142 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Talking Timer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Multi Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Visual Multi Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Talking Timer versus Visual Multi Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking TimerVisual Multi Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (61 ratings) — better4.7 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClive BryantHAPPUS LLC

Customer experience

Talking Timer

All ratings61 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Multi Timer

All ratings142 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Talking Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Multi Timer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No vibration when set to silent

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch
  • macOS app
  • Ability to view timer as progress bar on lock screen
  • More free programs
  • Visual and vibratory alerts separately or combined
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  • Mac OS version

In-app purchases

None

Talking Timer

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Visual Multi Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime v2$39.99

Questions

Is Talking Timer free?
Talking Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Multi Timer free?
Visual Multi Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking Timer or Visual Multi Timer?
Talking Timer is rated higher. Talking Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Visual Multi Timer averages 4.7 from 142 ratings.
Do Talking Timer or Visual Multi Timer have ads?
Visual Multi Timer shows ads; Talking Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Timer or Visual Multi Timer?
Talking Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Visual Multi Timer monthly. Most recently, Talking Timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Visual Multi Timer on September 30, 2026.

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