iSoundex vs Voice Over Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSoundex
Generate American and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex codes instantly. Simply input a name to receive its phonetic representation, ideal for genealogical research.
- American Soundex code generation
- Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex code generation
- Quick name input
- Instant code display
- Genealogy tool
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iSoundex lets you quickly and easily generate American and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex Codes. Just type in the name, and the codes are generated! A handy app for genealogists.
Voice Over Timer
This app provides spoken announcements of remaining time, even when running in the background or with music playing. A widget allows for quick time checks, making it ideal for situations where screen visibility is limited.
- Spoken time announcements
- Background operation
- Music playback compatibility
- Widget for time checks
- Multiple voice options
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This app is a simple voice timer that announces the remaining time aloud, even while you’re listening to music or when the app is running in the background, using local notifications. This is especially useful when you can’t look at your iPhone. You can also check the remaining time using a widget. You have a choice of four voice options: English male, English female, Japanese male, and Japanese female. For more details, you can find additional information in the “App Information” section within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Voice Over Timer at Free against iSoundex's $0.99. Voice Over Timer also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 72 months). iSoundex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Voice Over Timer is free to download; iSoundex costs $0.99 up front. Voice Over Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSoundex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice Over Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Over Timer has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of iSoundex's written reviews are positive against 56% of Voice Over Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iSoundex ships an update every 72 months, Voice Over Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSoundex | Voice Over Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 72 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Black Cat Systems | Takafumi AMANO |
Customer experience
iSoundex
Voice Over Timer
In-app purchases
iSoundex
No in-app purchases
Voice Over Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
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