Talk Time vs Remote Stage Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talk Time
This utility helps manage speaking time on stage. Set your desired duration and receive visual and vibration alerts as your time nears its end. The interface changes color and sounds an alert when time is up, also indicating how much time has been exceeded.
- Set speaking duration
- Visual alerts before time ends
- Vibration alerts before time ends
- Color change at time expiration
- Auditory alert at time expiration
- Tracks time overage
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Talk Time is an easy but helpful tool for all people talking on stage. You put in you time you want to talk and with the start the time is running out. You can modify how many minutes before your time ends a visual sign and a vibration will recognize you. At the end of the time the colour is changing and a sound appear. The time is running on and so you can see how much you are over the planned time. For comments and questions contact app@pm-international.com
Remote Stage Timer
This app helps presenters stay on schedule by providing a remotely controllable timer. It can be set up on multiple devices on the same Wi-Fi network, with visual cues for approaching deadlines and customizable end-of-countdown actions.
- Remote control functionality
- Single app for control and display modes
- Visual deadline warnings (Yellow/Red)
- Customizable end-of-countdown actions
- Multiple display support
- Countdown and count-up modes
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Remote Stage Timer is a free countdown system for live events—worship services, conferences, classrooms, and productions. Use one app on every device. On each device, choose Control (operator) or Display (stage screen). Switch anytime with the gear icon. How it works • Put all devices on the same Wi‑Fi network • Enter the same Room Code so your session stays private • Set one device as Control and the rest as Displays • Devices usually find each other within a few seconds A common setup Use an iPhone or Mac as Control, and iPads (or phones) as Displays where presenters can see them—or a discreet phone on a podium controlled from offstage. Warnings Yellow and red thresholds (in minutes) help presenters see when time is running out. When the countdown ends After a brief flash at 00:00, choose what happens next: • None — stay on 00:00 • Count Up — show overtime so everyone knows how far past the limit • Flash — flash 00:00 in red until you stop it • Clock — switch to the current time Also included • Multiple Displays from one Control • Adjust the time while the countdown is running • Font size control for stage readability • Always-on dark interface; screen stays awake during use • Space bar Start/Stop on Mac Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Timing runs entirely on your local network—no account and no internet required for a session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Remote Stage Timer at 5.0 against Talk Time's 3.7. Remote Stage Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 100 months). Talk Time's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Remote Stage Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Talk Time ships an update every 100 months, Remote Stage Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talk Time | Remote Stage Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 100 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PM-International AG | Ricky Gore |
Customer experience
Talk Time
Remote Stage Timer
In-app purchases
Talk Time
No in-app purchases
Remote Stage Timer
No in-app purchases
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