Comparison

Timenotes 2.0 with web share vs Talking Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Timenotes 2.0 with web share

Track the time remaining until or since special dates with detailed countdowns. Customize events with themes, colors, and photos, and share beautiful web pages of your countdowns with friends via links or social media. Receive alarm notifications for upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Countdown to special dates
  • Count up from past events
  • Detailed time tracking (years, days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Customizable themes, colors, and photos
  • Shareable web pages for events
  • Alarm and notification reminders
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Timenotes is an app that allows you to create a reminder which will count years, days, hours, minutes and seconds to or since your special dates. You can share to your friends beautiful web-pages or post it via social networks! — How many days are left till New Year? — Surprise your girlfriend by telling the exact number of seconds gone since the first date! — Don’t miss the next Star Wars Universe movie premiere! Every event is special! You will find a lot of beautiful design themes inside! Or you can use custom color and your photos to customize events! So you can choose a different design for every single countdown. Details! With Timenotes you can collect more detailed information about each event. 117,690 seconds have gone since Steve’s party a couple of days ago. It is 2,961 minutes or 49 hours or 2 days. You wonder why you need it? Well, you can know not only how many years you have lived but also how many months, minutes and even seconds! Get a bigger scope! Sharing! Create your countdown for a party and share it wherever you want! We create beautiful web page for every event, so you share it with friends by sending them a special link. Or you can post it in social networks like Instagram, Facebook, messengers and others. Make a noise for your community! Alarm Notifications! Timenotes wouldn’t be so wonderful without alarms and notifications which remind you about an upcoming event! Don’t forget to congratulate your friends on their birthdays! Don’t miss that special game! Show your friend how close your vacation is! Enjoy it! If you have any questions and ideas for app improvements (usability, translation, interface) — please email your feedback to app@factory.mn "Beware: you’ll probably find yourself setting countdowns for everything, just to get another chance to stare that gorgeous user interface." — TheAppleBites.com

About

Talking Reminder

This app provides timely spoken reminders with customizable text and voice options. It supports various reminder types, including one-time, recurring, and interval-based alerts, and can function even when the device is locked or other apps are in use. Users can import text, manage reminder status, and adjust speaking speed and volume.

Highlights
  • Spoken reminders in over 20 languages
  • Customizable talking speed and volume
  • Multiple reminder types (one-time, recurring, interval)
  • Notifications with sound and text display
  • Import text from clipboard, keyboard, or files
  • Active/sleep status for reminders
  • Pre-set English talking sounds
Features
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Main Features: 1. Run the reminder at the indicted time 2 When the App is launched, the reminder could talk the text in more than 20 international languages at the indicted time. 3 When the device is locked or the user is using other App, the App could remind the user by playing more than 200 talking in English and also display the message in the notification bar. 4 The App includes the following five standard time reminder:One Time reminder, every hour reminder, every day reminder, every week reminder, every month reminder,interval reminder. Detail features: 1 import the text from the paste board, soft keyboard or text file. 2 In the main list, each table cell contains one cycle button at the right side, after tapping the right button,the user could change that status from active to sleep. In the sleep status, the reminder will be ignored. 3 When the reminder record is running, the right button will be stop button. So tap the stop button could stop the current reminder job. 4 The user could select the talking speed from setting view. 5 The user could control the talking volume from setting view. 6 In the main list view, at tool bar, the right one is the wizard button. Tap the wizard button, users could select the every day template, every week template or every month template. 7 In the main list view, at the tool bar, the left one is the clear button. Tap the clear button, users could delete all the reminder records from the database and notification list. 8 Play the sound file after launching the notification when the app is running. If this app is not running, when the banner of the notification is displayed, please tap the banner immediately, the app will be launched, then the sound file will be played. The duration of the sound could be more than one minute. Screenshot: In the main list view, if using the default iOS sound, only the talking text is displayed. If not, one line is for the talking notification sound and the other line is for the talking text. Tap the + button at the tool bar, the menu list is displayed. So the user could select the reminder type. In the main view list, we tap the active button, the status of reminder event will be changed to sleep. This edition includes iOS default notification sound and 228 talking sound in English. Below is the notification sounds list: 0 - 80 0 iOS default Sound 1 Go home 2 Go to school 3 Go to work 4 Go to the cafeteria 5 Do some exercise 6 Get up 7 Go to bed 8 Set out 9 Go back 10 Take a break 11 Make a reservation 12 Go dating 13 Call up 14 Send an Email 15 Go to the bank 16 Go to the hospital 17 Attend a meeting 18 Go to the grocery 19 Check out the internet 20 Check the email box 21 Play the sound 22 Play music 23 listen the talking 24 Have an afternoon Tea 25 Go to a party 26 Go shopping 27 Have the breakfast 28 Make an appointment 29 Take a photo 30 Make a deposit 31 Withdraw some cash 32 Go on a trip 33 Send a fax 34 Check out 35 Check in 36 Place an order 37 File the paper 38 Check the calendar 39 Take the wallet 40 Take the mobile phone 41 Meet the client 42 Submit the request 43 Finish the report 44 Turn on the computer 45 Turn off the computer 46 Turn on TV 47 Turn off TV 48 Turn on the security system 49 Turn off the security system 50 Turn off light 51 Turn on light 52 Send the short message 53 Water the flower 54 Take pills 55 Look at the pet 56 One Apple a day 57 A friend indeed 58 Lock the door 59 Apologize for mistakes 60 Hurry up 61 Be there on time 62 Make progress 63 Make effort 64 Make some changes 65 Make money 66 Make a compliant 67 Make some notes 68 Make the arrangement 69 Air the room 70 Ask for a help 71 Call back 72 Remit Money 73 Cancel the reservation 74 Check the schedule 75 Check the balance 76 Clean up the room 77 Comb Hair 78 Drink Something 79 Contact our friend 80 Donot let me down 81 - 228 please read the note about V5.2.1 What's new.

Screenshots

Timenotes 2.0 with web share4 screens
Talking Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timenotes 2.0 with web share at Free against Talking Reminder's $0.99. Timenotes 2.0 with web share also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Talking Reminder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Timenotes 2.0 with web share is free to download; Talking Reminder costs $0.99 up front. Timenotes 2.0 with web share sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talking Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timenotes 2.0 with web share holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timenotes 2.0 with web share has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Timenotes 2.0 with web share's written reviews are positive against 50% of Talking Reminder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timenotes 2.0 with web share ships an update every 4 months, Talking Reminder every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timenotes 2.0 with web share versus Talking Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimenotes 2.0 with web shareTalking Reminder
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry Provotorov方 沈

Customer experience

Timenotes 2.0 with web share

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative40.7%

Talking Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Timenotes 2.0 with web share

Reported bugs

61 issues
  • Application not opening, blank page
  • Blank screen
  • Ads are broken
  • Wallpaper and link features aren’t working
  • Sole functionality is broken since last update
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  • Cannot add an event prior to current date/time
  • Cannot edit previously entered Timenotes
  • Cannot edit past event dates
  • New events can only be saved with current date
  • Does not allow future dates
  • App has no ability to save a future event date
  • All it does starts counting 5 seconds and does this again and again
  • Unable to edit date/time on current events
  • Unable to select a date in the past on new events
  • App will only save current date and time
  • Not allowing set a 8th entry
  • Simply not accepting create a new note
  • Can’t edit or add
  • Doesn’t save settings
  • Cannot save anything
  • Took months and years out of notes
  • App is totally screwed, having first cleared my date settings
  • How do you edit title name?
  • Lost all my information
  • Cannot be set
  • If you select a date the time default to midnight and when you reset the time the date defaults back to today
  • Crashes out when trying to change the color
  • Time and date don’t work properly
  • Sorting the banners does not properly
  • Makes duplicates and your moves get reversed back to their original position
  • Manual sorting does not persist
  • Cannot position the countdowns in chronological order anymore
  • Newly created countdowns move back up to the top
  • UI is outdated
  • Display errors of many sorts
  • Countdown 1000 years or greater will display months, days, hours, minutes and seconds, but not the year
  • Countdown between 100 and 1000 years will show only the first digit followed by a line of periods
  • Data entry screen can't calculate remaining time in minutes or seconds when the number is much greater than 2.14 billion
  • Minutes and seconds will be rounded down to zero
  • Crashes when I try to add a new event
  • Yes or no crash
  • When I open the app, I receive a message (yes or no) and when I press a button it will crash
  • Crashes now and then
  • Alerts not ringing alarms rather just alerts in notification Center
  • Alerts came after the event not before
  • The actual event date and/or time is not shown
  • What happens to Daylight Saving?
  • Timenotes couldn't adjust that one hour difference
  • Crashes when adding a new event are gone!
  • Crashnotes
  • Crashes when you try to add a new event
  • Download an older version for some reason
  • Crashes instantly when I try to add an event
  • Since update keeps crashing
  • Crashes instantly when adding new event
  • После обновления, при каждом нажатии на "+" программа вылетает
  • This app does not work in iPad 2
  • Crashes constantly
  • Especially bad when trying to edit an event
  • Crashes if I try to edit the alert time for the second time
  • Alert on the notes keep running after a note is deleted

Requested features

29 requests
  • Add a date in the past to keep track of time passed
  • Add a day in the future for countdowns
  • More reminder alerts (e.g., daily push notification)
  • Option for more color themes
  • Add a picture as a background to an event
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  • Folders for organizing events
  • Widget for quick access
  • Ability to position countdowns chronologically
  • More color themes to choose from
  • Update app for 6+ resolution
  • Enter dates using the keyboard
  • Standard scientific constants to enter
  • Add fun things to the app
  • Show how many weeks until an event
  • Add 'all day' timing to a specific event
  • Add personal photo to an event and font color
  • Change 'to' to different words
  • See the main countdown in days or other units
  • iPad dedicated version
  • Alarms with sound
  • Selected time appear on the panel
  • Expanded alert function for monthly/weekly/daily alerts
  • Show the actual date of the event in summary
  • Show number of days for an important event on the icon
  • Count down working days till a date
  • Show only two groups of digits for each item
  • See some notes in Notification Center
  • Update icon for retina display
  • Option to see both 'until' and 'since' on the same countdown

Talking Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timenotes 2.0 with web share

One-time1
  • Block ads$0.99
None

Talking Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timenotes 2.0 with web share free?
Timenotes 2.0 with web share is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talking Reminder free?
Talking Reminder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timenotes 2.0 with web share or Talking Reminder?
Timenotes 2.0 with web share is rated higher. Timenotes 2.0 with web share averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Talking Reminder averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Timenotes 2.0 with web share or Talking Reminder have ads?
Neither Timenotes 2.0 with web share nor Talking Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timenotes 2.0 with web share or Talking Reminder?
Timenotes 2.0 with web share ships an update every 4 months, and Talking Reminder every 5 months. Most recently, Timenotes 2.0 with web share was updated on October 22, 2026 and Talking Reminder on October 28, 2026.

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