Presentation Clock vs Text In Church
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presentation Clock
This app provides a highly visible, customizable timer for public speaking and presentations. It features large, color-changing numbers to indicate time thresholds and can optionally provide audible or vibration alerts. The timer continues counting up past zero to show how much time has been exceeded.
- Customizable color thresholds
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Count up after zero
- Audible and vibration alerts
- Create and save multiple timers
- Simple touch controls
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This app does one thing but it does it extremely well. If you give presentations, training, tutorials, or speak publicly, this app is for you. Beautifully animated, with large, easy to read numbers that change colors at thresholds you determine. When the timer hits 0:00, the colors invert (black on red) and continue counting up indicating how long you've gone over. Fully customizable options and simple touch controls * Create and save as many timers as you want * Set time limits for color warnings to change the clock to green, yellow and red * Timers can be configured to give audible and/or vibration alerts when crossing a time limit threshold—but if you want a completely silent countdown, thats ok too :)
Text In Church
This app is an all-in-one communication platform designed for churches. It allows users to send texts, emails, and make calls to engage members, follow up with guests, and coordinate teams. Streamline your church's outreach and connection efforts with easy-to-use tools.
- Send texts and emails
- Make calls without sharing personal number
- Automate guest follow-up
- Reply in real time
- Manage groups and contacts
- Use message templates
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Text In Church: Church Communication Text, email, and call your people—follow up, remind, and build real connections. Text In Church is the all-in-one communication platform built for churches. Send texts, emails, and make calls from one place so you can easily follow up with guests, engage members, and coordinate with your teams. Whether you’re a pastor, admin, or ministry leader, this mobile app makes church communication easy, efficient, and personal. • Send texts and emails from your phone • Make calls directly from the app without sharing your personal number • Automate guest follow-up and volunteer reminders • Reply in real time to connect and care for your people • Manage groups and contacts from anywhere • Use templates to save time and stay consistent Designed for Church Leaders Text In Church simplifies your communication—across every service, ministry, small group, and event. From welcoming new guests to engaging with members, you’ll have all the tools to stay in touch and grow your church community. Join thousands of churches using Text In Church to communicate clearly, follow up better, and make every message matter. Download the app and start your free 14-day trial. Quick setup. No credit card. Real support from church-minded people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text In Church at Free against Presentation Clock's $0.99. Text In Church also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 96). Presentation Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Text In Church is free to download; Presentation Clock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text In Church holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text In Church has 4.8K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Presentation Clock's written reviews are positive against 75% of Text In Church's.
Presentation Clock ships an update every 3 months, Text In Church every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Presentation Clock | Text In Church |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (96 ratings) | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shawn Welch | Text in Church |
Customer experience
Presentation Clock
Text In Church
User reviews
Presentation Clock
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, intuitive interface requiring no instructions
- 📱 Large, highly visible display readable from distance
- 🎨 Color-coded time warnings (green/yellow/red) easy to see peripherally
- ⏱️ Counts up after time expires showing overage duration
- 🔧 Customizable preset timers for different time allotments
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and becomes unusable after recent updates
- 🐛 Display shows blank screen or missing numbers in newer iOS versions
- 👆 Touch targets for pause/reset buttons too small and inconsistent
- 🎨 Seven-segment LED font difficult to read from distance
- 🎨 Green and yellow colors hard to distinguish for colorblind users
Text In Church
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helpful for church communication
- 👍 Great customer service
- 👍 Convenient and user-friendly
- 👍 Effective for guest follow-up
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Inconsistent functionality between app and web version
- 🔒 Login issues, especially with two-factor authentication
- 💡 Limited character count in app compared to web
Bugs and requests
Presentation Clock
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Numbers/display not visible on screen (blank/black screen)
- Incompatibility with iOS 8, 9, and newer versions
- Tap targets for controls too small and hard to activate
- Tap-to-pause label inconsistently appears and disappears
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- Secondary display output misaligned on external monitors
- Timer list items reorder unexpectedly during editing
- App doesn't respond to taps or pinches
- Display cutoff on left side when using external displays
- App fails to work on iPad mini and some iPad models
Requested features
14 requests- Apple Watch companion app support
- Ability to name individual timer presets
- More than three time warning segments
- Count-up mode option (instead of countdown)
- Background timer functionality with notifications
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- Option to disable sound during color threshold changes
- Floating/picture-in-picture window for multitasking
- Synchronized timers across multiple iOS devices
- Visual progress bar or thermometer showing time used
- Larger, more accessible plus/minus buttons
- Real-time clock display alongside countdown
- Ability to set timer to end at specific clock time
- Fourth or additional time warning period
- Swipe gestures for time adjustment
Text In Church
Reported bugs
4 issues- Perpetual loading/spinning wheel on launch
- App unable to open or login
- Notifications not clearing properly
- Keyboard covering text input field
Requested features
5 requests- Save draft messages feature
- Improved character count parity between app and web
- Ability to quickly mark messages as read
- More intuitive user interface
- Seamless integration with other church management tools
In-app purchases
Presentation Clock
No in-app purchases
Text In Church
No in-app purchases
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