Cuckoo vs Voice Marker Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuckoo
This utility app simulates a cuckoo clock, chiming every hour and half-hour. Users can toggle the cuckoo sound on or off and customize alarm modes. Additional sounds and background images are available for purchase, along with an option to remove ads.
- Hourly and half-hourly cuckoo chimes
- Customizable alarm modes
- Add-on purchases for sounds and backgrounds
- Ad removal option
- Toggleable cuckoo sound
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This is "Cuckoo Clock". When this app running, Cuckoo sing every hour and every 30minutes. When you want hear Cuckoo Singing, press the switch button inside of bottom.Cuckoo Singing about 30 Hour. If you don't need Cuckoo, please switch off again. You can change Alarm mode and Custom. And can buy add-on for additional sounds, background images also remove Ad. App URL scheme is: cuckoo://
Voice Marker Clock
This analog clock app reads the time aloud at customizable intervals and allows users to set colored time markers with countdowns and notifications. It can also function as a simple, silent clock when needed.
- Voice time announcements
- Customizable announcement intervals
- Colored time markers
- Countdown to marked time
- Sound notifications for marked time
- Simple clock mode
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An analog clock with voice reading and time marking—perfect for busy mornings! ● Voice Time Announcements The time will be read aloud at regular intervals (every second / 10 seconds / 30 seconds / 1 minute / 10 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour). ● Mark Time with Colors Add colored markers to the time, and you can see the remaining time until the marker. You'll also receive a sound notification when the marked time is reached. ● Can Be Used as a Simple Clock When not needed, you can turn off the time announcements and hide the markers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cuckoo at 68% against Voice Marker Clock's 0%. Voice Marker Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Cuckoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Voice Marker Clock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cuckoo ships an update every 3 months, Voice Marker Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuckoo | Voice Marker Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | Yuichiro Niwa |
Customer experience
Cuckoo
Voice Marker Clock
In-app purchases
Cuckoo
- Cuckoo Premium Feature$0.99
Voice Marker Clock
- Treat me to a donut$1.99
- Marker - Feature Addition$3.99
- Treat me to a hamburger$4.99
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- Treat me to a sushi.$8.99
Questions
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Do Cuckoo or Voice Marker Clock have ads?
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