Comparison

TalkingTime vs VoyTimer

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

Head to head
About

TalkingTime

This app announces the current time audibly at user-defined intervals, such as hourly, half-hourly, or quarter-hourly. It operates efficiently in the background after initial setup, conserving battery life. The app adheres to your phone's 12-hour or 24-hour time format.

Highlights
  • Audible time announcements
  • Hourly, half-hourly, quarter-hourly alerts
  • Set and forget operation
  • Battery efficient
  • Respects phone's time format
Features
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Hear the time without stopping to look at your screen. TalkingTime gives you spoken time announcements, chimes and personal voice reminders on iPhone and iPad. Use a regular time cue to notice the passing hours while you work, study or move through your day. START WITH EASY • Use the included Easy schedule. • Choose spoken time or chimes, a voice, and 12- or 24-hour speech. • Add your own text to an enabled Easy announcement time. PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Edit Easy announcement times. • Use the separate Custom schedule at any minute, on specific dates or on selected weekdays. LEGACY PRO Your original lifetime access continues to include Easy editing and messages. The separate Custom schedule requires a Pro subscription. SET UP ANNOUNCEMENTS Keep Master Enable on and allow Notifications and Sounds for TalkingTime. Then return to the Home Screen with a normal swipe up or Home button, giving the app time to prepare your schedule. Prepared announcements use iOS local notifications and can sound when the screen is locked. Keep the device powered on. Silent mode, ringer volume, Focus and audio routing can affect what you hear. GET HELP Open It’s not working and tap Get support. Diagnostic information is sent automatically. You can also contact support@fortuisoft.com. The app and Apple purchase sheet show the current Pro price, billing period and any eligible trial. Pro is an automatically renewing subscription unless cancelled. Manage or cancel subscriptions through your Apple account. Privacy: https://www.fortuisoft.com/talkingtime/Privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

VoyTimer

This application offers a visually appealing and smooth timer experience with customizable voice alerts. Set timers by duration or completion time, and receive nudges to stay on track. Choose from seven high-quality voices for notifications.

Highlights
  • Customizable voice alerts
  • Nudge reminders
  • Define by duration or completion time
  • Count up or count down timers
  • 7 high-quality voice options
  • Pretty and smooth interface
Features
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VoyTimer provide timers that will delight you. • Timers have never been this pretty or smooth before. • Define timers by duration or completion time, receive notifications timers are done. • Add nudges that will keep reminding you while the timer is running. • Customizable notification sound, including a long list of voice reminders. • Choose from 7 high quality voices. • Timers can either count up or count down.

Screenshots

TalkingTime3 screens
VoyTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

TalkingTime and VoyTimer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of TalkingTime's written reviews are positive against 57% of VoyTimer's. VoyTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. TalkingTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and VoyTimer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TalkingTime against 4.4 for VoyTimer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 309 and 149 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of TalkingTime's written reviews are positive against 57% of VoyTimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, VoyTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TalkingTime versus VoyTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingTimeVoyTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (309 ratings) — better4.4 (149 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better56.6% of reviews
Number of ratings309 — better149
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortuisoft LLCActowise LLC

Customer experience

TalkingTime

All ratings309 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.2%

VoyTimer

All ratings148 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral11.3%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

TalkingTime

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Announcements not working after iOS updates
  • Inconsistent behavior with music/audio playback

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent time announcements (e.g., every 10 minutes)
  • Custom voice recording option
  • Integration with calendar/scheduling apps
  • Separate volume control for announcements

VoyTimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TalkingTime

Subscriptions1
  • Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
2 purchases

VoyTimer

One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$3.99
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is TalkingTime free?
TalkingTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoyTimer free?
VoyTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TalkingTime or VoyTimer?
TalkingTime is rated higher. TalkingTime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while VoyTimer averages 4.4 from 149 ratings.
Do TalkingTime or VoyTimer have ads?
Neither TalkingTime nor VoyTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkingTime or VoyTimer?
TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, and VoyTimer every 11 days. Most recently, TalkingTime was updated on November 1, 2026 and VoyTimer on November 3, 2026.

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