TalkingTime vs VoyTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Audible time announcements
- Hourly, half-hourly, quarter-hourly alerts
- Set and forget operation
- Battery efficient
- Respects phone's time format
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | TalkingTime | VoyTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (309 ratings) — better | 4.4 (149 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 56.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | 149 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | Actowise LLC |
Customer experience
TalkingTime
VoyTimer
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
TalkingTime
- Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
VoyTimer
- Pro Lifetime$3.99
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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