TalkingTime vs Clock Chime
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/
Clock Chime
This app makes tracking time fun with hourly spoken announcements that include light-hearted, humorous phrases. It offers customizable notification times and works even when the app is closed, ensuring you never miss an update with a smile.
- Humorous speaking clock
- Hourly time announcements with jokes
- Customizable notification hours
- Spoken time with fun phrases
- 24-hour format option
- Multiple alert sounds
- Themed backgrounds
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Time doesn't have to be boring. The "Clock Chime" app makes the passage of time enjoyable by telling you the time and including a light-hearted and funny phrase every minute. It's like having a fun friend who tells you the time with a smile. The "Clock Chime" app does not let an hour pass without reminding you of the time in a pleasant manner, with a nice pronunciation and a touch of humor. And don't worry about the annoyance - you have full control over the times you prefer the chime to sound. The app's notifications integrate smoothly with the operating system, which means you don't need to open the app to receive alerts. It works even when the app is closed, without using up your device's resources. Sometimes you can't look at your device to see the time; because you're busy with more important matters. Don’t worry - "Clock Chime" speaks the time with a humorous phrase as soon as you open the app, and with a simple tap, it announces the minutes and hours with a little bit of humor. If you put your device on a charging dock, the "Clock Chime" app can continuously display the time, offering beautiful themes and backgrounds to choose from. ***Features of the Clock Chime app*** 1. The first humorous-speaking clock. 2. Announces the time every hour with a joke, even when the app is closed. 3. Customize the hours you want to hear time notifications and the humorous touch in them. 4. Accurate pronunciation of time including minutes and hours with a bit of fun upon opening the app. 5. Immediate time announcement when opening the app and with a tap anywhere on the screen. 6. Option to display the time in a 24-hour format. 7. Multiple alert sounds for notifications including human voices and sound effects. 8. Provides a variety of themes, including one dedicated to supporting our brothers and sisters in Palestine, replacing light-hearted phrases with serious ones. We look forward to your suggestions by email, as many updates are coming. Your great ideas are needed to make "Clock Chime" the most entertaining and enjoyable clock app in the world. We appreciate your support, and we hope you enjoy the features of the app. Your wisdom is highly appreciated by us. *Terms of Use* https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
TalkingTime and Clock Chime both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of TalkingTime's written reviews are positive against 67% of Clock Chime's. TalkingTime also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). 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 Clock Chime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 4.6 for Clock Chime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 309 and 472 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of TalkingTime's written reviews are positive against 67% of Clock Chime's.
TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, Clock Chime every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingTime | Clock Chime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (309 ratings) | 4.6 (472 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 | 472 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | i4islam |
Customer experience
TalkingTime
Clock Chime
User reviews
TalkingTime
From 309 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reliable and consistent
- 🚀 Helps with time management
- 💡 Customizable announcements
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
- 🚀 Keeps users on track
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional stability issues
- 🔊 Low volume of announcements
- 🔊 Limited voice options
Clock Chime
From 472 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent app
- 💡 Helpful for learning Arabic time
- 🚀 Reminds users of time
- 🚀 Maintains schedule during the day
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes after update
- 🐛 Doesn't work with iOS 13 and newer
- 🐛 Doesn't announce time when screen is locked
- 💰 Overpriced for features provided
- 🔋 App drains battery
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
Clock Chime
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when changing sound settings
- Weather feature doesn't work, says server not found
- Time announcement doesn't work after device is locked
Requested features
7 requests- Add more voice options including female voices
- Improve Arabic pronunciation of time
- Add option to disable music before time announcement
- Display Arabic calendar date
- Add option to announce time every 5 or 10 minutes
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- Improve weather feature to work reliably
- Add night mode for better visibility during sleep
In-app purchases
TalkingTime
- Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Clock Chime
- Pro$0.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- ثيمات رائع جديد للساعة الناطقة$0.99
Questions
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