Comparison

TalkingTime vs Voice Marker Clock

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

TalkingTime3 screens
Voice Marker Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TalkingTime at 93% against Voice Marker Clock's 0%. TalkingTime also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (309 vs 1). Voice Marker Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Voice Marker Clock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TalkingTime holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TalkingTime has 309 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of TalkingTime's written reviews are positive against 0% of Voice Marker Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, Voice Marker Clock every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TalkingTime versus Voice Marker Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingTimeVoice Marker Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (309 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings309 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortuisoft LLCYuichiro Niwa

Customer experience

TalkingTime

All ratings309 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.3%

Voice Marker Clock

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Voice Marker Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TalkingTime

Subscriptions1
  • Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
4 purchases

Voice Marker Clock

One-time4
  • Treat me to a donut$1.99
  • Marker - Feature Addition$3.99
  • Treat me to a hamburger$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Treat me to a sushi.$8.99

Questions

Is TalkingTime free?
TalkingTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Marker Clock free?
Voice Marker Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TalkingTime or Voice Marker Clock?
TalkingTime is rated higher. TalkingTime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while Voice Marker Clock averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TalkingTime or Voice Marker Clock have ads?
Neither TalkingTime nor Voice Marker Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkingTime or Voice Marker Clock?
TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, and Voice Marker Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, TalkingTime was updated on October 24, 2026 and Voice Marker Clock on October 24, 2026.

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