Comparison

TalkingTime vs Warranty Vault

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

Warranty Vault

Features
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WarrantyVault keeps all your warranties in one place and reminds you before coverage runs out, so you never miss the chance to claim a repair or replacement. FREE TO DOWNLOAD WarrantyVault is free to download. Track 3 products with expiry alerts and use 3 receipt scans for free. A one-time Lifetime Unlock adds unlimited products, unlimited receipt scans and CSV export. No subscription. TRACK EVERY WARRANTY - Add any product: name, brand, category, purchase date, warranty end date, price and serial number - Save coverage details and the store's name, address, phone and email - Add a product photo from your camera or photo library - See the days left and a warranty timeline for each product - Search by product or brand, and filter by category - Share a product's warranty details in one tap SCAN RECEIPTS - Scan a paper receipt with your camera - On-device text recognition picks out the product, store, purchase date, total and serial number when it finds them, and saves the product to your vault EXPIRY ALERTS - Reminders 30 days, 7 days and 1 day before a warranty ends; turn each one on or off - The Alerts tab lists everything that is expiring soon APPLE INTELLIGENCE On supported devices, on-device Apple Intelligence reads receipts more accurately, suggests the brand, category and typical warranty length as you add a product, and gives a short warranty insight for each product. DASHBOARD See how many warranties you have, which ones expire soon and what you added recently. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your warranties are stored on your device - No account and no sign-in - Receipts are read on your device LIFETIME UNLOCK (one-time in-app purchase) - Unlimited products - Unlimited receipt scans - Export all your warranties to a CSV file If you bought WarrantyVault when it was a paid app, Lifetime is already included. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://sincere-composer-5fe.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-WarrantyVault-34dbdbba6aa680f9a6fce811ea6ce9f3 Terms and Conditions: https://sincere-composer-5fe.notion.site/Terms-and-Conditions-WarrantyVault-34dbdbba6aa680709fc7d25645aa77d7 Website: https://approtic.in Support: https://approtic.in/support

Screenshots

TalkingTime3 screens
Warranty Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Warranty Vault at none against TalkingTime's 1. TalkingTime's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TalkingTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Warranty Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, Warranty Vault every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TalkingTime versus Warranty Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingTimeWarranty Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (309 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings309 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortuisoft LLCDIGITALSTALK PRIVATE LIMITED

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

Warranty Vault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TalkingTime

Subscriptions1
  • Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
None

Warranty Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkingTime free?
TalkingTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warranty Vault free?
Warranty Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TalkingTime or Warranty Vault have ads?
Neither TalkingTime nor Warranty Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkingTime or Warranty Vault?
TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, and Warranty Vault every 5 months. Most recently, TalkingTime was updated on October 24, 2026 and Warranty Vault on October 20, 2026.

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