TalkingTime vs TimeSpeaker
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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• TalkingTime speaks the time on the hour, half-hour and/or quarter-hour. • "Set and forget". The app only runs during setup so you can do other stuff with your phone, and it won't run down your battery. • TalkingTime respects the 12 (AM/PM) or 24-hour time setting of your phone. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.fortuisoft.com/talkingtime/Privacy.html
TimeSpeaker
This utility app announces the time and temperature at user-defined intervals. It can also record short videos triggered by specific events and control HomeKit lights and sensors. The app allows for public time announcements and displays temperature data from connected sensors.
- Periodic time and temperature announcements
- Configurable announcement intervals
- Trigger-based video recording
- HomeKit sensor temperature display
- HomeKit light control
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This application tells the time and/or temperature at chosen intervals. It might make five separate announcements at times you can set. Besides, it can records short videos with selected camera which starts recording with a trigger you can set. Using TimeSpeaker you can make public time announcements periodically or special announcements at certain times while you are playing background music. If you have HomeKit sensors set at your device you can see temperature data of that sensor. HomeKit lights can be seen and can be controlled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TalkingTime at 93% against TimeSpeaker's 33%. TalkingTime also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.0). TimeSpeaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On 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
TalkingTime is free to download; TimeSpeaker costs $0.99 up front. TalkingTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. TimeSpeaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
TalkingTime holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TalkingTime has 308 ratings behind it against 2, 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 33% of TimeSpeaker's.
TalkingTime ships an update every 2 months, TimeSpeaker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingTime | TimeSpeaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (308 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | UMIT CELEN |
Customer experience
TalkingTime
TimeSpeaker
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
TimeSpeaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TalkingTime
- Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
TimeSpeaker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TalkingTime free?
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Do TalkingTime or TimeSpeaker have ads?
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