TalkingTime vs iShopping ACES
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/
iShopping ACES
Easily create and manage individual shopping lists. Share lists via email as PDF files and add recipe ingredients with a single click. Offers a comprehensive operation guide for user support.
- Create individual shopping lists
- Generate PDF files for sharing
- Add recipe ingredients with one click
- Multi-language support
- Comprehensive operation explanation
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iShoppinglist - discover the true fun of shopping With this app you can create your own individual shopping list with ease in the situation. It will facilitate your purchase many times and offer a relaxed shopping experience. Furthermore, the app offers the ability to create a PDF file and send via email. Thus, you can always send a shopping list to your family members. If you have any problems using the app, a comprehensive operation explanation exists. Create recipes and add the ingredients to your list with just one click. Now available in English, Spanish, Italian and French.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TalkingTime at 93% against iShopping ACES's 67%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 iShopping ACES sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TalkingTime ships an update every 6 weeks, iShopping ACES monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingTime | iShopping ACES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (309 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fortuisoft LLC | Andrea Schmerber |
Customer experience
TalkingTime
iShopping ACES
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
iShopping ACES
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TalkingTime
- Pro upgrade7 Days trial$1.991 Month
iShopping ACES
- Premium monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Premium yearly subscription$6.991 Year
- Premium full version one time$24.99
Questions
Is TalkingTime free?
Is iShopping ACES free?
Do TalkingTime or iShopping ACES have ads?
Which is updated more often, TalkingTime or iShopping ACES?
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