Talking Alarm vs The Analog Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Alarm
This utility app provides spoken time announcements for alarms and reminders. Set custom alerts to hear the current time when your alarm triggers, ensuring you're always aware of the time without needing to check your device.
- Spoken time announcements
- Customizable alarm times
- Background operation
- Reminder functionality
- Device silent mode warning
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Set yourself an alarm that speaks the current time when it goes off. You can be woken in the morning with "The time is 8:00 AM" or be reminded when you need to leave work with "The time is 5:00 PM". No need to leave the app open, just set your alarms and close the app. Please note: Your device must not be set to silent, if it is set to silent the alarm sound will not play. Recommended notification settings for best results: - Sounds: ON - Alert Style When Unlocked: Alerts These settings are accessible from: Home Screen->Settings->Talking Alarm->Notifications
The Analog Clock
This app displays a customizable analog clock on your entire screen. Personalize background and theme colors, and choose between numbers or Roman numerals for the dial. A premium plan unlocks all designs and advanced customization options.
- Full-screen analog clock display
- Ad-free clock viewing
- Landscape orientation support
- Customizable background and theme colors
- Choice of number or Roman numeral dial
- Access to all designs with Premium Plan
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What can you do with “The Analog Clock” app? ・Display analog clock on the entire screen ・No ads when displaying the clock ・Landscape display are supported ・Background color, theme color, dial letters can be changed It's the perfect app to keep your analog clock. No ads are displayed when the clock is displayed! It also supports landscape orientation and can be used for many purposes. About the clock appearance change function ・For the background color, you can choose your favorite color. ・You can choose the theme color of the clock from two types, white and black. ・You can choose from two types of clock letters: numbers and Roman numerals. Additionally, there is a Premium Plan for a more comfortable experience. Premium Plan Benefits ・Access to all designs! ・Regular additions of new designs! ・No advertisements. ・With the premium plan, you can customize even the smallest details of your clock design, choosing from a wider range of designs! Clock Design Customization Features in the Premium Plan ・Customize the design of the hour hand, minute hand, second hand, and clock face. ・Freely specify background color, hour and minute hand design, second hand design, clock face design, text color, and frame color. ・You can choose from two types of clock letters: numbers and Roman numerals. Customize to your favorite colors and enjoy your personalized analog clock! Terms of Use： https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Analog Clock at 4.6 against Talking Alarm's 3.3. The Analog Clock also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 12) and device support (4 vs 2). Talking Alarm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and review sentiment 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. The Analog Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Talking Alarm asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Analog Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Analog Clock has 2.4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 54% and 54% positive.
Talking Alarm ships an update every 3 months, The Analog Clock every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Alarm | The Analog Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burnt Slice | Vida Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
Talking Alarm
The Analog Clock
Bugs and requests
Talking Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Analog Clock
Reported bugs
2 issues- Clock time not displaying correctly
- Ads interfering with other app functions
Requested features
4 requests- Add alarm and timer functions
- Reduce ads and tracking
- Allow more customization options
- Improve time accuracy
In-app purchases
Talking Alarm
No in-app purchases
The Analog Clock
- Premium Plan - 1 Month$3.991 Month
- Premium Plan - 1 Year7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Premium Plan - 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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