Comparison

Repeat Timer vs SpeakTimer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Repeat Timer

This app provides a simple and effective way to set up recurring reminders for various tasks and routines. It features customizable timers, optional interval cycles, and background operation with visual and audio notifications.

Highlights
  • Customizable repeating timers
  • Optional interval timer cycles
  • Background operation with notifications
  • Multiple alert sounds
  • Visual and audio alerts
  • Precise duration setting
Features
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The #1 best-selling repeating timer app since 2013 with over 500,000 downloads, Repeat Timer is a simple recurring reminder for all of your repeating tasks and routines – taking your medications, getting up from your desk to stretch, cooking, yoga and meditation, TV time for kids, workouts and more! –– Easy to use: Simply name your timer, set the main timer duration, choose number of repeats and press Start! –– Optional interval timer: Use the optional interval timer that runs between main timer cycles (for example, 2min – 30sec – 2min – 30sec – 2min). Great for interval workouts! –– Works in the background: Run your timer while using other apps or with the phone in sleep mode. You’ll get hands-free visual and audio notifications that you don’t need to stop or dismiss. Downloaded over 600,000 times, our Repeat Timer apps are relied on daily by parents, teachers, coaches and more around the world. Get the app and join them to stay on track with your routines, minimize stress and make your days more productive and efficient! Download Repeat Timer today to streamline all of your routines: ––––––––––––––––––––––– • Easily configure and start your timers in seconds • Repeat timer cycles up to 5 times (up to 99 when you unlock Pro) • See your timer title in notification alerts to avoid confusing them • Choose from 15 high quality alert sounds, including voice commands (40 in Pro) • Engage the optional interval timer for more versatility • Runs in the background with sound and notification alerts • Enjoy the beautiful interface with animations and sound effects • Set your precise duration to the second Thousands of people use Repeat Timer every day: ––––––––––––––––––––––– • Fitness enthusiasts use it for interval, tabata and circuit workouts • Teachers use it to time quizzes, breaks and classroom activities • Coaches use it for drills and practice sessions • Students use it for flash cards study, exams and more • Office workers use it as a reminder to get up and stretch every hour and to look away from the screen to relax your eyes every 20 minutes • Yogis use it for practice and meditation • Parents use it for TV and computer time for the kids • Seniors use it to remember to take their medications and to measure their blood sugar • Productive people use it for the Pomodoro® technique to time work/break intervals Lite / Pro differences: – 1 timer / Up to 10 timers – 5 repeats / 99 repeats – 15 alert sounds / 50 alert sounds Try Lite free and easily upgrade to Pro via in-app purchase. Thank you for taking a look and enjoy! Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://www.repeattimerapp.com/privacy/

About

SpeakTimer

This app provides customizable voice alerts for countdowns and stopwatches. Set specific spoken messages at chosen intervals or when timers end, even when the app is in the background. It's designed for easy use in various daily activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable voice alerts
  • Speech at chosen intervals
  • Background voice alerts
  • Multiple timers simultaneously
  • Speaking stopwatches
  • Quick and Custom timer types
Features
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Make timing as easy as it’s ever been with SpeakTimer: the timer that speaks. SpeakTimer is a handy app that can be used as a personal assistant to keep you on track with a plethora of day-to-day activities in life, such as cooking, revision, workouts or taking a nap. It fulfils this through its ability to deliver speech at any points you choose, its high level of customisability to suit your specific needs, and the ability to see multiple timers at once. Voice alerts are fully customisable: the speech to be spoken is completely up to you, and so is the time at which it happens - the app is optimised to make the process of adding these very simple. You can choose to add single voice alerts here and there, or to repeat speech at regular intervals as the timer counts down. You do not have to add speech if you do not want to. After downloading the app, you will be able to enjoy the many features SpeakTimer has to offer (note that some will require a SpeakTimer PRO subscription): - Hear speech as timers count down and when they end - Hear voice alerts when the app is in the background - Works with iOS multitasking - Sleek, clean design - Extremely simple to use - Two types of timer: Quick Timer (to quickly set a timer up) and Custom Timer (to customise what the timer says and when) - Speaking stopwatches - Store and run timers simultaneously - View active timers in isolation - Reorder, delete and reset timers easily - Edit timers - ‘Jump To’ feature (allows you to jump to any point in the timer) - Change the navigation bar colour - Times to the second - Tailor timers, the interface and the app to your preferences easily Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/72988728 Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/72988728

Screenshots

Repeat Timer3 screens
SpeakTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Repeat Timer at none against SpeakTimer's shown. Repeat Timer also leads on ratings volume (7.4K vs 218) and review sentiment (64% vs 54%). SpeakTimer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Repeat Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpeakTimer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Repeat Timer against 4.4 for SpeakTimer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Repeat Timer has 7.4K ratings behind it against 218, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Repeat Timer's written reviews are positive against 54% of SpeakTimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repeat Timer ships an update monthly, SpeakTimer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Repeat Timer versus SpeakTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeat TimerSpeakTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (7.4K ratings) — better4.4 (218 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better53.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7.4K — better218
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdDynamic Apps Ltd

Customer experience

Repeat Timer

All ratings7,381 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative28.5%

SpeakTimer

All ratings218 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Repeat Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Repeat Timer Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Repeat Timer Pro$3.991 Month
  • Repeat Timer Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Repeat Timer Pro$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • RT Pro customers' upgrade$9.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$19.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$39.99
6 purchases

SpeakTimer

Subscriptions6
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Repeat Timer free?
Repeat Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakTimer free?
SpeakTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Repeat Timer or SpeakTimer?
Repeat Timer is rated higher. Repeat Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while SpeakTimer averages 4.4 from 218 ratings.
Do Repeat Timer or SpeakTimer have ads?
SpeakTimer shows ads; Repeat Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Repeat Timer or SpeakTimer?
Repeat Timer ships an update monthly, and SpeakTimer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Repeat Timer was updated on September 24, 2026 and SpeakTimer on August 30, 2026.

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