Comparison

Timer Vibration Text Speech vs SilentCue

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

Head to head
About

Timer Vibration Text Speech

This app provides a vibration-based timer with text-to-speech functionality. It repeats alarms and vibrations at set intervals, displays elapsed time, and can run in the background or on the lock screen. Ideal for focused study sessions without audible alerts.

Highlights
  • Vibration alarms
  • Text-to-speech alerts
  • Background operation
  • Lock screen notifications
  • Countdown and countup timers
  • One-line text notes
Features
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A simple and easy-to-use vibration text-to-speech timer free app that repeats alarms and vibrations at specified times in minutes and seconds with a one-line text notes. After the set time has elapsed, the elapsed time is counted, alarm vibration and reading text are repeated. A vibration timer with no sound if the sound is muted. It also works in the background and lock screen, and notifies the end 5 times every 5 seconds. A countdown timer and a countup timer that are convenient for studying.

About

SilentCue

This app provides silent, haptic cues for presenters to manage their time discreetly. It uses distinct vibration patterns to signal key milestones like halfway points and remaining time, allowing for seamless delivery without checking a watch or screen.

Highlights
  • Three distinct haptic signals for time milestones
  • Silent operation with screen locked
  • Customizable milestone signals
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Multiple profile configurations
  • Progress ring for backstage confidence
Features
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Every great presenter knows the feeling: you're mid-story, the audience is with you, and somewhere in the back of your mind a clock is ticking. You resist the urge to check your watch. You push through. Then you run over, or worse, you rush the ending. SilentCue solves this with a language your phone can whisper directly into your pocket. Three distinct haptic signals mark the milestones that actually matter. A single soft nudge at the halfway point. Two quick taps when two minutes remain. A sustained, unmistakable pulse when time is up. Each pattern is built using Apple's CoreHaptics framework, varying intensity, sharpness, and rhythm, so you can read the time by feel alone, even with your iPhone in your jacket pocket and the screen off. No sound. No screen. No broken eye contact. WHO IT'S FOR SilentCue was built for anyone who speaks to a room: keynote speakers, conference presenters, teachers and professors, Toastmasters members, workshop facilitators, public speaking coaches, and anyone who has ever gone seven minutes over. HOW IT WORKS Set your total presentation time (1 to 120 minutes). Press play. Put your phone in your pocket. SilentCue counts down silently in the background and fires each cue at exactly the right moment, even with the screen locked. That's it. WHAT SETS IT APART Every other haptic timer on the market fires a single buzz when the clock hits zero, the same pattern an alarm clock uses. SilentCue is the only app that delivers three semantically distinct signals timed to the arc of a live presentation. You don't just know time is up; you know you're halfway, you know two minutes remain, and you feel a clear, confident close. It's a vocabulary, not just an alarm. FEATURES Three milestone haptics: Halfway, 2 Minutes, Time's Up Each pattern genuinely distinct by feel: single tap, double tap, sustained pulse Accurate in the background and with screen locked Calm and Sharp modes: two visual themes for two mindsets Apple Watch companion: receive cues on your wrist Milestone editor: customize which signals fire and when Multiple profiles: save different configurations per presentation Progress ring for backstage confidence-checking No account. No subscription. No ads. No data collected DESIGNED FOR THE STAGE The interface operates in under 10 seconds. One tap to start. Phone in your pocket. You walk on stage. The rest is between you and your audience. Supports Dynamic Type.

Screenshots

Timer Vibration Text Speech1 screens
SilentCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SilentCue at 100% against Timer Vibration Text Speech's 56%. SilentCue also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). Timer Vibration Text Speech's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SilentCue holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer Vibration Text Speech has 70 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Timer Vibration Text Speech's written reviews are positive against 100% of SilentCue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timer Vibration Text Speech ships an update every 8 months, SilentCue every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timer Vibration Text Speech versus SilentCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimer Vibration Text SpeechSilentCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIGETO TAKAGIRobin Spagna

Customer experience

Timer Vibration Text Speech

All ratings70 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

SilentCue

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timer Vibration Text Speech

No in-app purchases

None

SilentCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timer Vibration Text Speech free?
Timer Vibration Text Speech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SilentCue free?
SilentCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timer Vibration Text Speech or SilentCue?
SilentCue is rated higher. Timer Vibration Text Speech averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while SilentCue averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Timer Vibration Text Speech or SilentCue have ads?
Timer Vibration Text Speech shows ads; SilentCue does not.
Which is updated more often, Timer Vibration Text Speech or SilentCue?
Timer Vibration Text Speech ships an update every 8 months, and SilentCue every 3 days. Most recently, Timer Vibration Text Speech was updated on October 7, 2026 and SilentCue on September 24, 2026.

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