Good Timer vs Voice Over Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good Timer
This application functions as a straightforward countdown timer. It provides audible alerts as the set time draws near, ensuring you are aware of approaching deadlines or events.
- Countdown timer
- Voice alerts
- Approaching time notification
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Good Timer is a countdown timer. It inform that the time is approaching by voice.
Voice Over Timer
This app audibly announces remaining time, even with music playing or in the background. It's useful when you can't see your screen and offers four voice options for announcements.
- Audible time announcements
- Background operation
- Music playback compatibility
- Local notifications
- Four voice options
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This app is a simple voice timer that announces the remaining time aloud, even while you’re listening to music or when the app is running in the background, using local notifications. This is especially useful when you can’t look at your iPhone. You can also check the remaining time using a widget. You have a choice of four voice options: English male, English female, Japanese male, and Japanese female. For more details, you can find additional information in the “App Information” section within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good Timer at none against Voice Over Timer's 1. Good Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 56%). Voice Over Timer's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Voice Over Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Good Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Good Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Good Timer's written reviews are positive against 56% of Voice Over Timer's.
Good Timer ships an update monthly, Voice Over Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good Timer | Voice Over Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.6 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 55.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryosuke Sasaki | Takafumi AMANO |
Customer experience
Good Timer
Voice Over Timer
In-app purchases
Good Timer
No in-app purchases
Voice Over Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
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