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 straightforward voice timer. It can audibly announce the remaining time even while you're listening to music or when the app is in the background, thanks to local notifications. This feature is particularly handy when you can't directly see your iPhone. 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 review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Voice Over Timer's advantage is ratings volume (19 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Good Timer against 3.7 for Voice Over Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Good Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Voice Over Timer's.
Good Timer ships an update monthly, Voice Over Timer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good Timer | Voice Over Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 19 — 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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