Voice Over Clock vs Routine Task Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Over Clock
This app announces the current time using spoken voice notifications. It works even when music is playing or the app is in the background, making it convenient when you cannot see your screen. Supports English, Italian, and Japanese.
- Spoken time announcements
- Background operation
- Local notifications
- Multi-language support
- URL scheme for automation
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This app serves as a straightforward voice clock. It utilizes local notifications to announce the time, even when music is playing or when the app is running in the background. This feature is especially handy when you can’t readily view your iPhone screen. The voice is accessible in three languages: English, Italian, and Japanese. For further details, please refer to the “App Information” section within the app. ■ About URL Scheme (Format) voclockjp://aa/bb/cccc/dddd vocjp://aa/bb/cccc/dddd Parameters: aa: Can be “on,” “off,” or “time” (to announce the current time). bb: Time Interval. cccc: Start Time (24-hour format, 4 digits - hhmm). dddd: Stop Time (24-hour format, 4 digits - hhmm).
Routine Task Timer
This app guides you through daily routines by announcing each task and its remaining time. It helps prevent time-wasting during activities like studying, training, or housework, ensuring smoother task completion.
- Task announcements with remaining time
- Supports morning routines
- Aids in studying and training
- Helps with housework efficiency
- Prevents time-wasting
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RoutineTImer helps you focus on your routine works! RoutineTimer announces each tasks of your routine with remaining time based on the time that is taken to complete each tasks you set. For instance, If you have difficult to finish your morning routine smoothly, RoutineTimer would be your good partner. And also, on studying, training, housework, Routine Timer prevent you from wasting your time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Routine Task Timer at fortnightly against Voice Over Clock's every 5 months. Routine Task Timer also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 67%). Voice Over Clock's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 18). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Voice Over Clock against 4.4 for Routine Task Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Voice Over Clock's written reviews are positive against 90% of Routine Task Timer's.
Voice Over Clock ships an update every 5 months, Routine Task Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Clock | Routine Task Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (89 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Hiroki Sakamoto |
Customer experience
Voice Over Clock
Routine Task Timer
Bugs and requests
Voice Over Clock
Reported bugs
12 issues- Audio not working after iOS updates (iOS 15, iOS 14, etc.)
- App stops announcing time in the background after updates
- Audio is inconsistent, sometimes not working
- Sound is too quiet or inaudible
- App stops working after phone updates
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- Audio does not work on lock screen
- Voice announcement is inaccurate
- App stops announcing time after a period of use
- Audio not working with Bluetooth devices
- App only makes alert sound instead of speaking when not in foreground
- Announces wrong time
- Audio cuts out or is unstable
Requested features
16 requests- Ability to adjust the volume of the time announcement
- Option to set specific times for announcements
- Ability to set announcements for specific days of the week
- More English voice options
- Ability to pause other audio when announcing time
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- Option to have the app pause other audio to announce time
- Ability to select speaker output
- 24-hour voice announcement option
- Option for a simple alert sound instead of voice
- Ability to set multiple time slots for announcements
- Option to include seconds in the time announcement
- Softer voice options
- Spanish language support
- 6- or 12-minute interval options
- 24-hour format option
- Ability to announce time on Apple Watch
Routine Task Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voice Over Clock
No in-app purchases
Routine Task Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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