Voice Over Clock vs chimingClock
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).
chimingClock
A simple standing clock app that always displays the correct time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, requiring minimal user interaction and customization.
- Always shows correct time
- Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
- Minimal user interaction
- No customization required
- Designed for simplicity
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Standing clock that always shows correct time, and every quarter of an hour plays Westminster chimes. This application is designed to have minimal user interaction -- it just works out of the box. Despite variety of different clocks available on the app store, which support all sort of features and customizations, it's not easy to find a clock which shows only time and requires minimal user interaction and customizations -- in which case, chimingClock is exactly what you are looking for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: chimingClock at none against Voice Over Clock's shown. chimingClock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Voice Over Clock's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 9). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
Voice Over Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Over Clock has 89 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Voice Over Clock's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Voice Over Clock ships an update every 5 months, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Clock | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (89 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
Voice Over Clock
chimingClock
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
chimingClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voice Over Clock
No in-app purchases
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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