TalkingTimer™ vs SpeakTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TalkingTimer™
A voice-activated countdown timer that verbally announces remaining time, eliminating the need to check your device. Save custom timer settings, personalize the look, and utilize features like location logging and flashlight notifications.
- Voice-activated time setting
- Verbal remaining time announcements
- Save custom timer presets
- Run up to 3 timers simultaneously
- Customizable skins and button designs
- Flashlight and ringtone notifications
- Location logger and distance filter
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Ver.2 Update You can settings time by your voice. No touch, No look ,can use voice count down timer. Add new functions Location logger and distance filter voice notifications. •This is a totally brand new cooking timer, which verbally tells you the remaining time without physically checking your iPhone. •You can save frequently used timer settings, and also customize the look of the timer to your favorite! Features •This timer will tell to you not only when the time is up but also the remaining time that can be pre-configured. It can be used as countdown timer. •Frequently used timer settings can be saved, such as a timer for boiling pasta or eggs, filling a bathtub with hot water. •Features numerical keypad. •Run maximum of 3 timers simultaneously. •Create your favorite look by changing the skin or button design. •Enjoy cooking with your customized talking timer! •Can be switched into flashlight notification when the app is running, or simple ringtone instead of a voice. Customize •Pre-set time settings into 27 different buttons. •Background could be chosen from 15 different color. •154 different Icon pictures •29 ringtones & 2 voices (Japanese & English) •Rotate iPhone sideways for a larger view Enjoy using the app! •Takes only one push to start the timer for Cup noodles and filling a bathtub! •Change the 3 minutes Cup noodles time settings into your preferred time. •The voice notification feature won’t waste your time pulling your iPhone out of your pocket! •Inform you with remaining time for you to multitask effectively! •Put into flashlight notification in case you want the app to be silent. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SpeakTimer
This app provides customizable voice alerts for countdowns and stopwatches. Set specific spoken messages at chosen intervals or when timers end, even when the app is in the background. It's designed for easy use in various daily activities.
- Customizable voice alerts
- Speech at chosen intervals
- Background voice alerts
- Multiple timers simultaneously
- Speaking stopwatches
- Quick and Custom timer types
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Make timing as easy as it’s ever been with SpeakTimer: the timer that speaks. SpeakTimer is a handy app that can be used as a personal assistant to keep you on track with a plethora of day-to-day activities in life, such as cooking, revision, workouts or taking a nap. It fulfils this through its ability to deliver speech at any points you choose, its high level of customisability to suit your specific needs, and the ability to see multiple timers at once. Voice alerts are fully customisable: the speech to be spoken is completely up to you, and so is the time at which it happens - the app is optimised to make the process of adding these very simple. You can choose to add single voice alerts here and there, or to repeat speech at regular intervals as the timer counts down. You do not have to add speech if you do not want to. After downloading the app, you will be able to enjoy the many features SpeakTimer has to offer (note that some will require a SpeakTimer PRO subscription): - Hear speech as timers count down and when they end - Hear voice alerts when the app is in the background - Works with iOS multitasking - Sleek, clean design - Extremely simple to use - Two types of timer: Quick Timer (to quickly set a timer up) and Custom Timer (to customise what the timer says and when) - Speaking stopwatches - Store and run timers simultaneously - View active timers in isolation - Reorder, delete and reset timers easily - Edit timers - ‘Jump To’ feature (allows you to jump to any point in the timer) - Change the navigation bar colour - Times to the second - Tailor timers, the interface and the app to your preferences easily Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/72988728 Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/72988728
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TalkingTimer™ at none against SpeakTimer's 8. TalkingTimer™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.3). SpeakTimer's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (54% vs 32%). On price, update cadence 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. SpeakTimer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TalkingTimer™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpeakTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeakTimer has 218 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of TalkingTimer™'s written reviews are positive against 54% of SpeakTimer's.
TalkingTimer™ ships an update every 2 weeks, SpeakTimer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkingTimer™ | SpeakTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (21 ratings) | 4.4 (218 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 218 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tama Co.,Ltd. | Dynamic Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
TalkingTimer™
SpeakTimer
In-app purchases
TalkingTimer™
No in-app purchases
SpeakTimer
- SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- SpeakTimer PRO Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
- SpeakTimer PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
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- SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- SpeakTimer PRO Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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