Voice Over Timer vs Speaking Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Speaking Clock
This application provides spoken time announcements, eliminating the need to constantly check your watch. It supports multiple languages, with more planned for future updates.
- Spoken time announcements
- Multiple language support
- Voice notifications
- Free to use
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Speaking Clock announces the time aloud, so you can stay aware of the time without checking your screen. Choose automatic announcements every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, and set quiet hours to keep things peaceful when you need them. FEATURES • Spoken time announcements in English, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Japanese • Customizable announcement intervals: 15, 30, or 60 minutes • Quiet hours to pause announcements during your chosen hours • 12-hour or 24-hour time formats for both the display and spoken announcements • Tap the analog clock to hear the current time • Analog and digital clock displays with changing backgrounds • Support for iPhone and iPad • No account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speaking Clock at none against Voice Over Timer's 1. Voice Over Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 31 months) and rating (3.6 vs 3.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Speaking Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice Over Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Voice Over Timer's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speaking Clock's.
Voice Over Timer ships an update every 3 months, Speaking Clock every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Timer | Speaking Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better | 3.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Thuc Nguyen |
Customer experience
Voice Over Timer
Speaking Clock
In-app purchases
Voice Over Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
Speaking Clock
No in-app purchases
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