Comparison

Voice Over Timer vs Digital Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Audible time announcements
  • Background operation
  • Music playback compatibility
  • Local notifications
  • Four voice options
Features
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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.

About

Digital Clock

This app provides a clear and attractive LED digital clock display. It's ideal for use on a nightstand or desk, offering customizable options for time format and visibility of weekdays and dates.

Highlights
  • Beautiful LED digital display
  • 12/24 hour mode switching
  • Show/hide weekdays
  • Show/hide date
Features
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Digital Clock turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a crisp retro LED display — the glow of a classic bedside or desk clock, right on your screen. Prop it up on your nightstand, desk, or home-office shelf and read the time at a glance, day or night. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Choose from several LED and LCD display styles • Show the time in 12- or 24-hour format, with optional seconds, weekday, and date • Add a blinking colon for that authentic digital-clock feel • Keep it in portrait or landscape, or lock it to the orientation you prefer • Dim the screen with a swipe for a gentle, glare-free glow at night • The display stays awake, so the clock is always there when you glance over TIMER & ALARMS • Set alarms to wake up or stay on schedule • Countdown timer, stopwatch, and a Pomodoro mode with work and break intervals • Pick your own alarm sound WIDGETS • Add Digital Clock to your Home Screen and Lock Screen DIGITAL CLOCK PRO Make it truly yours with a one-time upgrade: • Set custom digit and background colors • Use your own photo as the background • See the track currently playing in the Music app • Display any time zone in the world However you like to keep time — a stylish desk clock, a calm bedside companion, or a focus timer for work — Digital Clock has you covered.

Screenshots

Voice Over Timer3 screens
Digital Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Digital Clock at 4.4 against Voice Over Timer's 3.6. Digital Clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 20). Voice Over Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Over Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digital Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Clock has 1.3K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Voice Over Timer's written reviews are positive against 51% of Digital Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Over Timer ships an update every 3 months, Digital Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Voice Over Timer versus Digital Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Over TimerDigital Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (20 ratings)4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings201.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakafumi AMANOApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Voice Over Timer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative38.2%

Digital Clock

All ratings1,288 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative42.2%

Bugs and requests

Voice Over Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Digital Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time display issues
  • Widget only shows military time
  • Inconsistent behavior with background images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add alarm functionality
  • Improve widget customization options
  • Allow changing time format (12-hour vs. 24-hour)
  • Introduce more free customization options
  • Add weather information display

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Over Timer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Digital Clock

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$2.99

Questions

Is Voice Over Timer free?
Voice Over Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Clock free?
Digital Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Over Timer or Digital Clock?
Digital Clock is rated higher. Voice Over Timer averages 3.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Digital Clock averages 4.4 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Voice Over Timer or Digital Clock have ads?
Voice Over Timer shows ads; Digital Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Over Timer or Digital Clock?
Voice Over Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Digital Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Voice Over Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Digital Clock on September 29, 2026.

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