Voice Over Timer vs chimingClock
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 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.
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 rating: chimingClock at 4.1 against Voice Over Timer's 3.6. chimingClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. chimingClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Voice Over Timer's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.
Voice Over Timer ships an update every 3 months, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Timer | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (20 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
Voice Over Timer
chimingClock
In-app purchases
Voice Over Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
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