Voice Over Timer vs TLA
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.
TLA
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日々の自己投資時間を記録できるアプリです。 このアプリでどれだけ自己投資ができているかを確認できます。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TLA at fortnightly against Voice Over Timer's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and TLA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Voice Over Timer ships an update every 3 months, TLA fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Timer | TLA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Gaku Ishikawa |
In-app purchases
Voice Over Timer
- Remove Ads$1.99
TLA
- 月額プラン$2.991 Month
- 年払い$29.991 Year
