Comparison

Interval Voice Clock vs The Time Is

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

Head to head
About

Interval Voice Clock

This app announces the current time at customizable intervals, allowing for hands-free time checks. It offers adjustable volume, voice options, and background playback, functioning entirely offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable announcement intervals
  • Adjustable announcement volume
  • Choice of male or female voice
  • Background playback support
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple announcement types
Features
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Signal Time is a simple and easy-to-read app that announces the time at regular intervals. By default, it announces the time every 10 seconds (customizable). Use it in various situations—have it read the time aloud while you're busy getting ready in the morning, or check the time hands-free in the kitchen while waiting for your favorite show to start. No internet connection is required; the app works entirely offline. * Adjust the volume of both the second-hand sound and voice announcements (can be muted) * Set the announcement interval (from every 10 seconds to every hour) * Choose the type of voice used for announcements (female or male) * Supports background playback * Choose the type of announcements (Standard, Simple and Minimal)

About

The Time Is

This utility app announces the time with real human voices and classic chimes, offering customizable hourly and half-hourly alerts. It operates offline, respects user privacy, and provides a one-time purchase for full access.

Highlights
  • Real human voice announcements
  • Multiple chime styles
  • Customizable hourly alerts
  • Half-hour chime option
  • Offline functionality
  • No data collection or tracking
  • One-time purchase
Features
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The Time Is. Not a notification. Not an alarm. Not another app demanding your attention. Just time — spoken clearly, on your schedule, exactly the way you want it. The Time Is announces the hour and half-hour using real human voices and classic chimes. No robotic text-to-speech. No gimmicks. Just a clean, reliable reminder that keeps you anchored in your day without ever pulling you out of it. You set the rules. Choose which hours you want to hear. Skip the ones you don't. Pick a voice that feels right. Select a chime that doesn't make you flinch. Enable the half-hour chime when you need tighter awareness. Mute it all when you need silence. The app bends to your day — not the other way around. — VOICES — Multiple real human voices to choose from. Darren. Lamin. Lucy. Suzanne. Evan. Karen. Zoe. Pick the one that fits your vibe and let it ride. — CHIMES — 6 chime styles built for every mood and setting: · Air Plane — clean and modern · Big Ben — classic and commanding · Bright — cheerful and light · Fun — playful and upbeat · Cuckoo — charming and nostalgic · Grandfather — warm and timeless — HOURLY CONTROL — Full hour-by-hour selection. Enable every hour. Select just your work hours. Or dial it down to a handful of checkpoints that actually matter. Select All or Select None — total flexibility, zero friction. — HALF-HOUR CHIME — Need finer awareness between the hours? Turn on the half-hour chime and stay even more in tune with your day. — BUILT FOR REAL LIFE — The Time Is works completely offline. No internet connection required — ever. It runs quietly in the background, respects your focus, and never phones home. No data collection. No analytics. No tracking. What happens on your device stays on your device. — ONE-TIME PURCHASE — No subscriptions. No ads. No feature tiers. No paywalls hiding the good stuff. You buy it once and it's yours — fully featured, forever. That's the deal and it isn't changing. — VERSION 2 — This isn't a patch. It's a full rebuild from the ground up. Cleaner architecture, smoother experience, more voices, more chimes, and a level of polish that version 1 was just warming up for. If you used v1, you'll feel the difference immediately. — ONE MORE THING — For the curious, the adventurous, and the ones who like to poke around in the corners of an app... there are Easter eggs hidden in this version. Unlock them and you may just find yourself hearing the time announced in a language that doesn't exactly exist on this planet. Or one that predates most of the ones that do. We'll say no more. You'll know it when you find it. Built out of necessity. Designed with care. Yours to keep.

Screenshots

Interval Voice Clock2 screens
The Time Is4 screens

Verdict

The call

Interval Voice Clock and The Time Is both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Time Is's written reviews are positive against 63% of Interval Voice Clock's. Interval Voice Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Interval Voice Clock costs $1.99 and The Time Is $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Interval Voice Clock against 5.0 for The Time Is. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Interval Voice Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Time Is's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interval Voice Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, The Time Is every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interval Voice Clock versus The Time Is: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterval Voice ClockThe Time Is
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo OkamotoDonald Fredrick

Customer experience

Interval Voice Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

The Time Is

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Interval Voice Clock

No in-app purchases

None

The Time Is

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interval Voice Clock free?
Interval Voice Clock costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Time Is free?
The Time Is costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interval Voice Clock or The Time Is?
Interval Voice Clock and The Time Is are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Interval Voice Clock or The Time Is have ads?
Neither Interval Voice Clock nor The Time Is shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interval Voice Clock or The Time Is?
Interval Voice Clock ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Time Is every 2 months. Most recently, Interval Voice Clock was updated on October 8, 2026 and The Time Is on October 11, 2026.

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