EL Controller vs TimeVoice 117
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EL Controller
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LANに接続されたECHONET Lite規格対応の機器をiOSから操作するコントローラアプリケーションです。ECHONET Lite規格はエコーネットコンソーシアムから一般公開されており，UDP/IPを利用した情報家電の通信プロトコルとして日本では標準的な規格として推奨されています。この通信プロトコルに対応する機器の詳細なコントロールが，スマートフォンやタブレットなどの情報端末によって利用可能となります。 本アプリケーションは家庭用エアコン、業務用エアコン、空気清浄機、レンジフードファン、電動ブラインド、電動窓、電子錠、一般照明、単機能照明、テレビ、オーディオに対応しています。 自宅のECHONET Lite対応の機器をコントロールしたり，機器開発のテストに利用したりと幅広くお使いいただけます。 実際の利用シーンは下記の動画（YouTube）をご覧ください。 https://youtu.be/bsAwUn3Bgbs
TimeVoice 117
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TimeVoice - 117 Clone Beep, beep, beep, beep. The beautiful second-to-second tones, hourly chimes, and time announcement narration of the 117 time signal. Based on waveform analysis, it has been constructed to be as identical as possible. Now you no longer need to pay to listen to 117. Furthermore, the waveform is displayed on the screen in conjunction with the time signal. Enjoy a wonderful time listening to the beautiful sound of the time signal while watching the waveform flow by. Of course, there is no charge for leaving it on all day at work to avoid wasting a single second. Ads are displayed on the screen, but it is basically just a voice-only app. If you are bothered by ads, please purchase the ad-free option. [v1.1.0] - Improved the voice to sound as close as possible to the actual 117 time signal. - Changed the 12:00 PM announcement to "It's noon." - Fixed a bug where 12:00 PM was incorrectly pronounced as "Gogo Zeroji". - Fixed a bug where the voice announcement was distorted when returning from the background. - Other minor fixes, etc. [v1.2.0] - Improved voice announcement timing. - Other minor fixes and improvements. [New v1.2.1] - Fixed a crash on startup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EL Controller at none against TimeVoice 117's 1. EL Controller also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. TimeVoice 117 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EL Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EL Controller | TimeVoice 117 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroshi Sugimura | ANAHEIM TECHNOLOGY INC |
In-app purchases
EL Controller
No in-app purchases
TimeVoice 117
- Remove Ads$0.99
