Egg Timer vs Speech to Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Egg Timer
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Several timers at once, and an alarm you won't miss. One egg is boiling, the ramen goes in two minutes later, and the tea has to come out before either. A single timer is never enough, and an alarm that beeps once is easy to miss from the next room. ā As many as you need, side by side Every timer is a card. Tap one to start it, tap it again to pause, and tap the arrow to send it back to the beginning. Each card counts down on its own, with a ring that fills so you can tell at a glance how much is left. ā An alarm that keeps ringing When a timer ends it does not beep once and give up. The alarm repeats until you confirm you heard it, and it sounds even when the silent switch is on ā a kitchen timer that ends quietly is no use at all. Close the app or lock the phone and the notification takes over, so it still reaches you. ā The clock keeps running when the app does not Timers are anchored to the moment they will finish, not to a countdown the app has to keep ticking. Leave the app, lock the phone, even force-quit it ā come back and the remaining time is still right. ā Ready the moment you install it Four timers are already there: soft-boiled egg, hard-boiled egg, ramen and tea. Change any of them, duplicate one, or add your own with a name, a length and an icon. ā iPhone and iPad Both are supported, laid out for each screen rather than stretched to fit. ā About the ad There is one banner at the bottom of the list. No full-screen ads, ever ā nothing interrupts a timer. If you decline tracking, the app works exactly the same. Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
Speech to Text
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EchoScribe turns speech into clean, structured transcripts you can actually use. Most transcription apps stop at raw text. EchoScribe goes further by turning spoken input into readable, organised content that fits directly into modern AI workflows. Capture ⢠Live transcription for meetings, lectures, and ideas ⢠Upload audio files for fast, accurate processing ⢠High-quality speech recognition built for long-form thinking Export ⢠Combine transcripts with built-in or custom prompts ⢠Prepare clean, structured input for AI tools like ChatGPT and NotebookLM ⢠Export formats: Markdown (.md), PDF, TXT ⢠Send content to Notion, Obsidian, or any editor Library ⢠Searchable transcript library ⢠Quickly find, reuse, and repurpose past recordings EchoScribe is not just a voice recorder. It is an input layer that turns speech into structured data ā ready for prompts, documents, and intelligent systems. Need help? Reach us anytime at echoscribe@mcestudio.app Privacy Policy: https://legal.mcestudio.app/echoscribe/privacy Terms of Use: https://legal.mcestudio.app/echoscribe/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Egg Timer at none against Speech to Text's 2. Speech to Text's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Speech to Text sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Egg Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Egg Timer ships an update every 9 months, Speech to Text every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egg Timer | Speech to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | junhong baek | CAN MERTEK |
In-app purchases
Egg Timer
No in-app purchases
Speech to Text
- Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
- Yearly Pro$39.991 Year









