Comparison

Orbit Zone vs SpeakerTimer

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

Head to head
About

Orbit Zone

Features
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Time is invisible until it's gone. A number counting down doesn't register — but a ring draining from green to red does. Orbit Zone turns your focus session into a circle you can watch empty. No reading the clock. No guessing how long you've been in this. You look, and you know. WHY A RING INSTEAD OF A NUMBER Your timer is a colour-coded progress ring that moves from green through yellow and orange to red as the session runs down. Time stops being an abstract number you have to convert in your head and becomes a shape that is obviously shrinking. That's the whole idea. Everything else is built around it. STARTING IS THE HARD PART • Name the thing you're doing — one task, on screen, so the tab you opened by accident doesn't win • Recent tasks are one tap away, so restarting takes no decisions • Quick presets for when choosing a duration is itself the obstacle POMODORO, INCLUDED FREE • Classic 25/5 cycles with automatic break prompts • Short and long breaks, with session tracking — 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 • Skip a break or extend it. The timer doesn't scold you either way • Or ignore all of it and just set a timer. Both are fine SOUND • Forest ambience, free • Six more with Premium: Rain, Ocean, Fireplace, White Noise, Brown Noise, Coffee Shop • Haptic intensity you can turn down, or off entirely WHAT YOU GET FOR FINISHING • Confetti. Every time. It's small and it works • Daily streaks that count sessions, not hours • 9 achievements to unlock • Your sessions, total focus time, average length and current streak BUILT TO NOT LOSE YOUR PROGRESS • The timer keeps running when you leave the app or lock your phone • A notification when the session ends • Come back mid-session and it's exactly where it should be FREE The visual ring timer, task labels, recent tasks, quick presets, one saved preset, automatic Pomodoro breaks, Forest ambience, achievements, streaks, and the background timer with completion notifications. PREMIUM Unlimited saved presets, all seven ambient sounds, every timer display mode, and the full stats dashboard with weekly charts and your complete session history. Monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime unlock — buy it once and you're done. Orbit Zone is a focus timer designed around how ADHD experiences time. It isn't a medical device and doesn't diagnose or treat anything. It just makes the next 25 minutes something you can see. Terms of Use: https://apps.productshake.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.productshake.com/privacy

About

SpeakerTimer

Features
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At a conference, someone always stands at the edge of the stage holding time cards — and the card only goes up twice per talk. SpeakerTimer leaves an iPad on stage showing the time the whole way through, and puts the controls on the iPhone in your seat. Nobody walks on, nobody ends up in the shot. SET IT, START IT, FORGET IT • Pick the talk length and press Start. The iPad switches to a full-screen countdown that can't be closed by accident. • The clock changes color at 5, 3, and 1 minute left. Thresholds and colors are customizable. • When time is up, the clock keeps running as overtime (+MM:SS), so the crew knows exactly how far over the talk is. • Count down or count up. RUN IT FROM YOUR SEAT • Open SpeakerTimer on iPhone and it finds the iPad on the same Wi-Fi — no accounts, no pairing codes. • Everyone on the crew mirrors the same clock, so the host, the AV desk and the stage manager read the same number. • Make one iPhone the controller (Pro) to start, pause, reset and adjust the time without walking on stage. • Send a short message to the stage screen (Pro) — "Wrap up", "Q&A time", "No rush" — instead of walking up to whisper it. SPEAKERTIMER PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Talks of any length (free: up to 20 minutes) • Up to 8 iPhones in sync (free: 1) • iPhone remote: start, pause, reset, and set the time from your phone, and send short messages to the stage screen GOOD TO KNOW • The iPad is the timer. The iPhone app needs SpeakerTimer running on an iPad nearby. • Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network. If the venue Wi-Fi blocks device-to-device connections, connect the iPad to the iPhone's Personal Hotspot. • No accounts, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Orbit Zone4 screens
SpeakerTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Orbit Zone at 17.6 against SpeakerTimer's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbit Zone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SpeakerTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Orbit Zone versus SpeakerTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit ZoneSpeakerTimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProductShake, LLCWei-Che Ding

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbit Zone

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
1 purchases

SpeakerTimer

One-time1
  • SpeakerTimer Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Orbit Zone free?
Orbit Zone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakerTimer free?
SpeakerTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit Zone or SpeakerTimer have ads?
Neither Orbit Zone nor SpeakerTimer shows ads.

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