Comparison

VoiceTimer Countdown vs Actinic

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

Head to head
About

VoiceTimer Countdown

Features
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Stop watching the clock — we'll remind you! VoiceTimer is a smart countdown app that shows and announces how much time remains until your target. Perfect for cooking, studying, or any task where you can't keep your eyes on the screen. It reads the remaining time aloud and notifies you exactly when you choose. * A successor to "Countdown Calendar," released over 10 years ago. Key Features - At-a-Glance Countdown: Remaining time is displayed in large, easy-to-read digits. Even with multiple targets registered, the nearest one is always shown front and center. - Tap the Speaker to Hear It: Tap the speaker button to hear the current remaining time read aloud — ideal when your hands are full. Choose your language (Japanese/English) and voice (female/male). - Flexible Pre-Alerts: Combine multiple reminders from 14 timing options, from 5 seconds to 1 hour before. You'll get a voice-enabled notification even when the app is closed. You can also enable a final countdown that speaks "10, 9, 8â€Ķ" for the last 10 seconds. - One-Touch Kitchen Timer: Save your most-used durations to a button for instant setup. Give them custom names, and your most-used buttons are automatically highlighted. - Repeating Timers: Daily, weekdays, weekly, or monthly — automatically restarts the countdown after each completion. - Calendar & Reminders Integration: Pick any event and start counting down to it instantly. - Always Visible on Lock Screen & Home Screen: Full Live Activities & Dynamic Island support! Check your next event at a glance with a Home Screen widget, or start a kitchen timer with one tap right from your Home Screen. - Make It Yours: Customize with 55 color themes (across 7 categories), theme-matched ambient animations (adjustable in 3 levels), and 5 alarm sounds.

About

Actinic

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Actinic is a fast, fully offline exposure calculator built for film photographers — a film exposure calculator that also solves the one thing most light-meter apps skip: reciprocity failure on long exposures. Dial in a Sunny 16 reading or your own aperture, shutter, and ISO, then read the full wheel of equivalent exposures instantly — no camera permissions, no accounts, no network calls, ever. Shooting past a second? Pick your film stock — Tri-X, HP5 Plus, T-Max, Portra, Acros, and more — and Actinic corrects your exposure time for reciprocity failure using published manufacturer data, so your night shots and long exposures come out right the first time. Included: â€Ē Full-stop exposure wheel with Sunny 16 quick-set â€Ē Reciprocity calculator with 3 built-in film stocks â€Ē Save up to 3 camera + film presets Actinic Pro unlocks the full 12-stock reciprocity library, unlimited saved presets, and third-stop precision to match modern camera dial clicks exactly — one-time purchase, yours forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/filmexposurecalculator/terms

Screenshots

VoiceTimer Countdown4 screens
Actinic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Actinic at none against VoiceTimer Countdown's shown. VoiceTimer Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. VoiceTimer Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Actinic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VoiceTimer Countdown ships an update every 2 days, Actinic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
VoiceTimer Countdown versus Actinic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoiceTimer CountdownActinic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuko Shikiuchiæ°ļ åž 

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VoiceTimer Countdown

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Actinic

One-time1
  • Actinic Pro$4.99

Questions

Is VoiceTimer Countdown free?
VoiceTimer Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actinic free?
Actinic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VoiceTimer Countdown or Actinic have ads?
VoiceTimer Countdown shows ads; Actinic does not.
Which is updated more often, VoiceTimer Countdown or Actinic?
VoiceTimer Countdown ships an update every 2 days, and Actinic every 3 weeks. Most recently, VoiceTimer Countdown was updated on November 9, 2026 and Actinic on November 5, 2026.

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