Talking Timer vs Mounce's Simple Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Timer
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Talking Timer is a simple yet powerful countdown and count-up timer that speaks the time aloud, helping you stay focused without constantly looking at your screen. Perfect for workouts, yoga, meditation, games, presentations, and daily routines, Talking Timer keeps you in sync by announcing each time interval clearly and audibly. How it works Set a countdown - for example, starting from 5 and Talking Timer will speak: โFive, Four, Three, Two, One.โ You can also enable repeat mode to loop the counting automatically, making it ideal for interval-based activities. FEATURES - Countdown & Count-up modes - Repeat counting - Start delay & repeat delay - Mute option - Adjustable font size & color - Dark & Light themes
Mounce's Simple Countdown
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A countdown timer with nothing in the way. No ads, no accounts, no clutter โ just huge digits you can read from across the room. Set hours, minutes, and seconds with a tap, choose a color that fits the room, and start. The display fills the entire screen, making it perfect for classrooms, sermons, speeches, meetings, exams, workouts, or the kitchen. And when time expires, Simple Countdown does something most timers don't: the digits turn red and start counting up, so you and your audience can see exactly how far past time you've gone. FEATURES โข Full-screen digits readable from the back of the room โข Overtime display โ hits zero, turns red, counts back up โข Twelve display colors plus a custom color picker โข Optional seconds โ hide them for a cleaner clock โข Pause and resume any time โข Works completely offline, nothing to sign up for โข No ads, no tracking, no data collected Designed for iPhone and iPad by Bill Mounce.
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Verdict
Talking Timer and Mounce's Simple Countdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Talking Timer | Mounce's Simple Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arun D | William Mounce |
In-app purchases
Talking Timer
No in-app purchases
Mounce's Simple Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Talking Timer free?
Is Mounce's Simple Countdown free?
Do Talking Timer or Mounce's Simple Countdown have ads?
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