Comparison

BulletsNote vs Announcement Useful Timer PRO

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

Head to head
About

BulletsNote

A lightweight note-taking application designed for creating and managing itemized lists. It offers intuitive features for adding, deleting, and sorting items and lists, with options for text manipulation and file import/export. Seamless iCloud synchronization ensures your notes are accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Add, delete, and sort lists and items
  • Move items between lists
  • Cursor movement by swipe
  • Send notes via email (plain text/HTML)
  • Create lists from copied text
  • Read/write Reminders and CSV files
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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This is a simple note app for itemization. The main functions: - Adding, delete, sorting lists. - Adding, delete, sorting items. And moving between lists. - Moving the text cursor by swipe when input. - Mail send by plain text / HTML format. - Make list by copied text. - Reading and writing of "Reminders". - Reading and writing of CSV file. - iCloud sync.

About

Announcement Useful Timer PRO

This app provides spoken updates every minute for active timers, even when the screen is off. It supports custom timers, multiple simultaneous countdowns, and personalized alert sounds. Ideal for various uses like cooking, naps, or managing tasks.

Highlights
  • Spoken updates every minute
  • Customizable timer labels and alerts
  • Run multiple timers simultaneously
  • Personalized end-of-timer music/sound
  • Countdown and time-of-day timer types
  • Shortcut buttons for frequent timers
Features
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Voice Timer! Spoken updates every minute. Even when you are not looking at the screen, this app tells you how much time is left. Announcement Useful Timer PRO is available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This is the paid, ad-free edition of Announcement Useful Timer. Announcement Useful Timer PRO can count down preset items and times, as well as your own custom items and times. It announces the remaining item and time every minute, gives a 10-second countdown before completion, and plays your selected music or sound when time is up. Use it as a cup noodle timer, kitchen timer, nap timer, and more. You can run multiple timers at the same time and quickly set them from the always-visible number input at the bottom of the screen. Shortcut buttons are available on the right (long-press to assign different items). Items are shown in a list, frequently used timers are ranked to the top, and you can start timers from history or favorites. Swipe left on a list item to delete it. You can cancel an active countdown from the top of the list. When end music is playing, you can stop it by swiping, tapping the stop button, or shaking your device. Each list item has a settings button on the left where you can configure timer values, labels, voice/music settings, and notification behavior. If you prefer, you can disable the every-minute voice announcements in settings. Pause, resume, and clear buttons are also available for all timers. You can use two timer types: - Countdown timer (set a duration) - Time-of-day timer (notify at the next specified time) *Voice announcements are available only while the app is in the foreground.* To prevent accidental taps in the foreground, a lock button is provided at the top-left of the right shortcut area. In the background, only the end notification is available. Note: Due to iOS API behavior, sounds may play even when Silent Mode is on (voice speech will not play). --- App Features --- ・Quick and easy timer setup using the buttons at the bottom of the main screen. ・Set timers simply by selecting from a list. ・Run multiple timers in parallel. ・Set labels and receive voice notifications. (Every minute, plus 30/15/10 seconds before completion. These can be toggled in settings.) ・Use your own music from iPhone/iPod/iPad for alerts and end sounds. (Foreground only) ・Set music to start from a specific point (for example, the chorus). ・Use two timer types: countdown and specific end time. ・Assign frequently used timers to the shortcut buttons on the right. ・Adjust voice pitch and speech rate. --- Free Version vs PRO Version --- This app is available in both Free and PRO (paid) versions. In the PRO version, ads are not displayed. The former ad area is used for more list and button space, providing a more comfortable experience. There is no difference in timer functionality.

Screenshots

BulletsNote4 screens
Announcement Useful Timer PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BulletsNote at every 3 weeks against Announcement Useful Timer PRO's every 2 months. BulletsNote also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BulletsNote costs $1.99 and Announcement Useful Timer PRO $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BulletsNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Announcement Useful Timer PRO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BulletsNote versus Announcement Useful Timer PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulletsNoteAnnouncement Useful Timer PRO
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuhiro Sawamurakatapu.net

Customer experience

BulletsNote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Announcement Useful Timer PRO

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

BulletsNote

No in-app purchases

None

Announcement Useful Timer PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BulletsNote free?
BulletsNote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Announcement Useful Timer PRO free?
Announcement Useful Timer PRO costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BulletsNote or Announcement Useful Timer PRO have ads?
Neither BulletsNote nor Announcement Useful Timer PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BulletsNote or Announcement Useful Timer PRO?
BulletsNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Announcement Useful Timer PRO every 2 months. Most recently, BulletsNote was updated on November 1, 2026 and Announcement Useful Timer PRO on November 11, 2026.

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