Voice Over Stopwatch vs Bedside Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Over Stopwatch
This stopwatch provides vocal announcements for elapsed time, useful during music playback or background operation. Customize announcement intervals, voice types, and presentation modes for flexible time tracking without constant device monitoring.
- Vocal elapsed time announcements
- Customizable notification intervals
- Background operation support
- Multiple voice types
- Presentation mode with bell settings
- Measurement records log
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This app is a straightforward stopwatch with vocal announcements. It can notify you of elapsed time during music playback and while running in the background, utilizing local notifications. You can choose from ten notification intervals, ranging from 5 seconds to 10 minutes. This feature proves useful when you can't actively monitor your device. Buttons: - App Information (i button): Access app details. - Records: Review a log of up to 1,000 measurements. - Settings: Open the Settings screen. Settings: - Voice Type: Select a language and voice style. - Interval: Choose the time interval for announcements. - Delay Time: Set a delay time before starting the measurement. - Use Beep: Enable operation sounds. - Presentation Mode: Define the timing for the first, second, and third bell, such as during an academic presentation. You can change the mode by swiping left or right on the spinning wheel. - Bell Setting: Save and restore a presentation setting. - Use Voice: Enable vocal announcements in place of the presentation bell. - Bell Test: Play the bell sound at any time, regardless of the current time.
Bedside Clock
Transform your device into a large, easy-to-read digital bedside clock. Features voice control to silence alarms and offers customizable hourly chimes. Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen widgets for at-a-glance time checks.
- Large digital clock display
- Voice control to stop alarms
- Dynamic Island and lock screen support
- Home screen widgets with real-time seconds
- Customizable alarm settings
- Hourly time chime and reminders
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Bedside alarm clock display a large digital clock on the bedside table. When the alarm goes off, you can turn it off via voice control. - Supports dynamic island, lock screen, and home screen display seconds. - Display time in standby mode in seconds. - Full-screen digital time display, allowing you to check the time anywhere in the room. - Hourly time chime, hourly reminder. - Voice control to stop alarm. When the alarm clock sounds, say "Stop" on the alarm clock interface, and the alarm clock will automatically turn off. - Convenient alarm clock settings, you can add multiple alarm clocks, set alarm clock music, repeat type, etc. - Supports time display in desktop widgets and lock screen widgets, updating seconds in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bedside Clock at 3.6K against Voice Over Stopwatch's 4. Bedside Clock also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Voice Over Stopwatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bedside Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bedside Clock has 3.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Voice Over Stopwatch's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bedside Clock's.
Voice Over Stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, Bedside Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Stopwatch | Bedside Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | 章健 杨 |
Customer experience
Voice Over Stopwatch
Bedside Clock
Bugs and requests
Voice Over Stopwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bedside Clock
Reported bugs
5 issues- Alarm not working as expected
- Time/date display issues
- Landscape mode not functioning
- App crashes or fails to open
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- 12-hour clock mode
- Ability to remove seconds display
- More color/theme options
- Improved alarm customization
- Widget/home screen integration
In-app purchases
Voice Over Stopwatch
- Remove Ads$1.99
Bedside Clock
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Pro Version$2.99
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