Voice Over Stopwatch vs Speaking 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.
Speaking Clock
This application provides spoken time announcements, eliminating the need to constantly check your watch. It supports multiple languages, with more planned for future updates.
- Spoken time announcements
- Multiple language support
- Voice notifications
- Free to use
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Speaking Clock announces the time aloud, so you can stay aware of the time without checking your screen. Choose automatic announcements every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, and set quiet hours to keep things peaceful when you need them. FEATURES • Spoken time announcements in English, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Japanese • Customizable announcement intervals: 15, 30, or 60 minutes • Quiet hours to pause announcements during your chosen hours • 12-hour or 24-hour time formats for both the display and spoken announcements • Tap the analog clock to hear the current time • Analog and digital clock displays with changing backgrounds • Support for iPhone and iPad • No account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Voice Over Stopwatch at 4.3 against Speaking Clock's 3.3. Voice Over Stopwatch also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 31 months). Speaking Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (31 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Speaking Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice Over Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speaking Clock has 31 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 47% of Speaking Clock's.
Voice Over Stopwatch ships an update every 3 months, Speaking Clock every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Over Stopwatch | Speaking Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Thuc Nguyen |
Customer experience
Voice Over Stopwatch
Speaking Clock
In-app purchases
Voice Over Stopwatch
- Remove Ads$1.99
Speaking Clock
No in-app purchases
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