Comparison

Talking Reminder vs Speaking Clock

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

Head to head
About

Talking Reminder

This app provides timely spoken reminders with customizable text and voice options. It supports various reminder types, including one-time, recurring, and interval-based alerts, and can function even when the device is locked or other apps are in use. Users can import text, manage reminder status, and adjust speaking speed and volume.

Highlights
  • Spoken reminders in over 20 languages
  • Customizable talking speed and volume
  • Multiple reminder types (one-time, recurring, interval)
  • Notifications with sound and text display
  • Import text from clipboard, keyboard, or files
  • Active/sleep status for reminders
  • Pre-set English talking sounds
Features
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Main Features: 1. Run the reminder at the indicted time 2 When the App is launched, the reminder could talk the text in more than 20 international languages at the indicted time. 3 When the device is locked or the user is using other App, the App could remind the user by playing more than 200 talking in English and also display the message in the notification bar. 4 The App includes the following five standard time reminder:One Time reminder, every hour reminder, every day reminder, every week reminder, every month reminder,interval reminder. Detail features: 1 import the text from the paste board, soft keyboard or text file. 2 In the main list, each table cell contains one cycle button at the right side, after tapping the right button,the user could change that status from active to sleep. In the sleep status, the reminder will be ignored. 3 When the reminder record is running, the right button will be stop button. So tap the stop button could stop the current reminder job. 4 The user could select the talking speed from setting view. 5 The user could control the talking volume from setting view. 6 In the main list view, at tool bar, the right one is the wizard button. Tap the wizard button, users could select the every day template, every week template or every month template. 7 In the main list view, at the tool bar, the left one is the clear button. Tap the clear button, users could delete all the reminder records from the database and notification list. 8 Play the sound file after launching the notification when the app is running. If this app is not running, when the banner of the notification is displayed, please tap the banner immediately, the app will be launched, then the sound file will be played. The duration of the sound could be more than one minute. Screenshot: In the main list view, if using the default iOS sound, only the talking text is displayed. If not, one line is for the talking notification sound and the other line is for the talking text. Tap the + button at the tool bar, the menu list is displayed. So the user could select the reminder type. In the main view list, we tap the active button, the status of reminder event will be changed to sleep. This edition includes iOS default notification sound and 228 talking sound in English. Below is the notification sounds list: 0 - 80 0 iOS default Sound 1 Go home 2 Go to school 3 Go to work 4 Go to the cafeteria 5 Do some exercise 6 Get up 7 Go to bed 8 Set out 9 Go back 10 Take a break 11 Make a reservation 12 Go dating 13 Call up 14 Send an Email 15 Go to the bank 16 Go to the hospital 17 Attend a meeting 18 Go to the grocery 19 Check out the internet 20 Check the email box 21 Play the sound 22 Play music 23 listen the talking 24 Have an afternoon Tea 25 Go to a party 26 Go shopping 27 Have the breakfast 28 Make an appointment 29 Take a photo 30 Make a deposit 31 Withdraw some cash 32 Go on a trip 33 Send a fax 34 Check out 35 Check in 36 Place an order 37 File the paper 38 Check the calendar 39 Take the wallet 40 Take the mobile phone 41 Meet the client 42 Submit the request 43 Finish the report 44 Turn on the computer 45 Turn off the computer 46 Turn on TV 47 Turn off TV 48 Turn on the security system 49 Turn off the security system 50 Turn off light 51 Turn on light 52 Send the short message 53 Water the flower 54 Take pills 55 Look at the pet 56 One Apple a day 57 A friend indeed 58 Lock the door 59 Apologize for mistakes 60 Hurry up 61 Be there on time 62 Make progress 63 Make effort 64 Make some changes 65 Make money 66 Make a compliant 67 Make some notes 68 Make the arrangement 69 Air the room 70 Ask for a help 71 Call back 72 Remit Money 73 Cancel the reservation 74 Check the schedule 75 Check the balance 76 Clean up the room 77 Comb Hair 78 Drink Something 79 Contact our friend 80 Donot let me down 81 - 228 please read the note about V5.2.1 What's new.

About

Speaking Clock

This app verbally announces the current time at customizable intervals, eliminating the need to constantly check your screen. It offers quiet hours to prevent interruptions and supports multiple languages and time formats.

Highlights
  • Spoken time announcements
  • Customizable announcement intervals
  • Quiet hours
  • Multiple language support
  • 12/24 hour format
  • Analog and digital displays
Features
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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, Japanese, Japanese, Español, Korean, Português (Brasil), Русский, Chinese • 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

Screenshots

Talking Reminder4 screens
Speaking Clock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speaking Clock at Free against Talking Reminder's $0.99. Speaking Clock also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). Talking Reminder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speaking Clock is free to download; Talking Reminder costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speaking Clock holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speaking Clock has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Talking Reminder's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speaking Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Reminder ships an update every 5 months, Speaking Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Talking Reminder versus Speaking Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking ReminderSpeaking Clock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.3 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better46.8% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈Thuc Nguyen

Customer experience

Talking Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Speaking Clock

All ratings31 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral19.4%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative40.4%

In-app purchases

None

Talking Reminder

No in-app purchases

None

Speaking Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Reminder free?
Talking Reminder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speaking Clock free?
Speaking Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Reminder or Speaking Clock?
Speaking Clock is rated higher. Talking Reminder averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Speaking Clock averages 3.3 from 31 ratings.
Do Talking Reminder or Speaking Clock have ads?
Speaking Clock shows ads; Talking Reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Reminder or Speaking Clock?
Talking Reminder ships an update every 5 months, and Speaking Clock every 2 months. Most recently, Talking Reminder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Speaking Clock on November 3, 2026.

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