Comparison

Talking Reminder vs TimeDots

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

TimeDots

Visualize your time with a unique dot-based calendar. Track days, months, years, or your entire life to gain perspective on progress and urgency. Customizable widgets and themes keep your important moments visible.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation with dots
  • Countdown tracking for events
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and styles
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Time is the one thing you can't get back. TimeDots turns your year, your month and every countdown into a calm grid of dots, one dot per day, so you can see exactly how much time is left. Every day a dot fills in. It's a quiet daily nudge to make today count. SEE YOUR TIME AT A GLANCE • Your whole year as dots, filling in as the days pass • Days left front and center: in the year, the month, or until your next event • Year by month: a calendar of dots that shows where each month starts and where today sits • Hold and drag across the dots to explore any day COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS • Trips, birthdays, exams, weddings, launches and deadlines • Every event gets its own grid with live progress • Recurring events roll forward automatically • A small celebration when a countdown reaches its day HOW WAS TODAY? • A 5‑second daily check‑in: pick one of five moods • Your dots take on the colors of your days, so your year becomes a mood map • Add a short note to any day you want to remember • An optional morning reminder with how many days are left • Hide the check‑in once you've answered, if you prefer a cleaner screen ON YOUR WRIST, LOCK SCREEN AND HOME SCREEN • Home Screen widgets in every size • Lock Screen widgets • Live Activities and Dynamic Island • A redesigned Apple Watch app: next event first, check in from your wrist, turn the Digital Crown to move through the days, and complications that show up in the Smart Stack when they matter MAKE IT YOURS • 24 themes, from Midnight to Aurora • Alternate app icons • "Life in Weeks": your whole life, one dot per week • Share cards made for your story • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • Built for iPad, with full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Increase Contrast support Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock every theme, widget and feature. Stop letting the days blur together. Make every dot count.

Screenshots

Talking Reminder4 screens
TimeDots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeDots at 100% against Talking Reminder's 50%. TimeDots also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Talking Reminder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TimeDots is free to download; Talking Reminder costs $0.99 up front. TimeDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talking Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Reminder ships an update every 5 months, TimeDots every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Talking Reminder versus TimeDots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking ReminderTimeDots
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.3
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈Ademola Mayowa Olatunji

Customer experience

Talking Reminder

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

TimeDots

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Talking Reminder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeDots

One-time1
  • TimeDots Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Talking Reminder free?
Talking Reminder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeDots free?
TimeDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Talking Reminder or TimeDots have ads?
Neither Talking Reminder nor TimeDots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Reminder or TimeDots?
Talking Reminder ships an update every 5 months, and TimeDots every 2 weeks. Most recently, Talking Reminder was updated on November 1, 2026 and TimeDots on October 31, 2026.

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