Podium Timer Pro vs Event Speaker Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Podium Timer Pro
This app provides a clear and readable timer for public speaking, helping presenters and timers manage speech durations. It offers customizable time periods, visual alerts, and optional synchronization for multiple devices.
- Configurable speech duration
- Customizable time period alerts
- Visual and audible notifications
- Elapsed time and current time display
- Optional multi-device synchronization
- Customizable timer skins and colors
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Podium Timer Pro is a simple, elegant, and versatile timer designed for public speakers, and for those timing them. Podium Timer Pro is ready-to-go for individuals, and can be instantly upgraded for use by event staff or AV professionals to synchronize and remotely control one or multiple iOS devices from a single iOS device wirelessly (BluetoothLE-capable devices required). Whether you are giving a talk, presentation, speech, or lecture, Podium Timer Pro replaces your wristwatch on the podium with something you can actually read and that helps you pace your delivery. Podium Timer Pro lets you easily configure the length of your talk (up to 99 minutes) as well as the lengths of the three time periods that let you know the end is near. Podium Timer Pro comes with beautiful “skins”, and for each of these looks, you can pick the number colors and effects that are most appropriate for the lighting at your venue. In addition to the standard countdown timer, Podium Timer Pro also displays the elapsed time as well as the current time. All views can be seen with just a simple swipe of a nervous finger, or Podium Timer Pro can even automatically cycle through the different timers. You can also include messages or reminders to yourself (or send to others after upgrades) during the talk without missing a beat. If your job is to time someone's speech, Podium Timer Pro will even keep track of the elapsed time when you (quietly) receive a text message, a calendar reminder, or even a phone call! As requested by users of our previous apps, Podium Timer and Podium Timer HD, the following features have been added to Podium Timer Pro, • Runs on any iOS 9.0+ device (e.g. "universal") • 13 alert sounds configurable for the end of each phase of the talk • Show or hide timer descriptions depending on lighting • Flash or do not flash time when talk is running overtime With either In-App Purchase upgrade, • Any BluetoothLE-enabled device can act as either the controller/master or as a synchronized clone (e.g. iPhone controls iPad, iPad Mini controls iPhone) With the Single-Sync upgrade (for smaller events), • One iOS device can synchronize and control ONE other iOS device With the Multi-Sync upgrade (for AV professionals and large rooms), • One iOS device can synchronize and control MULTIPLE other iOS devices
Event Speaker Timer
This app helps manage speaking engagements by providing a synchronized timer across multiple devices. It ensures speakers stay on track during presentations.
- Synchronized timer
- Multi-device support
- Presentation management
- Event timing
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Event Timer that could sync between multiple devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Event Speaker Timer at Free against Podium Timer Pro's $1.99. Event Speaker Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 40 months). Podium Timer Pro's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On rating, 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
Event Speaker Timer is free to download; Podium Timer Pro costs $1.99 up front. Podium Timer Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Event Speaker Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Podium Timer Pro against 3.0 for Event Speaker Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podium Timer Pro has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Podium Timer Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Event Speaker Timer's.
Podium Timer Pro ships an update every 40 months, Event Speaker Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Podium Timer Pro | Event Speaker Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Don Miller | Questwork Consulting Limited |
Customer experience
Podium Timer Pro
Event Speaker Timer
In-app purchases
Podium Timer Pro
- Upgrade to Control and Synchronize with One Device$5.99
- Upgrade to Control and Synchronize with Multiple Devices$19.99
Event Speaker Timer
No in-app purchases
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