TimeSpeaker vs iEventTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeSpeaker
This utility app announces the time and temperature at user-defined intervals. It can also record short videos triggered by specific events and control HomeKit lights and sensors. The app allows for public time announcements and displays temperature data from connected sensors.
- Periodic time and temperature announcements
- Configurable announcement intervals
- Trigger-based video recording
- HomeKit sensor temperature display
- HomeKit light control
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This application tells the time and/or temperature at chosen intervals. It might make five separate announcements at times you can set. Besides, it can records short videos with selected camera which starts recording with a trigger you can set. Using TimeSpeaker you can make public time announcements periodically or special announcements at certain times while you are playing background music. If you have HomeKit sensors set at your device you can see temperature data of that sensor. HomeKit lights can be seen and can be controlled.
iEventTimer
This utility app helps you track upcoming events with customizable countdowns and notifications. It syncs across Apple devices and offers widgets for at-a-glance updates. Enjoy an ad-free experience with automatic event date loading from the web.
- Countdown timers for events
- Customizable notifications
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Live Activities support
- Automatic web event date loading
- iCloud sync across devices
- Ad-free experience
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Never miss an event with iEventTimer. iEventTimer is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, so you can always check the countdown to the next event, wherever you are. Notifications: Receive daily and hourly notifications (optional, configurable) leading up to an event on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more. Mute events that you don't want to receive notifications for. Widgets: Check the timer at a glance from your Home and Lock Screens and stay up-to-date with the latest event announcements. Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island are also supported. Automatic updates: iEventTimer loads event dates from the web, so you never have to remember to add an event. If you want, you can also add custom events to count down to, and sync them to all of your devices via iCloud. Customization: From the amount of notifications to the colors of app and widgets, you can customize iEventTimer to fit your preferences, adding your personal touch. Ad free experience. iEventTimer is not and never will be showing you ads in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iEventTimer at 100% against TimeSpeaker's 33%. iEventTimer also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
TimeSpeaker costs $0.99 and iEventTimer $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iEventTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of TimeSpeaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of iEventTimer's.
TimeSpeaker ships an update every 3 weeks, iEventTimer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeSpeaker | iEventTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UMIT CELEN | Anian Schleyer |
Customer experience
TimeSpeaker
iEventTimer
In-app purchases
TimeSpeaker
No in-app purchases
iEventTimer
No in-app purchases
