TimeSpeaker vs NowTime
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.
NowTime
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Displays the current time and date. Used to synchronize many cameras, record instead of timecode in the roll head and synchronize when editing. Tap the screen to bring up the settings button. A green check mark will appear when the exact time is retrieved from the server. ver 1.1.1 ◯Increase the number of servers to synchronize to reduce synchronization time (due to the change from Kronos to Flutter_Kronos). ◯Changed the application icon. Banner ads now appear on the settings screen. Changed the settings button to appear with a single tap. ◯Added title history (up to 5 titles) If the time cannot be obtained, the time of the device's internal clock is displayed. If you turn "Settings" > "General" > "Date & Time" > "Auto Setup" off and on, the time will be reset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NowTime at Free against TimeSpeaker's $0.99. NowTime also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). TimeSpeaker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
NowTime is free to download; TimeSpeaker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TimeSpeaker ships an update every 3 weeks, NowTime weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeSpeaker | NowTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UMIT CELEN | Ryota Kurata |
In-app purchases
TimeSpeaker
No in-app purchases
NowTime
No in-app purchases








