TimeSpeaker vs Fast Clock
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.
Fast Clock
This application simulates a fast clock for model railroads. It allows for custom logos and maps, and can synchronize with external systems like JMRI or use real-time.
- Model railroad fast clock simulation
- Custom logo support
- Custom map integration
- JMRI time synchronization
- Real-time clock option
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A model railroad fast clock app Supports custom logos Supports custom maps Can read time from JMRI, the built-in fast clock, or real time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fast Clock at Free against TimeSpeaker's $0.99. Fast Clock also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). TimeSpeaker's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 25%). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Fast Clock is free to download; TimeSpeaker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fast Clock holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of TimeSpeaker's written reviews are positive against 25% of Fast Clock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TimeSpeaker ships an update every 3 weeks, Fast Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeSpeaker | Fast Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UMIT CELEN | Kevin Snow |
Customer experience
TimeSpeaker
Fast Clock
In-app purchases
TimeSpeaker
No in-app purchases
Fast Clock
No in-app purchases
