Comparison

Listening Clock vs VocalClock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Listening Clock

This utility app verbally announces the current time at regular intervals. It offers customizable speaking options, visual themes, and gentle wake-up or sleep sounds.

Highlights
  • Verbal time announcements
  • Customizable speaking words
  • Adjustable background color
  • Changeable background image
  • Customizable digit color
  • Gentle wake-up sounds
  • Sleep aid with rain sounds
Features
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This app speaks a time every minutes. If you could hear a time, it's helpful while Getting ready in the morning. Waiting for a train or someone. Rolling around in bed. For your ears: This app speaks current time remain time elapsed time. Speaking words are customizable. For your eyes: This app can change the appearance. background color by swipe lower part. background image by swipe upper part. clock digits color by swipe its part. For your sleep: This app may be able to wake you up gently like a wake up call. This app may help for you to fall asleep smoothly by gentle rain sounds.

About

VocalClock

This app announces the time aloud at custom intervals, even when your screen is locked. It helps you stay focused by providing passive time awareness without interrupting your current task or app.

Highlights
  • Announces time at custom intervals
  • Runs in the background with screen locked
  • Adjustable announcement frequency
  • Customizable phrases before time announcement
  • Smart scheduling for specific days/times
  • Natural-sounding Siri voices
Features
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Stop checking your phone just to see the time. VocalClock announces the time aloud at any interval you choose, and keeps working even when your screen is locked. Stay focused, stay present, and let time come to you. STAY IN FLOW Lock your phone. Play music. Switch apps. VocalClock runs in the background and speaks the time without interrupting what you're doing. No more breaking concentration just to glance at the clock. ANY INTERVAL YOU NEED Set announcements from seconds to hours: • Every 30 seconds for precision timing • Every 5 minutes during workouts • Every hour while working • Any custom interval that fits your routine SPEAK IT YOUR WAY • Add a custom phrase before the time • Hear just the time if you prefer • Enable seconds for exact precision • Choose from natural-sounding Siri voices SMART SCHEDULING You don’t need announcements all day. VocalClock speaks only when you want it to: • Choose specific days of the week • Set active start and end times • Delay the start for future sessions DESIGNED FOR • Workouts and interval training • Cooking and task timing • Deep work and productivity • Meditation and mindfulness • Presentations and speaking practice • Anyone who wants passive awareness of time Simple. Reliable. Built to just work. Questions? Email us at: vocalclock.app@gmail.com

Screenshots

Listening Clock4 screens
VocalClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VocalClock at 100% against Listening Clock's 38%. VocalClock also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Listening Clock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listening Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Listening Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of VocalClock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Listening Clock versus VocalClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListening ClockVocalClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGATO Co.,Ltd.Khuyen Duong

Customer experience

Listening Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

VocalClock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Listening Clock

No in-app purchases

None

VocalClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listening Clock free?
Listening Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VocalClock free?
VocalClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Listening Clock or VocalClock?
Listening Clock is rated higher. Listening Clock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VocalClock averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Listening Clock or VocalClock have ads?
Neither Listening Clock nor VocalClock shows ads.

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