Listening Clock vs VocalClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Verbal time announcements
- Customizable speaking words
- Adjustable background color
- Changeable background image
- Customizable digit color
- Gentle wake-up sounds
- Sleep aid with rain sounds
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Listening Clock | VocalClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEGATO Co.,Ltd. | Khuyen Duong |
Customer experience
Listening Clock
VocalClock
In-app purchases
Listening Clock
No in-app purchases
VocalClock
No in-app purchases
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