Outloud Timer vs RocketTimer with announcements
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outloud Timer
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Outloud Timer offers an easy and motivating way to measure time in situations that can be difficult for children. Choose time in minutes or seconds and let child draw a path for the pirate penguin to follow.
RocketTimer with announcements
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Example: if you set the countdown to 60 minutes, then the app will create the following notifications which will tell you how much time is left: * 35 minutes left * 20 minutes left * 13 minutes left * 8 minutes left * 5 minutes left * 3 minutes left * 2 minutes left * 1 minutes left * Lift Off Each notification will read out the remining time (text-to-speech). and by the way: * no tracking * no ads * no account or Internet connection required * no backend Have fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RocketTimer with announcements at Free against Outloud Timer's $0.99. Outloud Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On update cadence, 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
RocketTimer with announcements is free to download; Outloud Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Outloud Timer ships an update every 3 months, RocketTimer with announcements every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outloud Timer | RocketTimer with announcements |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outloud | Benjamin Zaiser |
In-app purchases
Outloud Timer
No in-app purchases
RocketTimer with announcements
No in-app purchases
Questions
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