Talking Reminder Lite vs Photo Gear Database
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Reminder Lite
This app provides timely reminders with spoken alerts in over 20 languages. It offers various reminder types, including one-time, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and interval options, with customizable talking speed and volume. It can also display messages in the notification bar when the device is locked or other apps are in use.
- Spoken reminders in 20+ languages
- Multiple reminder types (daily, weekly, etc.)
- Customizable talking speed and volume
- Notification bar alerts
- Import text from clipboard or files
- Active/sleep status for reminders
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Main Features: 1. Run the reminder at the indicted time 2 When the App is launched, the reminder could talk the text in more than 20 international languages at the indicted time. 3 When the device is locked or the user is using other App, the App could reminder the user by playing 26 talking sounds in English and also display the message in the notification bar. 4 The App includes the following six standard time reminders:One Time reminder, every hour reminder, every day reminder, every week reminder, every month reminder, Interval reminder. Detail features: 1 import the text from the paste board, soft keyboard or text file. 2 In the main list, each table cell contains one cycle button at the right side, after tapping the right button,the user could change the reminder status between active and sleep. In the sleep status, the reminder will be ignored. 3 When the reminder record is running, the right button will be stop button. So tap the stop button could stop the current reminder job. 4 The user could select the talking speed from the setting view. 5 The user could control the talking volume from the setting view. 6 In the main list view, at the tool bar, the right one is the wizard button. Tap the wizard button, the user could select the every day template, every week template or the every month template. 7 In the main list view, at the tool bar, the left one is the clear button. Tap the clear button, the user could delete all the reminder records from the database and the notification list. Screen shots description: in the screen shot, if there are only one main title line in each cell , the notification sound is the default iOS sound and only the talking text is displayed. If there are two main title lines in each cell of the main list view, one line is for the talking notification sound. the other line is for the talking text. In the main list view, if we tap the + button at the bottom tool bar, the menu list is displayed. From this menu, the user could select the reminder type. In the main list view, if one reminder event cell is displayed, and we tap the active button, the status of the event will be changed to sleep status. The lite edition includes the iOS default notification sound and 26 talking sounds in English. Below is the notification sounds list: 0 iOS default Notification Sound 1 Go home 2 Go to school 3 Go to work 4 Go to the cafeteria 5 Do some exercise 6 Get up 7 Go to bed 8 Set out 9 Go back 10 Take a break 11 Make a reservation 12 Go dating 13 Call up 14 Send an Email 15 Go to the bank 16 Go to the hospital 17 Attend a meeting 18 Go to the grocery 19 Check out the internet 20 Check the email box 21 Play the sound 22 Play music 23 listen the talking 24 Have an afternoon Tea 25 Go to a party 26 Go shopping
Photo Gear Database
Manage your photography equipment with a comprehensive database. Track gear details, view summaries by category, and log changes. Customize settings for a personalized experience, including theme and data display options.
- Add, delete, and update gear entries
- Searchable gear lists and summaries
- Categorized data with subtotals and averages
- Change log for tracking modifications
- User notes for quick recording
- Vendor and insurance information storage
- Customizable settings including dark/light theme
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Gear List - The gear list displays the lists of gears that have been entered into the app. You can delete and update the gears in the list. Update the gear by selecting the row of the equipment to be changed. This page is searchable. Summary - The summary gives you a different and more comprehensive view of your data. The summary lists the categories of your list with a total. It will list the category's contents with a subtotal and an average. This page is searchable. Change Log - The change log displays the changes made to a gear in the gear list for the day. The change log can be deleted at the beginning of a new day or kept longer if desired by selecting the appropiate switch in Settings. User Notes - The user notes provides a quick and convenient way to record something regarding your gear. Add, Delete, Update Gear - This option allows you to add a new gear to the app. The add function is available on the NavBar "+" of the Gear List and from the menu on the right side of the NavBar. You can also delete a gear by swiping to the left on its row and then selecting the delete button. The Gear List screen also contains an Edit button on the NavBar. Update a gear by selecting the row of the equipment to be updated. On the Update screen, you can update and delete from the Type, Brand, and Vendor drop-down lists. If one or more of the list item has been entered incorrectly, you may make your corrections or you may delete the incorrect entry then update the gear. Settings - The settings can be found in the menu on the NavBar. Settings have the following switches. 1. Allow Change Log Logging 2. Clear Change Log on New Day 3. Include Zero Amounts in the Average 4. Change between Dark and Light Theme 5. Turn Off the Detail Screen 6. Allow Zero Amount The Allow Zero Amount allows the purchased amount to be changed to 0.00. Usually, the amount defaults to 0.00 for the amount. The stored amount contains the actual purchased amount. To change the amount, click the 0.00; the stored amount will pop over the 0.00 to allow a change. If the amount is not one of the fields to be changed, the systems will see 0.00 in the change field and retain the stored amount. Which means the amount can not be set to 0.00. To allow the amount to be changed to 0.00 because the amount initially entered should have been 0.00, this switch will know to store the amount as 0.00. Vendor - The vendor module lets you maintain a list with contact information and a rating. Insurance - The insurance module allows you to store your insurance information for your gear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Gear Database at 67% against Talking Reminder Lite's 0%. Photo Gear Database also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0). Talking Reminder Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 19 months). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Talking Reminder Lite is free to download; Photo Gear Database costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photo Gear Database holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Talking Reminder Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Photo Gear Database's.
Talking Reminder Lite ships an update every 9 months, Photo Gear Database every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Reminder Lite | Photo Gear Database |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方 沈 | Wayne A Glass |
Customer experience
Talking Reminder Lite
Photo Gear Database
In-app purchases
Talking Reminder Lite
No in-app purchases
Photo Gear Database
No in-app purchases
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