Comparison

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) vs Talking Timer

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )

This utility app provides multiple timers for various kitchen appliances and tasks. It's ideal for managing cooking, baking, laundry, or any activity requiring precise timekeeping. Enjoy your break while ensuring everything is ready on time.

Highlights
  • Multiple simultaneous timers
  • Appliance-specific timing
  • Alarm notifications
  • Leisurely break management
  • Versatile use cases
Features
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Kitchen Timer The multi-machine timers. Tells the laundry, microwave, oven, gas oven end of time. Please use the timer cook, cooking timer, cooking timer, multi timer, an alarm, a kitchen timer. If you start several days, and at once set to multi-timer, Enjoy a leisurely break like Tea Time, reading, watching TV. Try using a multi-character timer. You can use a washing machine timer, microwave oven timer, oven timer, gas cooker timer with you.

About

Talking Timer

This utility app provides a visual and auditory timer, ideal for activities where you need to track time without constant visual monitoring. It's perfect for creative sessions, fitness, cooking, or gaming.

Highlights
  • Auditory time announcements
  • Visual timer display
  • Hands-free operation
  • Versatile for various activities
  • Completely free
Features
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Talking Timer is a timer app you can both see AND HEAR. It was initially developed for life drawing, so you know how long a pose or session will last while you focus on your work. But it has grown a lot since then. It is also useful anywhere you want to know how much time is left without constantly looking at your device — fitness routines, cooking, presentations, children’s activities, board games, or even colouring your hair! Talking Timer speaks the remaining time aloud, and now supports widgets, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones, so your running timer can stay visible outside the app. Plus it's completely FREE. No adverts, no subscription, just free. I wrote it because I use it myself - and now you can too! :-) Terms of Use: Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Talking Timer Terms of Use and Disclaimer: https://www.clivebryant.com/page/48111/talking-timer-terms-of-use-and-disclaimer Privacy Policy: https://www.clivebryant.com/page/32545/app-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )3 screens
Talking Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Talking Timer at none against Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )'s shown. Talking Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 3). Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) against 4.8 for Talking Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Timer has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) ships an update every 5 months, Talking Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) versus Talking Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Timer ( Alarm )Talking Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings361 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEONSOFTClive Bryant

Customer experience

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talking Timer

All ratings61 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Timer ( Alarm )

No in-app purchases

None

Talking Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) free?
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talking Timer free?
Talking Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Talking Timer?
Talking Timer is rated higher. Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Talking Timer averages 4.8 from 61 ratings.
Do Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Talking Timer have ads?
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) shows ads; Talking Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) or Talking Timer?
Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) ships an update every 5 months, and Talking Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Kitchen Timer ( Alarm ) was updated on September 7, 2026 and Talking Timer on September 22, 2026.

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