Comparison

Chronoplan Timer vs Announcement Useful Timer

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

Head to head
About

Chronoplan Timer

Organize and manage multiple timers, intervals, and countdowns with a flexible grouping system. Control timers individually or as a group, set custom alerts, and track time with a clean interface. Unlock full functionality with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Group timers, intervals, and countdowns
  • Individual and group control
  • Schedule multiple alerts
  • Countdown by time or date
  • Customize alert sounds
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Chronoplan is a simple flexible app with groups of timers, intervals, and countdowns that can be started and paused individually or together with others in their group. Its uncluttered modern interface looks great on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. With Chronoplan you can: • Start, pause, and reset timers with Apple Watch • Record time for individual timers • Record separate finish times for timers in a group that started together • Schedule multiple alerts with repeated intervals • Specify countdowns by hours, minutes, and seconds or by date • View timers with widgets on the Home Screen or Lock Screen • Customize alert sounds • Add images from the camera or photo library Note: Some features like the number of timers, groups, and alert sounds are limited. There's one in-app purchase to unlock all features permanently.

About

Announcement Useful Timer

This app provides spoken updates every minute for active timers, even when the screen is off. It supports custom countdowns and time-of-day alerts, with options for personalized sounds and voice announcements. Multiple timers can run simultaneously, with quick setup and management features.

Highlights
  • Spoken updates every minute
  • Custom countdown and time-of-day timers
  • Multiple timers simultaneously
  • Personalized alert sounds and music
  • Quick setup with shortcut buttons
  • Foreground voice announcements
Features
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Voice Timer! Spoken updates every minute. Even when you are not looking at the screen, this app tells you how much time is left. Announcement Useful Timer is available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can choose the free version or the paid, ad-free PRO version. Announcement Useful Timer can count down preset items and times, as well as your own custom items and times. It announces the remaining item and time every minute, gives a 10-second countdown before completion, and plays your selected music or sound when time is up. Use it as a cup noodle timer, kitchen timer, nap timer, and more. You can run multiple timers at the same time and quickly set them from the always-visible number input at the bottom of the screen. Shortcut buttons are available on the right (long-press to assign different items). Items are shown in a list, frequently used timers are ranked to the top, and you can start timers from history or favorites. Swipe left on a list item to delete it. You can cancel an active countdown from the top of the list. When end music is playing, you can stop it by swiping, tapping the stop button, or shaking your device. Each list item has a settings button on the left where you can configure timer values, labels, voice/music settings, and notification behavior. If you prefer, you can disable the every-minute voice announcements in settings. Pause, resume, and clear buttons are also available for all timers. You can use two timer types: - Countdown timer (set a duration) - Time-of-day timer (notify at the next specified time) *Voice announcements are available only while the app is in the foreground.* To prevent accidental taps in the foreground, a lock button is provided at the top-left of the right shortcut area. In the background, only the end notification is available. Note: Due to iOS API behavior, sounds may play even when Silent Mode is on (voice speech will not play). --- App Features --- ・Quick and easy timer setup using the buttons at the bottom of the main screen. ・Set timers simply by selecting from a list. ・Run multiple timers in parallel. ・Set labels and receive voice notifications. (Every minute, plus 30/15/10 seconds before completion. These can be toggled in settings.) ・Use your own music from iPhone/iPod/iPad for alerts and end sounds. (Foreground only) ・Set music to start from a specific point (for example, the chorus). ・Use two timer types: countdown and specific end time. ・Assign frequently used timers to the shortcut buttons on the right. ・Adjust voice pitch and speech rate. --- Free Version vs PRO Version --- This app is available in both Free and PRO (paid) versions. The PRO version is ad-free. The area used for ads in the Free version is replaced with more list and button space, providing a more comfortable experience. There is no difference in timer functionality.

Screenshots

Chronoplan Timer4 screens
Announcement Useful Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chronoplan Timer at 4.0 against Announcement Useful Timer's 3.0. Chronoplan Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). Announcement Useful Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, monetization model 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. Chronoplan Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Announcement Useful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chronoplan Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chronoplan Timer has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Chronoplan Timer's written reviews are positive against 73% of Announcement Useful Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronoplan Timer ships an update every 5 months, Announcement Useful Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chronoplan Timer versus Announcement Useful Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronoplan TimerAnnouncement Useful Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (49 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTreeness, LLCkatapu.net

Customer experience

Chronoplan Timer

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.2%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative20.0%

Announcement Useful Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chronoplan Timer

One-time1
  • Chronoplan Premium$4.99
None

Announcement Useful Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chronoplan Timer free?
Chronoplan Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Announcement Useful Timer free?
Announcement Useful Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chronoplan Timer or Announcement Useful Timer?
Chronoplan Timer is rated higher. Chronoplan Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Announcement Useful Timer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chronoplan Timer or Announcement Useful Timer have ads?
Announcement Useful Timer shows ads; Chronoplan Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Chronoplan Timer or Announcement Useful Timer?
Chronoplan Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Announcement Useful Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chronoplan Timer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Announcement Useful Timer on September 26, 2026.

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