Soapbox Timer vs Speaker Presentation Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soapbox Timer
This app is a dedicated timekeeper for Pecha Kucha and Ignite presentations. It clearly displays slide numbers and remaining time, with options for audio or vibration cues for slide changes. Stay focused on your audience and manage your presentation time effectively.
- Slide number display
- Time remaining indicator
- Audio cues for slide changes
- Vibration cues for slide changes
- Clear, at-a-glance display
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Soapbox is an essential timekeeper app for anyone preparing or delivering a Pecha Kucha or Ignite presentation. At a single glance, the clear display shows the slide number and time remaining, helping you stay focused and make the most of every second. If you want to keep your eyes on the audience without glancing at the display for slide changes, just switch the settings to enable a beep or vibrate as each slide ends. "Fantastic! A must-have for presentations" Jim Shorthose, Pecha Kucha organiser, Nottingham, UK Soapbox is brought to you by a small team, working hard to deliver regular feature updates. We would love to know what we can do to make preparing and delivering quick-fire presentations even easier, so please get in touch using the feedback form. To find out more, visit http://soapboxapp.uk
Speaker Presentation Timer
This app helps presenters stay on track during speeches without breaking the audience connection. It provides discreet time prompts, allowing speakers to focus on their delivery and audience engagement.
- Discreet time prompts
- Vibrates for critical sections
- Pocket or watch notification
- Manage speech components
- Maintain audience connection
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No longer do you have to pull yourself away from your audience to check the time. You no longer have to ask, "How am I doing for time?" nor, "How much time do I have left?" In theatre, stage actors can never break the 4th wall. The 4th wall is the imaginary wall between the actor and the audience. Professional Speakers have the same limitation. Every time you look at your watch or run to the lectern to check your time, you pull yourself from the audience and their needs. You are essentially going from "I am being of service to you!" to "I am up here doing my job - and oh, yea, I have 5 minutes left!" You can set Speaker Presentation Timer and the Pro Speaker Presentation Timer to prompt individual components of your speech and stealthily vibrate in your pocket (or on your watch) as you reach your critical sections. With Pro Speaker Presentation Timer, only you will know you're on stage with a job to do.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speaker Presentation Timer at 50% against Soapbox Timer's 0%. Speaker Presentation Timer also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 32 months). Soapbox Timer's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume and ads 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
Speaker Presentation Timer is free to download; Soapbox Timer costs $0.99 up front. Speaker Presentation Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Soapbox Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soapbox Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Soapbox Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Speaker Presentation Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Soapbox Timer ships an update every 32 months, Speaker Presentation Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soapbox Timer | Speaker Presentation Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Xdev Studio Limited | Essential Hospitality |
Customer experience
Soapbox Timer
Speaker Presentation Timer
In-app purchases
Soapbox Timer
No in-app purchases
Speaker Presentation Timer
- Pro Speaker Presentation Timer$19.99
- Pro Access$19.99
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