Reviews of SpeakTimer - Voice Alert Timer

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List of user reviews and ratings for SpeakTimer - Voice Alert Timer

Total ratings

4.40 (Rating count: 217)

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Review summary

Users praise SpeakTimer for deep customization and practical usefulness in deadlines and workouts, and for ease of use. However, multiple reviews criticize the app’s pricing model (subscription with auto-renew and no obvious free trial) and report reliability issues with speech timing (sometimes it doesn’t speak or is delayed). Reviewers also want more/varied voice options. Overall, it’s valued as a powerful tool when it’s affordable and reliable, with room for improvements in pricing and audio/voice features.

Pros

Extensive customization of timers and spoken prompts, including second-by-second alerts.
Practical usefulness for staying on schedule across contexts (deadlines, workouts, races).
Super easy to use and provides detailed features.

Cons

High price and subscription model with auto-renewal and no clear free trial.
Speech/timing reliability issues, including occasional silences, delays, or failure to speak in certain contexts.
Voice options are limited; users want more realistic or additional voices.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.40

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-06	wh*****	This is a poor app that forces you to subscribe instead of purchasing functionality. Not worth downloading. Find a different app that doesn’t make you subscribe to anything.
This is a poor app that forces you to subscribe instead of purchasing functionality. Not worth downloading. Find a different app that doesn’t make you subscribe to anything.
2025-08-13	=7*****	Ủy
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2025-02-25	jw*****	I like that I can fully customize the times and spoken prompts. For this price I’d like the voices to be more realistic (or customizable) and the app to be smart enough to take the “s” off the final “one [unit] left”. I’ve customized it to copy a countdown from a Columbia episode which makes my deadlines infinitely more exciting! And…leaving this review has made me late. d’oh!
I like that I can fully customize the times and spoken prompts. For this price I’d like the voices to be more realistic (or customizable) and the app to be smart enough to take the “s” off the final “one [unit] left”. I’ve customized it to copy a countdown from a Columbia episode which makes my deadlines infinitely more exciting! And…leaving this review has made me late. d’oh!
2024-07-17	an*****	High price, requires a free, but auto renewing to no free, trial to test, so DO NOT DOWNLOAD, if you forget to cancel sometimes. Turns down the volume of other apps the whole time it’s running (not just when it’s announcing) Didn’t find the controls intuitive, not even sure if you can change the voice. (Not going to keep looking, just deleting this app) There are others, try them. Don’t like it, but it does work, so 2 stars.
High price, requires a free, but auto renewing to no free, trial to test, so DO NOT DOWNLOAD, if you forget to cancel sometimes. Turns down the volume of other apps the whole time it’s running (not just when it’s announcing) Didn’t find the controls intuitive, not even sure if you can change the voice. (Not going to keep looking, just deleting this app) There are others, try them. Don’t like it, but it does work, so 2 stars.
2023-07-20	Bu*****	Don’t get unless you want to pay $30/yr for a very basic timer - useless!
Don’t get unless you want to pay $30/yr for a very basic timer - useless!
2023-05-25	sh*****	This app requires a monthly subscription. You have to take the time to install the app to find out its not free.
This app requires a monthly subscription. You have to take the time to install the app to find out its not free.
2022-10-28	mo*****	Some things are such no brainers that they stunning to use. Five stars for shear intelligence. I only used it one time but I hope to find a choice of voices. Good job, developer! I have to limit my talk time on the phone because my voice seemed to get rough. Now the listener can hear a ten minute warning to wrap up their points and I do not have to intervene for myself. I have my own WINGMAN looking after me. At 75 years, I love having a man’s voice speak to wrap things up. I am just giddy over this. 🌸
Some things are such no brainers that they stunning to use. Five stars for shear intelligence. I only used it one time but I hope to find a choice of voices. Good job, developer! I have to limit my talk time on the phone because my voice seemed to get rough. Now the listener can hear a ten minute warning to wrap up their points and I do not have to intervene for myself. I have my own WINGMAN looking after me. At 75 years, I love having a man’s voice speak to wrap things up. I am just giddy over this. 🌸
2022-09-01	Ki*****	Thank you for the recent improvements to the app. I could hardly manage my life without it. It gets me places on time. Thank you!!! Th
Thank you for the recent improvements to the app. I could hardly manage my life without it. It gets me places on time. Thank you!!! Th
2022-08-27	de*****	Does not always speak
Does not always speak
2021-05-07	se*****	I use this app to start model sailboat races. It is connected to a speaker via Bluetooth so everyone on the dock can hear the countdown. Great that you can set up voice alerts at any second you choose. One addition that would be nice is to allow sounds to be configured as well as speech. We would like to use an air horn sound when it is time to start the race.
I use this app to start model sailboat races. It is connected to a speaker via Bluetooth so everyone on the dock can hear the countdown. Great that you can set up voice alerts at any second you choose. One addition that would be nice is to allow sounds to be configured as well as speech. We would like to use an air horn sound when it is time to start the race.