Voice Time - Говорящие часы

4.5
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesVoice Time is a voice notification app that announces the time in Russian and runs in the background.

65%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability25%Live project

Actually does

  • Timer
  • Voice notes70% of reviews
  • Timer / alarm15% of reviews
  • Alarm clock50% of reviews
  • Offline-first5% of reviews
  • Фоновое выполнение при заблокированном экране10% of reviews
  • Уважение режима фокуса (Не работает при отключённом звуке)5% of reviews
  • Разные голоса (в т.ч. голос Дмитрий через Twitter)(bonus)5% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Адаптация громкости к контексту (видео, музыка, звонки, игры)
  • Расписание рабочего времени для оповещений

Common complaints

  • Incompatibility with recent iOS versions (14, 15, 17, 18)40% of mentions

    «Stopped working on iOS 14... Stopped working on iOS 15»

  • Requires complex and non-trivial setup to work (visual alerts, focus)15% of mentions

    «You need to enable visual alerts in the app settings (move the sliders to the enabled position) both!!!!»

  • Infrequent updates, no active iOS version support for a long time10% of mentions

    «Dear developer, why haven't there been any updates for so long?»

  • Broken Twitter integration for voice activation Dmitry5% of mentions

    «When you click this button, nothing happens»

  • Unwanted vibration when speaking the time3% of mentions

    «It vibrates in your hands like crazy»

What people praise

  • Excellent developer support, willingness to help, provision of video tutorials

    «Support is a separate matter! I've never encountered support of higher quality and more customer-oriented. Individual approach»

  • Useful and convenient basic function of voice time alerts

    «An app that stands the test of time! One of the oldest apps. To say it's useful is an understatement»

  • Long-term usefulness - people use it for years

    «I've been using it for many years. Great app»

  • Reliable operation after proper setup and update

    «I did everything as the author explains in the video, and it worked!!!»

  • VoiceOver support for people with visual impairments

    «I use VoiceOver but the instructions are clear»

Where to install