Talking Timer App for Android Review
There are situations that you might encounter in life wherein you got to keep track of your time to achieve or perform something. An example could be your weekend cooking sessions. You usually wait for few minutes before the meat becomes tender. To make thing efficient, while waiting, you can set a timer to remind you while you go ahead with other kitchen chores. Talking Timer app for Android let you do just that. You can download Talking Timer Android app for free from Google Play Store.
Talking Timer App Features
Talking Timer app for Android is a timer application with pre-recorded voice alerts. And it won’t stop talking until you respond to its notification. So, in a sense, it forces you to act. The first thing you’ll note about Talking Timer Android app is its neat and responsive UI. It might not have the fancy skins/themes. But it is pretty stable, does not lag and pretty much do what it is expected to do. You simply set the timer and go about doing your job, and the app will alert you with pre-recorded voice messages. It is possible to set the time between alerts as well as last minute special alerts.
Of course, you’re free to vary the app’s settings based on your preferences. From the preferences, you can set whether you want the app to tell the current time, time remaining or total time that has elapsed. A notable aspect of Talking Timer is that it runs in the background while you can go about doing other activities in your phone. For example, if you’re listening to music, every time the app goes to the alert mode, it pause the music you’re listening to while making the alert, and let the music restart after its done. When the time is up, the app won’t stop its noise unless you press the ‘dismiss’ button.
For the free version of Talking Timer app, you can’t set the timer beyond 3 hr 59 minutes and 59 seconds. If you want to set a timer beyond this time limit, you got to upgrade to the pro-version for $0.99. The app is ad-supported by default. But you can disable them for free from settings.
Conclusion
Talking Timer app for Android is a robust timer app noted for its responsive UI and reliable performance. The best part is that it talks and gives you alert intervals. When the time is up, it won’t stop alerting you unless you press ‘dismiss’. It is pretty flexible meaning you can set it up based on your preferences. Even though it runs in the background, it does not drain much battery either. Verdict: Worth checking out.
Category: Free Android Apps, Free Android Tools
