Talking Clock: Time Announcer

Daily Apps Kit

About this app

Talking Clock announces the current time at intervals you choose — every 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes. It actually works with your screen off, survives phone reboots, and never interrupts you with ads.

⏰ THE TALKING CLOCK THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
Unlike other time announcer apps, Talking Clock uses precise alarm scheduling to deliver announcements on time, every time. It runs as a foreground service so Android won't kill it in the background. It restarts automatically after your phone reboots. No more missed announcements.

🎯 BUILT FOR REAL PEOPLE
• ADHD & time blindness — Stay aware of every passing minute without checking your phone
• Visually impaired users — Hear the time hands-free, no screen needed
• Getting ready in the morning — Know exactly how much time you have left
• Cooking & working with hands — Shake your phone to hear the time instantly
• Caregivers — Set custom messages like "It's {time}, time to take your medicine"
• Students & professionals — Stay on schedule during study sessions or meetings

📢 FEATURES
• Announce time every 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes
• 12-hour and 24-hour format with natural speech
• Shake phone to hear the current time (hands-free)
• Custom announcement text — add your own message with {time} placeholder
• Quiet hours — no announcements while you sleep (e.g., 11 PM to 7 AM)
• Adjustable volume independent from system volume
• Choose alarm or media audio stream
• Adjustable speech rate and pitch
• Skip announcements during phone calls
• Works with screen off and in the background
• Survives phone reboots — auto-restarts
• Battery optimization guide for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus, and more
• Dark mode, light mode, and system theme

🔒 PRIVACY FIRST
• Zero data collection — no analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
• No internet permission — works fully offline
• No account required
• Minimal permissions — only what's needed to announce time reliably
• No access to your files, photos, contacts, location, or camera

🆓 FREE & FAIR
• All core features are free
• No subscription — ever
• No fullscreen ads
• No upgrade nagging popups

📱 WORKS ON YOUR PHONE
Talking Clock includes a built-in battery optimization guide with specific instructions for Samsung, Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO, Huawei/Honor, OnePlus/OPPO/Realme, Vivo, ASUS, Nokia, and stock Android. This ensures the app keeps running reliably on your specific device.

🎨 CLEAN DESIGN
• Material You design with dynamic colors (Android 12+)
• Dark and light theme support
• Simple home screen with big start/stop button
• Organized settings — nothing hidden, nothing confusing

Download Talking Clock now — the time announcer that actually works, respects your privacy, and never charges you monthly.

Ratings and reviews

This is nice to use while at work, so I don't have to keep digging my phone out to check the time. My only minor issue is that even with the audio routing setting set to "headphones" , when using Bluetooth earbuds, it announces the time both through the earbuds and the phone. It causes my coworkers to look over at me and say "what was that?". If there is a way to fix this on my end, please let me know.

oh my gosh! This ap is so incredibly helpful, for people with no sense of time, & no memory. It eliminates 1 from having 2 look at a watch, phone or clock constantly & 1 can set reminders. Plus, it doubles as a phone finder. I was in a tizzy. I couldn't find my phone, when suddenly I heard a voice say "it's 9PM", and thus, I found my phone! I am so thankful for it, that I would pay the developers, if I knew how. THANK YOU developers. I've been searching 4 something like this my whole life!

hey its nicer if the schedule time has its own custom announcements rather than having a common custom announcement for all scheduled time. its better for time management so you can follow your schedule religiously, since it can announce what you should be doing on that specific time e.g. cooking, reading. Also, having a man option for voice or your own voice record will make it fun. other than that this is really helpful to use. its also easy you can master the interface in 10mins.

What’s new

Stability Improvements and bug fixes