Does ListenTimer really speak every second?

Yes. Every second of the countdown is read aloud, from the first second to the last — up to 300 seconds per interval. In the 10-second interval mode, the final 10 seconds are still counted one by one.

Does it keep counting with the screen locked or the phone in my pocket?

Yes. The count runs in the background, and a Live Activity shows it on the Lock Screen.

Will it interrupt my music or podcast?

No. Audio ducking lowers the music just for the count, then brings it right back.

Can I use it for HIIT or Tabata?

Yes. Build a routine with work and rest phases and up to 10 sets. Every phase change is announced.

How is it different from interval timers that only beep when a round ends?

Most interval timers cue you only at the boundaries — the end of a round, or the last few seconds. ListenTimer counts every single second out loud, so you always know where you are without looking at the screen.

Is Premium a subscription?

No. It is a one-time purchase. The price is shown in the App Store for your country.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. All Premium features are free to try for 3 days, once per Apple Account. Tap the gold "3-day trial" chip on the main screen and watch one short ad.

Does it work on Apple Watch?

Yes, with Premium. Start and control the timer from your wrist, start with one tap from the complication, and your presets sync automatically. The Watch works as a remote for the iPhone timer — the iPhone plays the voice.

Can I start a timer without opening the app?

Yes, with Premium: from a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget, with Siri or a Shortcut, or from your Apple Watch. Without Premium, those taps open the app and you start from there.

Which voices and languages are available?

Seven voice characters — Default Female and Default Male are free; Yoga Instructor, Drill Sergeant, The Reaper, News Anchor and Late-night DJ come with Premium. Voices and the app are available in English, Japanese and Korean, following your iPhone language.

Does it need an account or an internet connection?

No. There is no account, and all voices are bundled in the app, so the timer works offline. Only the App Store purchase and the optional ads need a connection.

ListenTimer — Reads every second of your workout aloud

F1

Per-second voice countdown

A voice reads every second of the countdown, from the first second to the last — 1 to 300 seconds per interval.

Use it for planks, dead hangs, stretches, breath work: anything where you can't look down.

Timer running — circular progress ring with the big countdown number — S2 · Timer running — ring and big number

F2

Speaking interval

Choose every second (default), every 10 seconds with the final 10 counted one by one, or — with Premium — your own interval, every N seconds (1–60).

Use it for whatever you pick, the last 10 seconds are always counted one by one and every phase start and end is announced.

PROCustom speaking interval — your own interval, every N seconds (1–60).

The speaking interval settings screen — every second, every 10 seconds, or a custom interval — S7 · Speaking interval settings

F3

Routines (Tabata) — work and rest alternate automatically, with a spoken cue at every phase change

Set work (1–300 s), rest (1–300 s) and 2 to 10 sets; ListenTimer runs the whole circuit and announces every change.

Use it for Tabata, HIIT circuits, boxing rounds, interval runs.

The routine editor — work time, rest time and the number of sets — S4 · Routine editor — work, rest, sets

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Presets

Save up to 12 timers. Your last-used one sits at the top as a big card — one tap to start. Add, delete and reorder freely.

Use it for "the same thing as yesterday" in one tap.

The main screen — the last-used preset on a large card above the preset list — S1 · Main screen — last-used preset on top

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Background playback — the count keeps running even when your screen is locked

Lock the phone, put it in your pocket or on the floor — the voice carries on.

Use it for anything that isn't at a desk.

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Plays nicely with your music and podcasts — audio ducking dips the music just for the count, then brings it right back

Your own music stays on; the count is layered over it.

Use it for training with headphones or a speaker.

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Lock Screen & Dynamic Island (Live Activity)

See the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — the count, the current phase and set — without unlocking. With Premium, pause, resume or stop right from the Lock Screen.

Use it for a glance at the locked phone between sets.

PROPause, resume and stop right from the Lock Screen.

The Lock Screen showing the ListenTimer Live Activity with the remaining count — S6 · Lock Screen and widget

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Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets

A widget shows your last-used or a pinned preset; tapping it opens the app. With Premium, ▶ starts the timer right from the widget — no app to open — and the widget shows pause and stop while a session runs.

Use it for starting from the Home Screen before your phone goes in the armband.

PROInstant start from the widget — ▶ starts the timer without opening the app.

A Home Screen widget showing a ListenTimer preset ready to start — S6 · Home Screen widget

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Siri & Shortcuts PRO

Say it or tap a shortcut to start your last preset without opening the app (without Premium, the app opens instead).

Use it for hands full, phone across the room.

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Apple Watch PRO

Start and control timers right from your wrist. Start instantly with one tap from your Apple Watch complication. All presets sync to your Apple Watch automatically. Your wrist taps along at the 10-second warning and at the finish. The Watch works as a remote for the iPhone timer, which plays the voice.

Use it for not even taking the phone out.

The Apple Watch screen during a routine — the ring and the seconds left — S8 · Apple Watch — one tap from the wrist

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Haptics

Your wrist taps along, even when your ears are covered (Apple Watch); the iPhone taps at the 10-second warning and at the finish; iPhone haptics can be turned off in Settings.

Use it for loud gyms, no headphones.

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Records & My Rhythm

Monthly calendar stats — see which days you trained at a glance, plus a daily list of what you finished. With Premium, "My Rhythm" adds weekly, monthly and overall insights about your pattern.

Use it for seeing the month fill up.

PROMy Rhythm — weekly, monthly and overall insights about your pattern.

Eyes on your form, not on your screen.

Not just the final countdown. Every second.

ListenTimer at a glance

Everything ListenTimer does