SpeakerClock app for iPhone and iPad
4.8 (
9968 ratings )
Business
Education
Developer: Drobnik KG
4.99 USD
Current version: 1.3.1, last update: 1 year agoFirst release : 03 Mar 2010
App size: 2.16 Mb
Big red LED digits allow you to see the timer even at great distance so you are free to move while you give the talk of your life. SpeakerClock emulates the famous countdown clock that all speakers at TED conferences need to adhere to.
Start the clock and place it within your view when giving a public talk to see at a glance how much speaking time you have remaining. The "traffic light" gives you visual feedback when its time to wrap up or make your closing remarks.
Use it for actual public speeches or train with it for the fateful day when you too get the call to speak on important issues.
"Personally I use SpeakerClock when timing the recording of YouTube videos. This way I never run over the maximum 10 minutes there and the "traffic light" helps me nail my closing arguments every time!"
Pros and cons of SpeakerClock app for iPhone and iPad
SpeakerClock app good for
This small gem does it all. Set speaking time, tap, go. Nicest feature: changing speaking times by swiping.
I usually like to use an old analog pocket watch when I give a talk, but I loved this app from the start. The LED/TED-display is bright and crisp and the numbers easily.
Nice tool for teaching/training session, and also in the home. Only disadavantage I can see: Like all timers it may keep you standing next to where you put it.
But then there is so much more to giving a great talk than getting the time right :)
I use this a lot when I teach or speak. Helps me keep the time and looks great at the same time. Educator must-have.
I dont know why this app has so many bad ratings. It does what its supposed to do, and its free. What more could you ask for? It came in handy for me as I was giving a presentation today.
This is a great app with easy setup and excellent display during countdown. It would be great if we could "optionally" play a different sound from ringtone library at each of the milestone (Yellow, Red and zero)
I was thinking of making an app exactly like this one, but Im glad I didnt because this one is way better than I could do. It now has permanent space in my iPhone -- its definitely a *must have app*.
Fantastic use of the iPhone SDK and UI - but then Oliver is a master at his craft. Keep up the good work!
Some bad moments
Buying the ability to have more than one preset time is in itself wrong, as it is not a bonus, but an essential feature which is removed from a PAID app to strongarm you into paying more. If this very simple app were free, Id gladly pay to have the full version. As I have foolishly paid just to see if it would fit my needs I refuse to pony up a dime even.
Classic example of a program that sacrifices style over usability. If youre happy with the presets, then all is well. But changing the timer settings (especially changing the values for the yellow and the red light) is needlessly complicated. Instead of all the swiping, a screen with a simple normal form for entering these settings (as in Apples alarm app) would have been so much easier to use.
And making the feature to save more than one preset an in-app purchase is insulting. I wouldnt have minded paying a little bit more, but I feel insulted when I am blackmailed into spending more just to get basic functionality.
I expected to continue to count after 00:00 because this is count down timer and a lot of presentation opportunity allow us to have spare 30 sec or more. If count down just stop at 00:00, then no difference from kitchen timer.
I really hope to have the function to continue exceeded time forplactice.
Warning! This app does NOT count upwards after time has expired. Its an enormous oversight, and one that prevents our speaking business from using this app as our speaker timer. If this feature is included in future, well revise review.
When you try to set time, keeps asking if u want to buy more presets?! If I buy the app, shouldnt it have multiple presets, like iPhone alarms?
This app seems buggy on my iPad 2. I purchased Pclock about a year ago and was much more impressed and was not charged to add new presets - yes, while the app costs 99 cents, you have to pay for additional presets. It had a number of good reviews, so I thought I was missing something. When I click on the "I" implying info about the app, it just shuts down. Going to their website gave me the instructions I was looking for under "I." I had hoped this app would handle short 90 second presentations better, but was generally unimpressed. Setting it is pretty easy once you figure it out, but there is no sound and no overtime timer. Again, Pclock gives me all of this for the same price.