# 30minTimer: Hourly Chime — Hear the time, every half hour

> Hear the time, every half hour (iPhone/iPad app by hidenobu akiyoshi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30mintimer-hourly-chime/id6780185941 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [hidenobu akiyoshi](https://appshunter.io/developer/6778454222)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.5 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-07-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30mintimer-hourly-chime/id6780185941/reviews.md

## What is 30minTimer?

Ever look up and realize three hours vanished into one task? This app fixes that with a simple chime.

Your iPhone chimes at the minutes you choose, like :00 and :30 every hour, so you can feel time passing without checking the clock. Chimes arrive as notifications, even when the app is closed.

■ Great for
• Remote work: break the day into half-hour blocks
• Study: focus for 50 minutes, rest when it chimes
• Healthy habits: a sip of water and a stretch at every chime
• Kids' routines: when the "Oh!" plays, it's time for the next thing

■ Pick your hours
• Tap the hours you want, from 0 to 23
• "9–18" and "All hours" in one tap. Quiet at night

■ Up to two chimes an hour
• Spin two wheels to pick the minutes
• :00 and :30, :15 and :45, or just :50. Your call

■ 7 sounds, even a voice
• Chime, Warning, and three Confirm tones
• Male and female "Oh!" voices
• Give each wheel its own sound: a chime on the hour and an "Oh!" at half past
• Tap a name to preview

■ Three simple steps
1. Pick your hours and minutes
2. Tap the big "Apply" button at the bottom
3. It chimes automatically, every day
Send a test notification to hear it in 10 seconds.

■ Free, with minimal ads
• Ads never interrupt your chimes
• Your first "Apply" is ad-free
• Later changes are saved after a short video ad
• Turning notifications on/off and "Clear all" are always instant and ad-free

■ Privacy
• Your settings stay on your iPhone
• Chimes are local notifications scheduled on your iPhone. No developer server is involved

Available in English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese.
Note: in Silent mode or a Focus, sounds may not play, following your iPhone settings.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-09-28

A big refresh!
• A brighter, calmer look
• Pick your hours, minutes, and sounds, then tap the big "Apply" button at the bottom to save them all at once
• Did you know one of the sounds is a guy yelling "Oh!"? Give it a try
To keep the app free, applying settings after your first save shows a short ad. Ads never interrupt your chimes.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-01

bug fix

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-21

You can now select up to two minute values.
For example, you can choose 27 and 57 minutes past each hour, making it useful for reminders such as notifying you that a meeting will start soon.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-16

No release notes.

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## Related topics

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