# Bell Times — School bell times & schedules

> School bell times & schedules (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Turner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bell-times/id6747882096 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andrew Turner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1806031949)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 20 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-02-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bell-times/id6747882096/reviews.md

## What is Bell Times?

BELL TIMES makes the school day simple. Create clear, customisable timetables for any school, then get timely alerts (with sound, haptics, and visual flash) so everyone arrives prepared.

Whether you prefer single bell alerts or full class blocks, BELL TIMES keeps teachers, students, and administrators perfectly in sync.

- Key Features
  - Create multiple schools and timetables
  - Two modes: Alert Times (single bell) or Time Blocks (start/end)
  - Smart notifications: on time or minutes before
  - Custom alert sounds, haptics, and visual flash
  - Live countdown to the next bell
  - “Today’s Schedule” with the next upcoming item clearly highlighted
  - 12/24‑hour time formats and light/dark/system themes
  - School logos, icons, and colours for quick recognition
  - Works when the app is backgrounded or the device is locked

- Additional Features
  - Edit, reorder, and duplicate bell times quickly
  - Subject names and optional teacher names for blocks
  - Sort schools alphabetically or by custom order
  - Prevents screen sleep while viewing a selected school
  - Privacy‑friendly: data is stored on device

- Free Features
  - Unlimited schools and schedules
  - Alert Times and Time Blocks modes
  - Notification timing (on time, 1/2/5/10 min before)
  - Countdown timers and highlighted next event
  - Appearance options (light/dark/system)
  - Custom sounds, haptics, and visual flash
  - School branding (logos/icons/colours)
  - Sample schools come build-in that can be deleted

- Premium Features
  - None. Everything is included.

BELL TIMES is built for clarity: fast to set up, easy to read at a glance, and reliable when it matters most.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3 — 2026-09-06

• New events now appear in the correct time order in your timetable
• Live Activity clears about 5 minutes after the last bell of the day
• Share full school schedules via .belltimes — including special days, duty reminders, and logos
• Deleting a school now syncs across your iCloud devices
• Hide or restore built-in sample timetables in Settings

### 2.2 — 2026-07-07

• Sample schools — Built-in examples are read-only. Duplicate one to create your own editable copy; deleted samples stay deleted after updates.
• Live Activity — More reliable on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with smoother updates as your timetable changes through the day.
• Apple Watch — Better sync with iPhone, including clearer handling when no school is selected.
• Notifications — Smarter scheduling and cleanup so alerts are less likely to fire at the wrong time.
• Schools list — Clearer swipe actions (Share, Duplicate, Delete) and a Sample badge on example timetables.
• Stability — Fixes for launch and return-from-lock-screen issues, including when opening from a Live Activity.

### 2.1 — 2026-06-27

Minor bug fix where Apple Watch was loading a school timetable from a non-cleared payload. Stale cache should now be cleared.

### 2.0 — 2026-06-25

iPhone
- New Feature: Live Activities on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- New Feature: Duty reminders for staff duties and meetings
- New Feature: Home Screen and Apple Watch widgets
- See current class, next bell, and countdown at a glance
- Option to hide class names on Lock Screen
- Clearer layout and improved readability
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Live Activity : Now/Next and countdown update consistently at each bell and period change
- Live Activity stops when you leave the Today tab or quit the app for the day
- Starts only after you open Today or set up today’s timetable

Apple Watch
- Improved timetable sync with your iPhone
- Clearer layout: Now, Next, and Starts in countdown

General 
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

### 1.5 — 2026-06-11

Rotating timetables — Set up Day 1, Day 2… cycles with a separate bell schedule for each cycle day.
Next Bell countdown — The fullscreen view turns orange before the bell, then pulses orange and red in the final five seconds.

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All apps by Andrew Turner: https://appshunter.io/developer/1806031949

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