Big Ben appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Big Ben is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Big Ben Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Big Ben
Rating: 3.80488 (41 reviews)

Big Ben

Ettore Software Ltd.

🎬 Entertainment

✈️ Travel

Customer Experience

Positive experience57.0% of reviews

Neutral10.1% of reviews

Negative experience32.9% of reviews

~ Based on 149 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Big Ben

Reviews of Big Ben are mixed: the Entertainment app is rated 3.8/5 from 41 App Store ratings. What users like most: authentic Big Ben chimes and sounds, affordable price point (99p). Top complaints: frequent crashes on various iOS versions, doesn't work when phone is locked/in background. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

🎵Authentic Big Ben chimes and sounds
💰Affordable price point (99p)
⏰Accurate time display with working clock
🔊High-quality audio reproduction
📱Works in background (when functioning)
♿Accessible with VoiceOver support
🎨Nice visual representation of Big Ben
⭐Reliable chiming functionality (when working)

Negative things

🐛Frequent crashes on various iOS versions
📵Doesn't work when phone is locked/in background
🔊Volume control issues - too quiet or too loud
⚙️Minute hand doesn't move smoothly
📱Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
🎵Chimes continue even during phone calls
🔔Quarter chimes cannot be disabled individually
🎬Limited/outdated background images
🔋Requires app to be in foreground to function properly

Is Big Ben Safe?

Big Ben appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Big Ben is 74/100.

This assessment is based on 41 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.8/5.

Safety Analysis

73.2% of ratings point to a safe experience

2.4% of ratings suggest some concerns

24.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 41 App Store ratings for Big Ben.

Is Big Ben Legit?

Big Ben appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Big Ben is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most Recent Highest Rated Lowest Rated

Amazing app, just some things to improve

I love this app so much. I also love how it notifications to remind you it’s a quarter of the hour or a full hour. However, I would like the chimes to sound more like the most recent one which is actually quite softer, it would be cool on updating the clock tower but it’s totally understandable if you don’t want to change it, and I want the notification to stay on until the chimes are done, because during the full hour, it randomly cuts off.

Also, Please make the movement for the clock hands much smoother, it seems un realistic because it just immediately cuts to the minute with no motion

BBradenJay_E

19 days ago

Doesn’t Work on phone

The app only sends a notification to my watch, but does not ring any chimes. I do believe the issue is integration with my watch. It has worked when I have my watch off and being charged.

JJhood1501

a month ago

Runs Chimes in my Backyard

I’ve had this app for a long time. I recently installed a post clock in my backyard, plugged in an old iPhone 7 to speakers, and now I have Big Ben in the neighborhood. Surprisingly, neighbors love it!

TTornadoNow

5 months ago

Great for hands free work

By some margin the best 99p I have spent in ages.

FFrankieM@c

8 months ago

Great but not perfect

The quarter bells on the hour should start a little earlier, maybe at xx:xx:37, to leave a longer gap. Not so bothered about the app interface itself, but minute hand should be moving fluidly like any clock. This would more capture the essence of Big Ben, but otherwise cool to have a striking clock app.

ZZizzu05

8 months ago

Love the bongs

Is there a way to have the chimes continue to bong when the phone is locked? Also would love to have chimes on my watch!

TSTea with no sugar

9 months ago

Big Ben night

BNBig Ben night

a year ago

App truffa

Manco si apre. Don’t buy it

LLjior

a year ago

Doesn’t work

I’ve downloaded it three times and each time the app opens and then crashes.

NYNeil in New York

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that the app does not open on your device — we would like to understand what is happening, as we have thousands of satisfied users. We kindly ask you to contact us at support@ettoresoftware.store and attach a crash report if available, so we can help you resolve the issue directly. We are confident we can find a solution!

Ne fonctionne pas

J’ai payé 1 euros pour une application qui ne s’ouvre même pas 😡

CCedoc1975

2 years ago

Response from developer

Bonjour, merci pour votre avis. Nous sommes désolés d'apprendre que l'application ne s'ouvre pas sur votre appareil — nous aimerions comprendre ce qui se passe, car nous comptons des milliers d'utilisateurs satisfaits. Nous vous demandons courtoisement de nous contacter à support@ettoresoftware.store en joignant un éventuel rapport de plantage, afin de pouvoir vous aider à résoudre le problème directement. Nous sommes certains de trouver une solution !

Big Ben

Minute hands not moving gradually, can you make it light up to reflect current daylight and sunset times depending on location gps settings.hands not moving, please make it light up according to sunset and daylight times to reflect current location to where I am in the uk etc. so when it asks for location settings for the app, I can tell it to use my location so it will do sunset and sunrise times depending on what day it is and also reflect depending on it being summer, autumn, winter, spring.

DSDave Sharp

2 years ago

Volume Suggestion

The app does what it says it would do. It would be nice, however, if the chime volume was higher. It’s still too quiet even at max volume.

SStilton4

2 years ago

Won’t even open

I’ve just been charged to down load this Big Ben app as it seemed great. Now it’s downloaded, it won’t even open.
Don’t bother getting in touch with their app support because it just sends you to an advert trying to to sell you an app for a Mac

RSRubbish Big Ben scam

2 years ago

Response from developer

Suggestions

Lovely other wise

Please make the audio db level adjustable with a dial volume control.
Let the so called tick tock sounds be in sync with the second hand and I don’t know what the other noises are that play with it. Maybe if it where in sync it would be easier to discern?
Could the picture of Big Ben be made to display when the phone is locked inside of the apple defaults?
Could the tick tock be made to play even when locked?
Wouldn’t it be nice to see Big Ben instead of the default Lock Screen just like the photo frame settings that display pictures?

But if you look at the locked phone it now looks like bigben instead.
Lovely other wise

MMrsGrama

2 years ago

Request for a new feature

I like the app a lot but I think it I would prefer it to play the Westminster Chimes in the background even if the app isn’t running in the background

SSJPT7

3 years ago

No sound

With iOS 17 it has no sound with the iPhone

XXR-Scully

3 years ago

Not work with iOS 17

The app was not working with iOS 17

Pphil_iPhone43

3 years ago

Response from developer

Geht nicht 👎🏼

Geht nicht

DDirty-Hari

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hallo, vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Es tut uns leid zu hören, dass die App auf Ihrem Gerät nicht öffnet — wir würden gerne verstehen, was passiert, da wir Tausende von zufriedenen Nutzern haben. Wir bitten Sie freundlich, uns unter support@ettoresoftware.store zu kontaktieren und wenn möglich einen Absturzbericht beizufügen, damit wir Ihnen helfen können, das Problem direkt zu lösen. Wir sind zuversichtlich, eine Lösung zu finden!

Very nice, but one thing could be changed

I love this app, it works like the real thing, although the chimes could be changed, since the recording that’s being used are the chimes from a while back, I wish that the present day chimes, which after the revavation now have a softer sweeter sound: PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONCEDERATION

Pprr643fan

4 years ago