# Chime : Speaking Clock — user reviews > 190 indexed App Store user reviews of Chime by Reeba Sebastian, rated 4.20/5 from 808 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chime-speaking-clock/id1369098015/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chime-speaking-clock/id1369098015.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 540 · 4★ 84 · 3★ 57 · 2★ 25 · 1★ 102 ## What do users think of Chime? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Simple and effective - 🚀 Helpful for productivity - 🔒 Accessible for blind users - 💡 Useful for time awareness **Cons** - 🐛 Doesn't work with latest iOS updates - 🔊 Loud volume issues - 📢 Too many ads - 🔧 Difficult setup process **Commonly reported bugs** - Chime not working after iOS updates - Can't change Do Not Disturb settings - Inconsistent behavior across devices - Setup process gets stuck **Most requested features** - Add custom sound options - Allow adjusting chime volume - Provide option to disable ads - Expand chime interval options - Add Apple Watch support ## Newest reviews (13 of 190) ### 3/5 — Almost what I needed *2026-08-17* This almost does exactly what I needed. The large exception is that I needed the time announced every 15 minutes. This is locked to every hour. It will chime or alert every 15 minutes except for when it is set to have a voice and not just an alert noise. ### 3/5 — Free but cumbersome *2026-08-13, version 25.12.0* Ad experience could’ve been way more smooth, inhibits operation enough to seek other solutions. ### 3/5 — Doesn't Work *2026-02-08, version 25.12.0* I can't access any options that let me choose when I want the announcements or how often. I can see the options but they are not clickable. ### 3/5 — Fix do not disturb *2026-02-02, version 25.12.0* Currently where I try to set the do not disturb times it just keeps saying “invalid date range” not sure if it’s cause I have my phone set to 24 hour time? But please fix, otherwise I like the app. ### 4/5 — wonderful but *2026-01-05, version 25.12.0* pls let me pay to remove ads. where is that option. ### 4/5 — Overall good! *2025-12-28* Nicely put UI. UX is also good. But doesn’t sound most of the time. ### 3/5 — Correct *2025-11-11, version 2.4* C’est sympa et utile… Dommage que le temps de lancement du fichier-son puis de sa lecture, le coucou ne siffle que 3,5 secondes en retard après le changement d’heure. Ce qui est vraiment pénible est cette apparition vidéo permanente d’explication de paramétrage en musique ridicule répétitive . ### 4/5 — Pas mal *2025-10-23, version 2.4* Simple et efficace mais attention, une fois les horaires choisis , on ne peut plus les modifier !! Aussi, quand on ouvre l'app, elle boucle en permanence sur une video de configuration ### 3/5 — Settings *2025-08-19, version 2.4* The video shown to set up notifications doesn’t look anything like my IPhone15 ### 4/5 — good *2025-03-24, version 2.4* main chriticism, for setup, white text over orange background is just dumb, very hard to read li'm on ios 18,3,2 wasted 20 min, i can't find place to select "immediate delvery" for setup: instructions ng shame really, worked fine on older phone with no elaborate setup deleted update: got it to work without "instructions" two more stars ### 3/5 — Almost good *2025-02-23, version 2.4* Need a better way to automate do not disturb. I can’t change the dnd times. ### 3/5 — Fairly Reliable *2025-01-01, version 2.4* This is another app that suffers from a language barrier but it’s ok. This replaces my original Chime app, that for some reason stopped working and disappeared from the App Store. It was far better. ### 4/5 — Pls add custom ring volume! *2024-12-12, version 2.4* App does exactly what I want without a lot of fuss. The only missing feature is that you can’t adjust the volume of the used ring tone. Especially with AirPods on they can be very loud. Thanks for adding that! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Easy of access *2026-05-06, version 25.12.0* It does allow for easy access and change of options ### 1/5 — WAY TOO MANY ADS!! *2026-01-07, version 25.12.0* WAY TOO MANY ADS!! And only hourly alert with voices. ### 1/5 — Boy bye! *2025-12-16, version 25.12.0* Within a literal 2 seconds of opening this app for the very first time → a show-stopping full screen ad kidnapped the screen. You greet me with a slap, I respond with a punch. Deleted immediately. Note: the app was updated a week prior to my download. Appears adding this obnoxiousness was the primary if not exclusive purpose. ### 1/5 — Wish it worked *2025-10-24* I just want my phone to ding every 15 minutes. That’s what I thought this would do. Unless the “start” button is hidden under the massive ad at the bottom of the page, it just looks like you are still in the set-up screen. There is no further information on function available. I should have known it was too good to be true. ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-07-05, version 2.4* Useless app because it won’t work unless you change something in settings that doesn’t exist. It will never work. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed. *2025-05-08, version 2.4* I was very interested in this to help me keep track of time. However, it kept telling me to disable certain parts of the notification area, WHICH I DID. So I ended up not being able to set an alarm because it kept on continually telling me to disable certain parts of notification, WHICH I HAD ALREADY DONE!!! ### 1/5 — Creepy. *2025-04-18, version 2.4* Kept asking me to adjust a setting in the app notifications that wasn’t an available setting on my phone. Overall creepy vibe. Why would I need to ask a clock app not to track me? ### 1/5 — Didn’t work *2025-03-24, version 2.4* Only three choices for time. Never worked. Complicated set up requires tweaking your settings. I have it a day then deleted. ### 1/5 — Stuck at disable notifications *2025-01-05, version 2.4* I can’t get the app to go past setup. It’s stuck telling me to disable notifications. It keeps showing me the video on how to turn off the banner and lock screen notifications. I’m running iOS 18.1.1. Has the app not been updated? ### 1/5 — Can’t get past setup *2024-11-19, version 2.4* It keeps trying to show me how to adjust my notifications and I’ve already done it. There is no immediate notification option for me ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — DND not working *2026-07-20* Why DND option is not working in app please fix the issue ? ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2026-06-15, version 25.12.0* Thank you! ### 5/5 — No more update? *2025-11-04, version 2.4* No more update? ### 5/5 — Works great! *2025-05-29, version 2.4* Works exactly as I wanted it to. No annoying popups, just a voice saying “it’s 4:00”. Perfect 👌 ### 5/5 — My productivity skyrocketed with this app *2025-02-21* Simple and effective app ### 5/5 — Best App *2025-01-31, version 2.4* It’s the best app out there ### 5/5 — Loving this app! *2025-01-11* This app is perfect. An app that is easy to use and does what is required. I am a person that never leaves my house. So in my reclusive world, I tend to lose track of time. This app has helped a lot as I have it announce the time every hour. I love that there is voice feature that announces the time. That is so much better than just hearing a chime every hour… still not knowing what time it is. With the voice feature, I don’t have to wonder what time it is anymore. Thanks for this app. ### 5/5 — Superb!!! *2025-01-05, version 2.4* Simple, helpful app ### 5/5 — Absolutely accessible!! *2024-11-11* This app is absolutely accessible!! I’m a totally blind user who uses VoiceOver, and it works well. Please continue to update the app with further accessibility improvements. ### 5/5 — Weldone *2024-10-28* Pls make it available for apple watch also overall Great and powerful app among all working perfectly making life convenient thank you so much to the developers with love ❤️ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*