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Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells User Reviews

Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells
🔧 Utilities
🎬 Entertainment

Customer Experience

Positive experience58.8% of reviews
Neutral8.8% of reviews
Negative experience32.4% of reviews

~ Based on 68 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells. Based on 411 reviews and a 4.4/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.

Positive things

  • 🔔Authentic ship's bell sounds and recordings
  • ⏰Effective time awareness and tracking tool
  • 👨‍✈️Nostalgic appeal for former sailors and navy personnel
  • 🎯Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 📱Works on multiple Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
  • 💰Affordable pricing (£1-2 per month)
  • 🧠Helpful for neurodivergent users with time management
  • 🔄Regular app updates and active developer engagement

Negative things

  • 🐛Bells frequently fail to ring or stop unexpectedly
  • 🔊Audio cuts off before bell finishes sounding
  • 📵Unreliable background functionality despite settings
  • ⚠️Requires frequent 'winding' to keep app active
  • ❌Help documentation missing or non-functional
  • 🔧Settings reset or toggle automatically without user control
  • 📞No developer support or contact information
  • ⏱️Incorrect bell counts for certain watch periods
  • 🔄Inconsistent performance across iOS versions
  • 🤔Confusing 'wind the clock' mechanic

Is Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells Safe?

Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells is 87/100.

This assessment is based on 411 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

83.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
7.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
9.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 411 App Store ratings for Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells.

Is Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells Legit?

Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Best bell 🔔 clock app

I wrote a review saying how much I like the app just reviewing some things I see your updating the app suggestions I have is make the bells I little louder an maybe a ships bell clock instead of the anchor ⚓️ please otherwise great app 👍👍👍👍👍
Johnny3301Johnny3301

I love it

I’ve had some form of this app for over 10 years. I think I got it before I moved to Texas and that was 10 years ago. Sometimes I don’t have it running but every time I remember, I turn it back on sometimes I think the bells get behind, but then they catch up. And the price isn’t bad either. I hope this app is available for a very long time.
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Clean of bellsClean of bells

Anchor’s Away

Great App that provides navy times awareness.
Pelicano2Pelicano2

Attention To Detail?

Since I pay for this app — even though it’s only £1-per-month — I expect the recording of the bell to NOT cut off before it’s finished sounding. Lamentable implementation. App deletion to follow.
sds101sds101

Bells don’t ring

Bells never ring. App help link doesn’t do anything. I purchased the app cause I liked the quiet times option. Now I feel like I got ripped off.
NT-74NT-74

Best ships 🛳️ bell clock

Very nice ships duty bells 🔔 rings when it should works well happy at seeing frequent updates maybe change the anchor ⚓️ too a ships bell clock other than that love the app 👍👍👍👍👍
Johnny3301Johnny3301

Ships 🛳️ Bells

I’m enjoying it again after awhile bells are sounding when they should sound of bells 🔔 ok not too loud anchor ⚓️ clock ok but how about a ships bell clock that would be NICE an update the app so bells stay ringing but love the app
Johnny3301Johnny3301

Sometimes

Its great WHEN it works. Sometimes it doesnt sound off
Aunty SnapsAunty Snaps

Ship’s Bell app

Bells sound infrequently. Can’t rely on its entertainment value. Must reset Notifications daily. Sounds great when it wants to work. Going back to my Timex.
Le bon garconLe bon garcon

Walk the Plank!

Customers are expected to ‘open the app’ regularly to keep the bells going. Options like ‘quieter bells’ toggle on automatically and cannot be toggled off. There’s no way to get support. I am very disappointed. This app can sleep with the fishes in Davy Jones’ locker.
Ahoy RummiesAhoy Rummies

Does what it should

As a Mariner I miss the ships bells and enjoy this app as it not only reminds me of time in service it is a good way to be aware of the time as it passes during the day.
I also like the “winding” of the clock. You have to open the app occasionally to keep it running. I find this to be a nice touch.
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No Salt SailingNo Salt Sailing

Love it!!

Couldn’t recommend this more highly. Especially the realistic recording. Lovely way to mark the passing of time.
Mny903Mny903

No Bells!!

The bells don’t ring no matter what settings I try.
BluecrkBluecrk

Ships bell but no bells

Worked fine at first then stopped making any sound, even in Settings. Deleted and reinstalled- same result.
JobadmofoJobadmofo

Ships

Works well,but the bugles calls are the short version or gets cut off for some reason. Would be even better if retreat was played at sundown like it should. Still getting the short version of the bugle calls. I have the paid version so I should be getting the full version.
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Response from developer

Version 7.1 added an option in Settings to show 16:00 - 20:00 as a single watch.

Ships

Works well,but the bugles calls are the short version or gets cut off for some reason.
PP001APP001A

Response from developer

Version 7.1 added an option in Settings to show 16:00 - 20:00 as a single watch.

What were you thinking?

This app only works when it feels like it; the help web page is empty; the controls for the bells are substandard; error messages are cryptic, unintelligible, and scroll off the screen. What is ‘wind the clock’ supposed to mean? It’s obvious that no one is supporting the app. I’m not paying a subscription for this unseaworthy nonsense! Give me back my money.
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Response from developer

If you are unhappy, please unsubscribe and use another app

Bells stop

Please upgrade to make it so the bells won’t randomly stop. If I pay for an app, I expect it will always do what it’s supposed to do.
Thejee05Thejee05

Response from developer

Bell delivery depends on your notification settings. You must open the app every few days to allow these to be scheduled. Enabling Background Refresh may help with this. If you are unhappy, please unsubscribe

Neurodivergent friendly

I tend to get distracted fairly easily. The ships bells are a handy reminder of the passage of time and help me refocus if I’ve drifted off-task. Being able to keep track of time without having to pull out my phone to check the clock also limits the possibility of further distractions. Very helpful.
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Cap’n CrunchyCap’n Crunchy

I can’t get it to work

Nice concept but I cannot activate it and there are no instructions on how to make it work. Deleted and reinstalled twice with no difference.
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