School Chimes vs Monarch Bell Schedule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Chimes
This app functions as a customizable alarm and scheduler, offering a unique school chime sound inspired by the Westminster Quarters. It allows users to set and manage chime schedules, choose different chime types, and control notification display. Advanced users can integrate with the app via URL schemes for automated control.
- Alarm and scheduling
- School chime sound
- Westminster Quarters tone
- Customizable schedules
- Chime type selection
- Notification display control
- URL scheme integration
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This is a simple alarm app with scheduling capabilities. If you want to use a school chime based on the Westminster Quarters, this app is for you. In Japan, school chimes are commonly used to signal the beginning and end of class periods. The app also supports widgets. Settings: - Schedule Check: This feature allows you to check chime times with a list. - Schedule: You can choose a schedule, create a new schedule, and modify an existing one. - Chime Type: Select the tone or chime type. - Display Notifications: When turned off, notifications will only include sound. - Chime Test: Use this to ring the selected chime. - Information (i button): This section provides information about the app. URL Schemes: 1. ON/OFF (Format) sc://a/b/c - a: on or off. If set to off, the following items (b, c) are invalid. - b (optional): schedule number, with the top of the list (Default) being 0. - c (optional): tone number, with the top of the list (Westminster 1) being 0. Example: - Start with Default and Westminster 2: sc://on/0/1 - Stop: sc://off 2. Add a schedule (Format) sc://add/a/hhmmb/... (repeat, max 64 times) - add: constant - a: schedule name - hhmm: time in 24-hour format - b: description Example: - Add a “Test” schedule: sc://add/Test/0800Start/1200Noon/1700End If your iPhone doesn't read the URL scheme correctly, try converting spaces to %20 and commas to %2c.
Monarch Bell Schedule
Track your class schedule with this utility app. Customize period names and lunch periods to match your school day. It highlights the current class and can handle special schedules like assemblies.
- Customizable period names
- Lunch period selection
- Highlights current class
- Handles assembly schedules
- Supports schedule anomalies
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Monarch Bell Schedule is a simple app for keeping track of when your classes start and end at Monarch High School. You can customize it by naming each of your 7 periods, and changing which lunch you have. The app will highlight the current class based on your phone's clock. The app is capable of handling assembly schedules other schedule anomalies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monarch Bell Schedule at 4.7 against School Chimes's 3.7. Monarch Bell Schedule also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). School Chimes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. School Chimes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Monarch Bell Schedule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Monarch Bell Schedule holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of School Chimes's written reviews are positive against 83% of Monarch Bell Schedule's.
School Chimes ships an update every 4 weeks, Monarch Bell Schedule every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Chimes | Monarch Bell Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (56 ratings) | 4.7 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Jonathon Cihlar |
Customer experience
School Chimes
Monarch Bell Schedule
In-app purchases
School Chimes
- Remove Ads$2.99
Monarch Bell Schedule
- Monarch Bell Schedule GoldFree
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