Comparison

School Chimes vs Time Chimes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Alarm and scheduling
  • School chime sound
  • Westminster Quarters tone
  • Customizable schedules
  • Chime type selection
  • Notification display control
  • URL scheme integration
Features
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This app is a basic alarm with scheduling capabilities. If you wish to use a school chime inspired by the Westminster Quarters, this app can fulfill your request. In Japan, the school chime is commonly used to signal the beginning and end of class periods. 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.

About

Time Chimes

Set custom chime notifications for specific times and days of the week. Organize chimes into groups and pause them as needed. Requires notification permissions to function.

Highlights
  • Scheduled chime notifications
  • Customizable by day of week
  • Group management for chimes
  • Pause chime groups
  • Notification permission required
Features
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It is an application that notifies at the specified time of the specified day of the week. Example of use ・Company and school chimes ・Medication time notice and so on You can manage a group of chimes. Pauses can be made for each group. You will need notification permission to use it.

Screenshots

School Chimes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Chimes at none against School Chimes's 1. Time Chimes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). School Chimes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. School Chimes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time Chimes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Chimes ships an update monthly, Time Chimes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
School Chimes versus Time Chimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool ChimesTime Chimes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakafumi AMANOSHIN INABA

Customer experience

School Chimes

All ratings56 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral16.1%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral17.9%
Negative23.9%

Time Chimes

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

School Chimes

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Time Chimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Chimes free?
School Chimes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Chimes free?
Time Chimes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do School Chimes or Time Chimes have ads?
School Chimes shows ads; Time Chimes does not.
Which is updated more often, School Chimes or Time Chimes?
School Chimes ships an update monthly, and Time Chimes every 8 months. Most recently, School Chimes was updated on October 26, 2026 and Time Chimes on October 10, 2026.

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