Comparison

School Chimes vs Sync Card

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

Sync Card

Easily manage and exchange digital business cards. Save your contact information as a QR code for quick sharing and scan others' QR codes to add them to your contacts.

Highlights
  • Digital business card management
  • QR code generation for sharing
  • QR code scanning to add contacts
  • Contact list integration
Features
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Sync Card can help you to manage business card and exchange with others. You can save your business card as QRCode and share with others. You can also scan someone's QRCode to add it to your contact list.

Screenshots

School Chimes3 screens
Sync Card3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: School Chimes at 3.7 against Sync Card's 1.5. School Chimes also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 2). Sync Card's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sync Card asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

School Chimes holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Chimes has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
School Chimes versus Sync Card: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool ChimesSync Card
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (56 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakafumi AMANOSkyFlying

Customer experience

School Chimes

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

Sync Card

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

School Chimes

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Sync Card

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Chimes free?
School Chimes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync Card free?
Sync Card is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, School Chimes or Sync Card?
School Chimes is rated higher. School Chimes averages 3.7 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Sync Card averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do School Chimes or Sync Card have ads?
School Chimes shows ads; Sync Card does not.
Which is updated more often, School Chimes or Sync Card?
School Chimes ships an update monthly, and Sync Card monthly. Most recently, School Chimes was updated on October 17, 2026 and Sync Card on October 11, 2026.

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