School Chimes vs Voice Marker Clock
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 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.
Voice Marker Clock
This analog clock app reads the time aloud at customizable intervals and allows users to set colored time markers with countdowns and notifications. It can also function as a simple, silent clock when needed.
- Voice time announcements
- Customizable announcement intervals
- Colored time markers
- Countdown to marked time
- Sound notifications for marked time
- Simple clock mode
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An analog clock with voice reading and time marking—perfect for busy mornings! ● Voice Time Announcements The time will be read aloud at regular intervals (every second / 10 seconds / 30 seconds / 1 minute / 10 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour). ● Mark Time with Colors Add colored markers to the time, and you can see the remaining time until the marker. You'll also receive a sound notification when the marked time is reached. ● Can Be Used as a Simple Clock When not needed, you can turn off the time announcements and hide the markers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: School Chimes at 58% against Voice Marker Clock's 0%. School Chimes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Voice Marker Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Voice Marker Clock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
School Chimes ships an update every 4 weeks, Voice Marker Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Chimes | Voice Marker Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takafumi AMANO | Yuichiro Niwa |
Customer experience
School Chimes
Voice Marker Clock
In-app purchases
School Chimes
- Remove Ads$2.99
Voice Marker Clock
- Treat me to a donut$1.99
- Marker - Feature Addition$3.99
- Treat me to a hamburger$4.99
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- Treat me to a sushi.$8.99
Questions
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