QuietAlert vs HourChime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuietAlert
This utility app notifies you of timer completion using LED flashes and vibration, ideal for quiet environments like libraries or trains. It offers customizable vibration frequencies and optional sound alerts, even playing through headphones.
- LED flash and vibration alerts
- Customizable vibration frequency
- Background operation
- Optional beep on completion
- Headphone-only sound output
- Custom alarm sound support
- Widget alarm stop
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"QuietAlert" tells the end of timer LED Flash and vibration. Using the "QuietAlert", such as libraries and train in unmentionable sounds quieter and where noise is audible, even terminate the timer can with vibration and LED flashes. (models without the vibrator, iPod Touch and iPad will sound. ) Mode button long press then vibration frequency (1-9) can be set. "QuietAlert" works in the background. You needn't start the app at all times. However, you must have set a LED Flash app to front. When your app to front screen, falling into place. You can reduce power consumption to turn off screen in doing so. As an option provides the following features. -Beep on completion of a timer. -Play a sound from the headphones only. -You can use alarm sound file yourself. -You can stop the alarm from the widget. Give it a try. Poor English, I'm sorry.
HourChime
This app provides hourly or 30-minute voice cues and sounds to help you stay focused and on track. It features customizable quiet hours and a clean, battery-friendly interface. The app is designed for reliable background operation.
- Hourly/30-minute chime intervals
- Spoken time announcements
- Customizable mute schedule
- Background operation
- Battery-friendly design
- Light/Dark Mode support
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Chime your day into focus. Hourly or every-30-minute voice cues that keep you on track. Quiet when you need it—powerfully simple when you don’t. HourChime is a focused time-management app that keeps your rhythm with hourly or every-30-minute chimes and optional spoken time, delivering notifications reliably in the background. Set quiet hours with a mute schedule for sleep, meetings, or deep work. A clean, intuitive UI is optimized for Light/Dark Mode and designed to be battery-friendly with no unnecessary background tasks. Features • Chime interval: hourly or every 30 minutes • Spoken time announcement (on/off) + bell sound toggle • Mute Schedule: per time window/day for sleep & meetings • AM/PM or 24-hour display switch • Works reliably in the background after permission • One-time in-app purchase removes ads & unlocks all features (Restore Purchases supported) • Minimal data use; privacy-minded by design Perfect for • Focus sessions, study blocks, and Pomodoro-style routines • Office hours, standups, and calendar-free time awareness • Gentle timekeeping at home and bedtime wind-downs Download now and give your day a clear, calm cadence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HourChime at 4.7 against QuietAlert's 2.8. HourChime also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 44%). QuietAlert's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, ads, 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. QuietAlert sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and HourChime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HourChime holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuietAlert has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of QuietAlert's written reviews are positive against 62% of HourChime's.
QuietAlert ships an update every 12 months, HourChime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuietAlert | HourChime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasushi Sakai | Mitsuhiro Hashimoto |
Customer experience
QuietAlert
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In-app purchases
QuietAlert
- Sound Option$1.99
- Alarm Option$1.99
- Widget Option$1.99
HourChime
- Premium$1.99
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