Hourly Chime vs Thapas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourly Chime
This utility app announces the time audibly at set intervals, eliminating the need to check your screen. Choose between voice or tone alerts for convenient time awareness.
- Hourly time announcements
- Voice or tone alerts
- No screen needed
- Customizable intervals
- Background operation
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Hourly Chime is a simple daily reminder app that helps you stay on schedule with customizable hourly alerts. Choose the hours that matter to you, turn sound on or off for each alert, and add a personal message for every hour—such as “Drink water,” “Take a break,” “Get ready for your meeting,” or “Time to wrap up.” Features: • Set daily hourly reminders from 12 AM to 11 PM • Enable or disable each hour individually • Add a personal reminder message to every hour • Choose whether each reminder plays a chime • Preview the current hour’s chime instantly • Supports 12-hour and 24-hour time formats • Pause or resume all hourly reminders at any time • Clean interface with Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support Make every hour a small moment to refocus, reset, and move through your day with intention.
Thapas
Access online yoga consultations and information on healing practices. Engage in forum discussions, stay updated on courses, and enjoy audio content for health and spirituality.
- Online yoga consultations
- Yoga and healing information
- Forum discussions
- Course and workshop updates
- Health and spirituality audio content
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We have made it easier for users to book online consultation with UV mam and team. App provides information about yoga and healing. Users can ask questions, participate in FORUM discussion, get updates about upcoming courses and workshops/classes. Also get interesting audios and content on health and spirituality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thapas at 5.0 against Hourly Chime's 3.7. Thapas also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Hourly Chime's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thapas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourly Chime has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hourly Chime ships an update every 9 days, Thapas every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Hourly Chime | Thapas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SYSCODE INTERNATIONAL INC. | zappz pte ltd |
Customer experience
Hourly Chime
Thapas
In-app purchases
Hourly Chime
No in-app purchases
Thapas
No in-app purchases
