Hourly Chime vs Speaking Clock
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.
Speaking Clock
This application provides spoken time announcements, eliminating the need to constantly check your watch. It supports multiple languages, with more planned for future updates.
- Spoken time announcements
- Multiple language support
- Voice notifications
- Free to use
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Speaking Clock announces the time aloud, so you can stay aware of the time without checking your screen. Choose automatic announcements every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, and set quiet hours to keep things peaceful when you need them. FEATURES • Spoken time announcements in English, Vietnamese, Hindi, and Japanese • Customizable announcement intervals: 15, 30, or 60 minutes • Quiet hours to pause announcements during your chosen hours • 12-hour or 24-hour time formats for both the display and spoken announcements • Tap the analog clock to hear the current time • Analog and digital clock displays with changing backgrounds • Support for iPhone and iPad • No account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hourly Chime at none against Speaking Clock's shown. Hourly Chime also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 18 months). Speaking Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hourly Chime holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Hourly Chime's written reviews are positive against 47% of Speaking Clock's.
Hourly Chime ships an update every 9 days, Speaking Clock every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Hourly Chime | Speaking Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) — better | 3.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 423 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SYSCODE INTERNATIONAL INC. | Thuc Nguyen |
Customer experience
Hourly Chime
Speaking Clock
In-app purchases
Hourly Chime
No in-app purchases
Speaking Clock
No in-app purchases
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