Comparison

Hourly Chime vs chimingClock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hourly time announcements
  • Voice or tone alerts
  • No screen needed
  • Customizable intervals
  • Background operation
Features
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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.

About

chimingClock

A simple standing clock app that always displays the correct time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, requiring minimal user interaction and customization.

Highlights
  • Always shows correct time
  • Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
  • Minimal user interaction
  • No customization required
  • Designed for simplicity
Features
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Standing clock that always shows correct time, and every quarter of an hour plays Westminster chimes. This application is designed to have minimal user interaction -- it just works out of the box. Despite variety of different clocks available on the app store, which support all sort of features and customizations, it's not easy to find a clock which shows only time and requires minimal user interaction and customizations -- in which case, chimingClock is exactly what you are looking for.

Screenshots

Hourly Chime4 screens
chimingClock1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: chimingClock at 4.1 against Hourly Chime's 3.6. chimingClock also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Hourly Chime's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourly Chime ships an update every 2 weeks, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hourly Chime versus chimingClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourly ChimechimingClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (21 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSYSCODE INTERNATIONAL INC.ECHOWAVES CORP.

Customer experience

Hourly Chime

All ratings21 ratings
Positive61.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%

chimingClock

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Hourly Chime

No in-app purchases

None

chimingClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourly Chime free?
Hourly Chime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is chimingClock free?
chimingClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hourly Chime or chimingClock?
chimingClock is rated higher. Hourly Chime averages 3.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while chimingClock averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Hourly Chime or chimingClock have ads?
Neither Hourly Chime nor chimingClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hourly Chime or chimingClock?
Hourly Chime ships an update every 2 weeks, and chimingClock weekly. Most recently, Hourly Chime was updated on October 21, 2026 and chimingClock on October 11, 2026.

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