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

This app functions as a digital standing clock, always displaying the accurate time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, offering a simple, no-fuss experience with minimal interaction required.

Highlights
  • Always shows correct time
  • Westminster chimes every quarter hour
  • Minimal user interaction
  • Designed for simplicity
  • Out-of-the-box functionality
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

Hourly Chime and chimingClock are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Hourly Chime against 3.8 for chimingClock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Hourly Chime's written reviews are positive against 63% of chimingClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourly Chime ships an update every 9 days, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hourly Chime versus chimingClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourly ChimechimingClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (22 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSYSCODE INTERNATIONAL INC.ECHOWAVES CORP.

Customer experience

Hourly Chime

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative25.8%

chimingClock

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

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 3.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while chimingClock averages 3.8 from 10 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 9 days, and chimingClock weekly. Most recently, Hourly Chime was updated on November 2, 2026 and chimingClock on November 7, 2026.

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