Comparison

Hey Beeps vs Hourly Journal

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

Head to head
About

Hey Beeps

This app provides hourly or half-hourly audible alerts to help you stay on track throughout your day. Customize beep tones and set active hours to avoid sleep disturbances. It offers a simple, non-intrusive notification experience.

Highlights
  • Hourly alerts
  • 30-minute alerts
  • Customizable beep tones
  • Scheduled start and stop times
  • Non-intrusive notifications
Features
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Remember those calculator watches back in the 90s…? They used to beep every hour – a quick and short beep. Now this feature is available with Hey Beeps!! You can choose if you want a Hey Beeps alert every hour or every 30 minutes. There are different beep tones to choose from and you will be able to select when to start and stop the beeps so they won't disturb your sleep. It is a simple app to use and the notification won't fill your screen at all. We know that you will love Hey Beeps as much as we do. Terms of use: https://www.youapps.co/heybeepsprivacypolicy

About

Hourly Journal

Track how you spend your time with a beautifully designed and simple hourly journal. Log your hours, add tags and reactions, and gain insights into your daily, weekly, or monthly activities through intuitive analytics. Improve your lifestyle by becoming more mindful of your day.

Highlights
  • Log hours and activities
  • Add tags and emoji reactions
  • Daily, weekly, monthly analytics
  • Hourly reminders
  • Intuitive calendar for revisiting past entries
  • Free cloud sync
Features
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See where your time goes and understand how every part of your day feels. Hourly Journal turns quick check-ins into a clear picture of your time, activities, emotions and energy. Capture meaningful moments throughout the day without writing long diary entries. JOURNAL YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Record quick notes in 15-minute intervals, add activity tags and express how each moment felt with reactions. Keep journaling even when you’re offline and return to your entries whenever you need them. UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME AND MOOD Connect what you do with how you feel. Review your top activities and emotions across the day, week or month to discover patterns in your routines, productivity and wellbeing. BUILD A CONSISTENT JOURNALING HABIT Build streaks, earn badges and turn short reflections into a lasting habit. Hourly Journal makes it easier to pause, check in and become more intentional with your time. START WITH POWERFUL FREE FEATURES • Offline journaling • 15-minute entries • Up to 3 custom tags • Daily, weekly and monthly insights • Top tags and emotions • Streaks and badges GO DEEPER WITH PREMIUM • Set exact start and end times • Track energy and positive or negative experiences • Personalize tags with icons and sentiment markers • Create up to 3 workspaces • Protect individual workspaces with a passcode • Explore granular Deep Reports • Compare activities and discover peak hours • Customize sleep and wake patterns • Search entries using advanced filters • Export selected entries with custom filters • Enjoy the complete dark mode experience Whether you want to improve your work-life balance, understand your emotions or simply remember how your days unfolded, Hourly Journal helps you turn every hour into useful insight. Start journaling one moment at a time. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Hourly Journal is free to use, with optional Premium features available through: • Monthly auto-renewable subscription • Yearly auto-renewable subscription • One-time Lifetime purchase Monthly and yearly subscriptions include a 7-day free trial. Pricing is displayed in the app before you confirm your purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hourlyjournal.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Hey Beeps3 screens
Hourly Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hourly Journal at 4.9 against Hey Beeps's 3.9. Hourly Journal also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 69%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hey Beeps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Hourly Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hourly Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Hey Beeps's written reviews are positive against 78% of Hourly Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hey Beeps ships an update every 34 months, Hourly Journal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hey Beeps versus Hourly Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey BeepsHourly Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan Hattabonesimple.life

Customer experience

Hey Beeps

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Hourly Journal

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hey Beeps

Subscriptions2
  • Hey Beeps Monthly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$0.991 Month
  • Hey Beeps Annual Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Hourly Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$27.99

Questions

Is Hey Beeps free?
Hey Beeps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourly Journal free?
Hourly Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hey Beeps or Hourly Journal?
Hourly Journal is rated higher. Hey Beeps averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Hourly Journal averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Hey Beeps or Hourly Journal have ads?
Neither Hey Beeps nor Hourly Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hey Beeps or Hourly Journal?
Hey Beeps ships an update every 34 months, and Hourly Journal every 3 months. Most recently, Hey Beeps was updated on September 19, 2026 and Hourly Journal on September 27, 2026.

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