Timekept vs Ship Bell Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timekept
This app provides a simple, distraction-free timer for debates. It helps speakers and adjudicators manage speech times with visual cues and optional alerts, preventing phone lockouts. Supports a wide range of international debate formats.
- Simple debate timer interface
- Prevents phone screen lock
- Color-coded time indicators
- Optional sound, vibration, and flash alerts
- Supports numerous international debate styles
- Designed for speakers and adjudicators
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Timekept helps you focus on speech and debate, not keeping time. Designed for competitors, judges, coaches, and timekeepers, it provides a clear iPhone and iPad timer for rounds that need precise speech, prep, crossfire, and cross-examination timing. Track prep banks, protected time, crossfires, replies, and speeches nearing their close with clear color cues and optional sound, vibration, and flash alerts. Timekept supports common debate and public speaking formats, including: - US forensics styles such as Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Policy, Congressional Debate, Big Questions, American Parliamentary, IPDA, NPDA, APDA, and Karl Popper. - British Parliamentary, World Schools, Australs, Asian Parliamentary, OPD, Paris V, Irish Times, and Dutch Parliamentary. - Canadian Parliamentary and CUSID variations. - Public speaking formats such as Toastmasters and Pechakucha.
Ship Bell Sounds
This app transforms your iPhone into a nautical bell clock, replicating the sounds and atmosphere of traditional ship bells. It offers two modes: an authentic 8-bell watch system or a simple hourly chime. Enjoy customizable sounds and widgets for your home and lock screens.
- Traditional 8-bell watch cycle
- Hourly Chime Mode
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Daily repeating bell schedule
- Quiet Hours support
- Custom ship bell sounds
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Bring the timeless tradition of maritime watch bells to your iPhone. Ship Bell Sounds accurately recreates the traditional ship's bell watch system, delivering authentic bell sequences with precise timing throughout the day. Whether you're at sea, in the workshop, at home, or simply enjoy maritime heritage, the bells ring exactly when they should. Choose the mode that best suits you, from the complete four-hour watch cycle to simple hourly and half-hourly chimes, all designed to provide dependable and accurate timekeeping. Features • Authentic traditional ship's bell watch system • Precise bell timing throughout the day • Multiple operating modes, including: • Traditional Watch Bells • Hourly Chime • Half-Hourly Chime • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets showing the current watch • Traditional ship's chronometer clock • Quiet Hours to automatically silence bells overnight • Simple, reliable operation Perfect for sailors, maritime enthusiasts, naval historians, museums, workshops, and anyone who appreciates the timeless rhythm of traditional shipboard life. No subscriptions. No advertisements. Just authentic ship's bells.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ship Bell Sounds at 5.0 against Timekept's 4.5. Ship Bell Sounds also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and price ($0.49 vs $2.99). Timekept's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Timekept costs $2.99 and Ship Bell Sounds $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ship Bell Sounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timekept has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Timekept's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ship Bell Sounds's.
Timekept ships an update every 2 months, Ship Bell Sounds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timekept | Ship Bell Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philip Belesky | VIENN S A WILLMOTT |
Customer experience
Timekept
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In-app purchases
Timekept
No in-app purchases
Ship Bell Sounds
No in-app purchases
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