Chime vs PipPip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chime
Set personalized alerts and time announcements with customizable sounds and repeat intervals. Features include night mode and automatic weekend disabling for uninterrupted rest.
- Personalized alerts
- Flexible chime intervals
- Preference saving
- Night mode
- Customizable time ranges
- Do Not Disturb on weekends
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Time Announcements & Alerts Chime is a versatile app that allows you to set personalized alerts and time announcements on your iOS device. Customize alert sounds, choose repeat intervals, enable night mode for restful sleep, and automatically disable alerts on weekends. Key Features: • Personalized Alerts • Flexible Chime Intervals • Preference Saving • Night Mode • Customizable Time Ranges • DND on Weekends Download Custom Chime now to enhance your time management with cheerful alerts and timely reminders on your iPhone. Stay on track and never miss a beat!
PipPip
This utility app provides hourly notifications with customizable sounds and active hours. It allows users to select clock faces and themes, bringing back the nostalgic feel of traditional timekeeping devices to their smart devices.
- Hourly notifications
- Customizable alert sounds
- Set active hours
- Select clock faces
- Beautiful app themes
- In-app purchases
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Rewind you back to the old days of clock or digital watch, the bell ring or a beep sound play on every new hour to come... Now that thing will come into your smart device, PipPip will trigger a simple notification on every new hour to let you keep track with timing You can also customize which sound will play and active hours to save your relax time in silently. PipPip main interface allow you to pick your favorite clock face as well as some beautiful app theme to fit with your personalize --- App comes with In-App Purchase function for users who would like to share their love with developer team - Item will be consumed at confirmation of purchase. - Privacy policy https://app.vnappmob.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chime at none against PipPip's 3. Chime also leads on ratings volume (820 vs 19) and review sentiment (45% vs 25%). PipPip's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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. PipPip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chime asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Chime against 4.3 for PipPip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chime has 820 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Chime's written reviews are positive against 25% of PipPip's.
| Parameter | Chime | PipPip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (820 ratings) | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 820 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reeba Sebastian | VNAPPMOB COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Chime
PipPip
Bugs and requests
Chime
Reported bugs
4 issues- Chime not working after iOS updates
- Can't change Do Not Disturb settings
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Setup process gets stuck
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom sound options
- Allow adjusting chime volume
- Provide option to disable ads
- Expand chime interval options
- Add Apple Watch support
PipPip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chime
No in-app purchases
PipPip
- com.vnappmob.pippip.love2$1.99
- com.vnappmob.pippip.love10$9.99
- com.vnappmob.pippip.love50$49.99
