Chime Clock vs LivingWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chime Clock
This app provides audible time notifications with customizable sounds and schedules. It offers a clock display with options to show or hide date and seconds, and can dim the screen. It works offline and is ad-free.
- Customizable chime schedules
- Variety of preset and custom sounds
- Offline chime functionality
- Adjustable clock display
- Screen dimming for battery saving
- Ad-free experience
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The Chime Clock App helps you keep track of time effortlessly. Set chimes for specific days and times, choose from a variety of preset sounds, or add your own favorite sounds. Use it in various settings—whether in class, at work, at home, as a morning alarm, during meetings, or whenever you want to know the time without checking the clock. Features: •- Clock Display -• • Show or hide the date • Show or hide the seconds • Dim the screen to conserve battery life •- Chime Function [Offline Mode] -• • Manually set chime times • Choose from 5 default bell sounds, plus Big Ben and Grandfather Clock options • Schedule chimes for specific days (e.g., Daily, Sunday, or Monday through Saturday) • Add custom notification sounds For custom notification sounds: • Copy custom sounds into the Chime Clock folder in the Files app. • Sound clips need to be under 30 seconds and in MP3 or WAV format. - Works seamlessly on both iPhone and iPad. - Lightweight, compact app optimized for everyday use. - Ad-free and built with privacy in mind. Info: A clock chime is a melody that plays at set intervals, usually on the hour, to signify the passing of time. These chimes are commonly heard from grandfather clocks, carillons, or bell towers, and different melodies are often tied to specific locations or towers. A striking clock, also called a chiming clock, audibly strikes the hours on a bell or gong. In the typical 12-hour striking system, the clock strikes once at 1:00 AM, twice at 2:00 AM, and continues up to twelve times at 12:00 PM. It then repeats the process from 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Note: Ensure notifications are enabled for the chimes to work properly. Notification sound will be disabled if the phone is in Low Power Mode, Do Not Disturb mode, or Sleep mode. Thank you for your support! Visit nitrio.com for more iOS apps.
LivingWatch
Experience the intricate sound and visual mechanics of a real chiming watch directly on your phone. This app simulates a quarter repeater timepiece, striking hours and quarter hours with distinct chimes. Explore both the dial and the detailed mechanism in real-time.
- Quarter repeater chime simulation
- Hour and quarter-hour strikes
- Dual-tone chimes (low for hours, high for quarters)
- Visible dial and mechanism views
- Real-time time indication
- Mechanical art simulation
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Imagine a repeater (or chiming) watch on your phone. Now imagine being able to actuate this ‘complication’ in real time. Not everyone can own a watch of this complexity but for the first time anyone can enjoy the sound and magic of this mechanical art. Make no mistake, this is not CGI. This is the real thing!! The first timepiece is a quarter repeater which, when actuated, strikes the number of hours and then the number of quarter hours since the last hour. The mechanism uses 2 chimes of different tones. The low tone signals the hours, and the high tone the quarter hours. The chimes are created by two hammers which strike gongs. Both sides of the watch are visible (by selecting ‘dial side’ or ‘mechanism’). Again, the real time is always indicated. More timepieces will be added as the app develops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LivingWatch at 56% against Chime Clock's 8%. LivingWatch also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (3.1 vs 2.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
LivingWatch is free to download; Chime Clock costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LivingWatch holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Chime Clock's written reviews are positive against 56% of LivingWatch's.
| Parameter | Chime Clock | LivingWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (10 ratings) | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrio | McGonigle Sarl |
Customer experience
Chime Clock
LivingWatch
In-app purchases
Chime Clock
No in-app purchases
LivingWatch
No in-app purchases
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