TimeOut Ticker vs Hourly Bird Chime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeOut Ticker
This app helps parents manage child timeouts by calculating the appropriate duration based on age. It allows tracking multiple children, starting and stopping timers, and visualizing timeout trends over time with graphs.
- Age-based timeout duration calculation
- Multiple child profiles
- Start/stop countdown timer
- Timeout completion alerts
- Trend analysis with line graphs
- Total timeout bar charts
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This App can track the time a child spends in timeout. The user can add multiple children to track. The user enters the age of the child and the name. The App then calculates the time a child can spends in timeout. For each year of a child's age, one minute is added to the total timeout. When the timeout start, the user selects the child's name and presses the start button. The timer then counts down. The app alerts the users when the time out is over. Multiple children can be tracked at the same time. The user can stop the timer and reset it for each child. The user can plot each children trend of timeouts and the total timeouts over a period of time. The app will display this information in a line graph for trend an a bar chart for total timeout over a period of time.
Hourly Bird Chime
This app provides customizable chimes and reminders to help you stay aware of time passing and maintain healthy habits. Set hourly alerts, hydration reminders, or stretching breaks with subtle audio cues. It's designed for remote workers, students, and anyone seeking better time management.
- Customizable periodic chimes
- Hourly alerts
- Bird chime sounds
- Hydration reminders
- Stretching alerts
- Customizable task reminders
- Snooze function
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Stay mindful of time passing with Hourlybird, your personal time reminder inspired by the classic Casio F-91W watch. * Periodic Chimes Set customizable chimes to mark the passage of time: - Hourly alerts to keep you on track throughout the day - Subtle audio cues that won't disrupt your focus - Beautiful bird chimes inspired from Apple Watch. * Versatile Reminders Use Hourlybird to maintain healthy habits through break reminders: - Hydration reminders to keep you well-watered - Stretching alerts to prevent prolonged sitting - Customizable reminders for any recurring task or break * Snooze Function Flexibility when you need it: - Easily pause reminders during meetings or focused work sessions - Resume your reminder schedule with a single click * Perfect for: - Remote workers managing their time - Students tracking study sessions - Anyone looking to improve time awareness and productivity Inspired by the reliable hourly beeps of the Casio F-91W, Hourlybird brings this classic functionality to your modern digital life. Whether you're aiming to improve your time management, stay hydrated, or simply be mindful of time, Hourlybird is your perfect companion. Privacy policy: https://hourlybird.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of service: https://hourlybird.com/terms-of-service.html, https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hourly Bird Chime at none against TimeOut Ticker's shown. Hourly Bird Chime also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). TimeOut Ticker's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TimeOut Ticker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Hourly Bird Chime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeOut Ticker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourly Bird Chime has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of TimeOut Ticker's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hourly Bird Chime's.
TimeOut Ticker ships an update every 3 months, Hourly Bird Chime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeOut Ticker | Hourly Bird Chime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dina Technologies Inc | Gautham Shankar |
Customer experience
TimeOut Ticker
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In-app purchases
TimeOut Ticker
- TimeOut Charts$0.991 Month
Hourly Bird Chime
- HourlyBird Supporter$9.99
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