Comparison

Monarch Bell Schedule vs BellsClock

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

Head to head
About

Monarch Bell Schedule

Track your class schedule with this utility app. Customize period names and lunch periods to match your school day. It highlights the current class and can handle special schedules like assemblies.

Highlights
  • Customizable period names
  • Lunch period selection
  • Highlights current class
  • Handles assembly schedules
  • Supports schedule anomalies
Features
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Monarch Bell Schedule is a simple app for keeping track of when your classes start and end at Monarch High School. You can customize it by naming each of your 7 periods, and changing which lunch you have. The app will highlight the current class based on your phone's clock. The app is capable of handling assembly schedules other schedule anomalies.

About

BellsClock

Easily create and manage custom school bell schedules. Import schedules from CSV files or websites, and export your own. Personalize screen colors and navigate with a hamburger menu.

Highlights
  • Customizable bell schedules
  • Add/delete class periods
  • Modify start/end times
  • Import from CSV/web
  • Export to CSV
  • Personalize screen color
  • Hamburger menu navigation
Features
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Version 2 update: * Navigation among pages is done by the hamburger menu. * The screen color can be modified and personalized. * Individual bell schedules can be exported to Comma Separated Value (CSV) text format. Details: You can customize a bell schedule by adding or deleting class periods, modifying their start and end times, adding or deleting whole schedules, and modifying the names of the periods. School bell schedules can be imported from a Comma Separated Values text file located on the device or, for school-wide distribution of a set of schedules, from a Web site. The CSV file format is simple: - Quotation marks are optional. - A schedule record precedes the set of period records. - Period record format is periodname,start HH:MM,end HH:MM HH can be 24 hour or 12 hour; simply add AM or PM for 12 hour times. - Sample file: # Comment lines have leading hash mark # Next line is a schedule name (no colon or comma) Regular # These are period records name-of-period,HH:MM,HH:MM Home Room,7:55,8:05 1st Period,8:08,8:48 2nd Period,8:51,9:31 Break,9:31,9:41 3rd Period,9:44,10:24 4th Period,10:27,11:07 5th Period,11:10,11:50 Lunch,11:53,12:33PM 6th Period,12:36,13:16 7th Period,1:19PM,1:59PM 8th Period,14:02,14:42 Office Time,2:42p,15:15 # Next schedule A.M. Assembly Home Room,7:55,8:03 Assembly,8:05,9:15 1st Period,9:18,9:51 # And so on.....

Screenshots

Monarch Bell Schedule4 screens
BellsClock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BellsClock at none against Monarch Bell Schedule's 1. Monarch Bell Schedule's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monarch Bell Schedule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BellsClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monarch Bell Schedule holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monarch Bell Schedule has 48 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Monarch Bell Schedule's written reviews are positive against 50% of BellsClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monarch Bell Schedule ships an update every 2 months, BellsClock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monarch Bell Schedule versus BellsClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonarch Bell ScheduleBellsClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (48 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathon CihlarFrancis Golazeski

Customer experience

Monarch Bell Schedule

All ratings47 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

BellsClock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monarch Bell Schedule

One-time1
  • Monarch Bell Schedule GoldFree
None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monarch Bell Schedule free?
Monarch Bell Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monarch Bell Schedule or BellsClock?
Monarch Bell Schedule is rated higher. Monarch Bell Schedule averages 4.7 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while BellsClock averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Monarch Bell Schedule or BellsClock have ads?
Neither Monarch Bell Schedule nor BellsClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monarch Bell Schedule or BellsClock?
Monarch Bell Schedule ships an update every 2 months, and BellsClock every 6 months. Most recently, Monarch Bell Schedule was updated on November 2, 2026 and BellsClock on November 4, 2026.

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