My Pendulum clock vs chimingClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Pendulum clock
This app offers a unique pendulum clock experience with customizable alarm sounds, including recorded voices and cuckoo clock sounds. Users can also set alarms to avoid nighttime disturbances and share their clock designs.
- Pendulum clock simulation
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Recorded voice alarms
- Cuckoo clock sound option
- Nighttime alarm restriction
- Clock design sharing
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The popular "My Clock" is now a pendulum clock! There are more items to draw, but please enjoy it. (The pendulum works too.) It is still possible to set the alarm sound to a recorded voice. In addition to the bong sound, a cuckoo clock-like sound is also available. You can also set the alarm not to go off in the middle of the night. Introduction of the sharing function You can share and download pictures of the clock. You can download and publish your own pictures.
chimingClock
A simple standing clock app that always displays the correct time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, requiring minimal user interaction and customization.
- Always shows correct time
- Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
- Minimal user interaction
- No customization required
- Designed for simplicity
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Standing clock that always shows correct time, and every quarter of an hour plays Westminster chimes. This application is designed to have minimal user interaction -- it just works out of the box. Despite variety of different clocks available on the app store, which support all sort of features and customizations, it's not easy to find a clock which shows only time and requires minimal user interaction and customizations -- in which case, chimingClock is exactly what you are looking for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Pendulum clock at 5.0 against chimingClock's 4.1. My Pendulum clock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). chimingClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. My Pendulum clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. chimingClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Pendulum clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: chimingClock has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of My Pendulum clock's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.
| Parameter | My Pendulum clock | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kosei Suzuki | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
My Pendulum clock
chimingClock
In-app purchases
My Pendulum clock
- Hide Ads$0.99
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
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