Comparison

PLANET CloudViewer vs BellsClock

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

Head to head
About

PLANET CloudViewer

Features
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PLANET CloudViewer is an Intelligent App to monitor your network in the Cloud. With PLANET CloudViewer, your network status can be monitored in real time anytime, anywhere via your mobile phone or tablet. User can easily check network status, device information, and port and PoE statuses from the cloud to reduce management costs. Features: ● Intuitive mobile user experience and real-time monitoring with cloud network. ● A quick overview of the network through Managed Device page. ● Monitor details of each switch and router such as port, PoE, VLAN and L2 services. ● Real-time screenshots seen on PLANET ONVIF cameras. Supported Devices: ● Selected switches and routers Note: CloudViewer is used to monitor ONLY selected switches and routers instead of all PLANET devices.

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

PLANET CloudViewer4 screens
BellsClock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PLANET CloudViewer at 13.6 against BellsClock's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLANET CloudViewer ships an update every 4 months, BellsClock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PLANET CloudViewer versus BellsClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLANET CloudViewerBellsClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANET Technology CorpFrancis Golazeski

In-app purchases

None

PLANET CloudViewer

No in-app purchases

None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLANET CloudViewer free?
PLANET CloudViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PLANET CloudViewer or BellsClock have ads?
Neither PLANET CloudViewer nor BellsClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PLANET CloudViewer or BellsClock?
PLANET CloudViewer ships an update every 4 months, and BellsClock every 6 months. Most recently, PLANET CloudViewer was updated on September 13, 2026 and BellsClock on June 2, 2026.

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