Now vs chimingClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now
This app verbally announces the current date and time, offering a simple solution for those who struggle with timekeeping or find complex calendar interfaces overwhelming. It features customizable read-out intervals and supports multiple languages.
- Verbal date and time announcement
- Automatic read-outs
- Digital and analog clock interfaces
- Multiple language support
- Customizable intervals
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Sometimes you just want to someone to tell you what day it is. Whether you are suffering from temporal disintegration, loses track of time or just get confused by calendar apps with overwhelming user interfaces - you are not alone. Press the text to get it read to you, or set it up for automatic read-outs on predefined intervals. Digital and/or analog clock interfaces. Available in multiple languages.
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 review sentiment: chimingClock at 71% against Now's 0%. chimingClock also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Now's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume 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. Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. chimingClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Now's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.
Now ships an update every 3 months, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Now | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aktiebolaget Kattbjorn | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
Now
chimingClock
In-app purchases
Now
- Now - Premium$1.99
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
