Hourly Chime vs Pixel Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourly Chime
This app provides simple hourly time reminders with customizable titles and background support. It offers multi-language switching and automatic time zone correction for accurate notifications.
- Hourly time announcements
- Customizable reminder titles
- Background notification support
- Multi-language switching
- Automatic time zone correction
Read full descriptionHide full description
Hourly Chime, Tell the time on the hour, a simple time reminder app. - Each hour reminder switch can be controlled independently. - Set the hourly reminder title. - Support background reminder. - Support multi-national language switching. - Supports switching time zones: When you change your time zone, opening the app will automatically correct the notification time.
Pixel Progress
Transform your daily tasks into an engaging adventure. This app uses video game mechanics to help you track your to-dos, motivate friends, and earn rewards by defeating challenges.
- Gamified task tracking
- Friend encouragement
- Boss battles for loot
- Progress visualization
- To-do list management
Read full descriptionHide full description
Pixel Progress is a to-do list with video game style! Track your tasks, encourage your friends, and defeat bosses for epic loot. Terms of Use: https://pixel-progress.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pixel-progress.com/pixel-privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Progress at 100% against Hourly Chime's 50%. Pixel Progress also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Hourly Chime's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). 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. Hourly Chime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Progress sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hourly Chime holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourly Chime has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Hourly Chime's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Progress's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hourly Chime ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Progress fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourly Chime | Pixel Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 云云 唐 | Travis Templeton |
Customer experience
Hourly Chime
Pixel Progress
Bugs and requests
Hourly Chime
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working as expected
- App fails to update with time zone changes
- Randomly stops announcing the time
Requested features
4 requests- Add option for chime/bell sounds
- Allow customization of notification time (e.g. 10 minutes before the hour)
- Implement quarter-hour or half-hour announcements
- Provide more voice options (e.g. male, regional accents)
Pixel Progress
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hourly Chime
- Professional Version$0.99
Pixel Progress
- Pixel Power-Up$0.991 Month
Questions
Is Hourly Chime free?
Is Pixel Progress free?
Which has better reviews, Hourly Chime or Pixel Progress?
Do Hourly Chime or Pixel Progress have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hourly Chime or Pixel Progress?
Other comparisons
