Comparison

Hourly Chime vs HomeHello

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hourly time announcements
  • Customizable reminder titles
  • Background notification support
  • Multi-language switching
  • Automatic time zone correction
Features
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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.

About

HomeHello

Features
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HomeHello is a gentle way to stay connected with the people who matter most. Keep family contact on your mind, organize everyday care reminders, and make small acts of care easier to remember. Call reminders • Set a personal contact rhythm for each family member. • Get a gentle reminder when it is time to check in. • Mark calls and other contact as completed, then look back at your history. Care reminders • Track daily medicine times. • Save expiry dates for medicine, food, and household items. • Keep notes that help you remember what matters. A little more warmth • Use the Family Surprise wheel for small ideas—call home, share a meal, bring fruit, or plan a trip. • See your family, care items, and contact history in one calm, clear place. • Choose Follow System, Simplified Chinese, or English. Switch languages instantly without restarting the app. Private by design HomeHello does not require an account. Your family details, care items, and contact history stay on your device. Calls open through the system Phone app; HomeHello never places calls automatically. HomeHello is for remembering to care, not managing every detail. One small reminder can make it easier to say: I’m thinking of you.

Screenshots

Hourly Chime3 screens
HomeHello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeHello at none against Hourly Chime's 1. HomeHello also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Hourly Chime's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hourly Chime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HomeHello asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourly Chime ships an update every 3 months, HomeHello every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hourly Chime versus HomeHello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourly ChimeHomeHello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云云 唐路川 高

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)

HomeHello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hourly Chime

One-time1
  • Professional Version$0.99
None

HomeHello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourly Chime free?
Hourly Chime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeHello free?
HomeHello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hourly Chime or HomeHello have ads?
Hourly Chime shows ads; HomeHello does not.
Which is updated more often, Hourly Chime or HomeHello?
Hourly Chime ships an update every 3 months, and HomeHello every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hourly Chime was updated on October 25, 2026 and HomeHello on October 17, 2026.

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