Rainge vs 216 Bells
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rainge
Monitor real-time and historical energy usage, and control smart devices. Participate in utility programs with supported providers. Requires Rainforest EAGLE hardware.
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Historical energy usage tracking
- Smart device control
- Utility program participation
- Requires Rainforest EAGLE
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The Rainge app helps keep your energy usage in range and allows you to participate in utility programs at supported utilities. - Energy Management (requires Rainforest EAGLE): - Monitor your home's real-time and historical energy usage. - Control connected smart devices.
216 Bells
This app simulates a traditional maritime ship's clock, displaying the current watch and bell count. It features a vintage brass compass with GPS, tide previews, and weather information. Receive background bell notifications and utilize an SOS strobe light.
- Analog ship's clock with bell count
- Traditional watch names
- Vintage brass compass with GPS
- Tide preview
- Weather information
- Background bell notifications
- SOS strobe light
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216 Bells is a maritime ship's clock following the traditional bell-striking system used at sea. Every 30 minutes the ship's bell rings — from 1 to 8 bells — just like on board a real vessel. The app displays the current watch, the bell count, and a classic brass compass with GPS bearing and position. FEATURES • Analog ship's clock with bell count display • Traditional watch names (Middle Watch, Morning Watch, Forenoon Watch …) • Vintage brass compass with GPS compass rose • UTC time and date • Sunrise and sunset arc • Tide preview (high and low water) • Weather with wind direction, Beaufort scale and barometric pressure trend • Background bell notifications — even when the screen is locked • Configurable quiet hours (e.g. at night) • SOS strobe light (Morse · · · — — — · · ·) • German and English 216 Bells — for everyone who loves the sea.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 216 Bells at 100% against Rainge's 25%. 216 Bells also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Rainge's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
216 Bells holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rainge has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Rainge's written reviews are positive against 100% of 216 Bells's.
Rainge ships an update every 6 weeks, 216 Bells every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rainge | 216 Bells |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rainforest Automation, Inc. | Arnd Brockmeier |
Customer experience
Rainge
216 Bells
In-app purchases
Rainge
No in-app purchases
216 Bells
No in-app purchases
