Little Ben vs Chime Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Little Ben
This app simulates a mechanical clock with Westminster chimes every quarter hour and hourly strikes. It features a ticking minute hand, adjustable volume for chimes and strikes, and a silence function. It runs in the background and is accessible with VoiceOver.
- Westminster chimes every quarter hour
- Hourly strikes
- Ticking minute hand
- Adjustable volume
- Silence function
- Background operation
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Little Ben is a mechanical clock that chimes every quarter hour with the Westminster chime and also strikes on the hour for each hour, even when the app is not running. If you look closely you can even see the minute hand move as the pendulum and escapement make the clock tick. Slide your finger or tap a button to turn On / Off and set the volume level of the quarterly chimes, hourly strikes, and the ticking. You can set Little Ben to only strike on the hour without the quarterly chimes. Tap the silence button to silence all quarterly chimes and hourly strikes for up to 12 hours. With Slide Over in iOS 9 open a second app as Little Ben runs on your iPad. As Little Ben chimes quarterly and strikes hourly you can browse the web using Safari, check your Calendar, or discover what's new on your Twitter Timeline and respond back to your followers. If you are playing songs with Apple's Music app or iTunes Radio your music will continue to play in the background as Little Ben runs. We worked on Accessibility to make all of the features of Little Ben accessible to everyone. Try VoiceOver with gesture based control and navigation, just triple-click the Home button to access it. You will hear a description of everything happening on the screen. Little Ben runs on your iPhone, iPod touch, and also your iPad Air, iPad, and iPad mini.
Chime Clock
This app provides audible time notifications with customizable sounds and schedules. It offers a clock display with options to show or hide date and seconds, and can dim the screen. It works offline and is ad-free.
- Customizable chime schedules
- Variety of preset and custom sounds
- Offline chime functionality
- Adjustable clock display
- Screen dimming for battery saving
- Ad-free experience
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The Chime Clock App helps you keep track of time effortlessly. Set chimes for specific days and times, choose from a variety of preset sounds, or add your own favorite sounds. Use it in various settings—whether in class, at work, at home, as a morning alarm, during meetings, or whenever you want to know the time without checking the clock. Features: •- Clock Display -• • Show or hide the date • Show or hide the seconds • Dim the screen to conserve battery life •- Chime Function [Offline Mode] -• • Manually set chime times • Choose from 5 default bell sounds, plus Big Ben and Grandfather Clock options • Schedule chimes for specific days (e.g., Daily, Sunday, or Monday through Saturday) • Add custom notification sounds For custom notification sounds: • Copy custom sounds into the Chime Clock folder in the Files app. • Sound clips need to be under 30 seconds and in MP3 or WAV format. - Works seamlessly on both iPhone and iPad. - Lightweight, compact app optimized for everyday use. - Ad-free and built with privacy in mind. Info: A clock chime is a melody that plays at set intervals, usually on the hour, to signify the passing of time. These chimes are commonly heard from grandfather clocks, carillons, or bell towers, and different melodies are often tied to specific locations or towers. A striking clock, also called a chiming clock, audibly strikes the hours on a bell or gong. In the typical 12-hour striking system, the clock strikes once at 1:00 AM, twice at 2:00 AM, and continues up to twelve times at 12:00 PM. It then repeats the process from 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Note: Ensure notifications are enabled for the chimes to work properly. Notification sound will be disabled if the phone is in Low Power Mode, Do Not Disturb mode, or Sleep mode. Thank you for your support! Visit nitrio.com for more iOS apps.
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Verdict
Little Ben and Chime Clock both sit at 2.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 35% of Little Ben's written reviews are positive against 8% of Chime Clock's. Little Ben also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 34 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Little Ben costs $1.99 and Chime Clock $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for Little Ben against 2.6 for Chime Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Little Ben's written reviews are positive against 8% of Chime Clock's.
Little Ben ships an update every 9 months, Chime Clock every 34 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Little Ben | Chime Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (15 ratings) | 2.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curved Design, LLC | Nitrio |
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Little Ben
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In-app purchases
Little Ben
No in-app purchases
Chime Clock
No in-app purchases







