Comparison

Little Ben vs chimingClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Westminster chimes every quarter hour
  • Hourly strikes
  • Ticking minute hand
  • Adjustable volume
  • Silence function
  • Background operation
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Always shows correct time
  • Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
  • Minimal user interaction
  • No customization required
  • Designed for simplicity
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Little Ben4 screens
chimingClock1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: chimingClock at Free against Little Ben's $1.99. chimingClock also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (71% vs 35%). Little Ben's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

chimingClock is free to download; Little Ben costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Little Ben's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Ben ships an update every 9 months, chimingClock weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Little Ben versus chimingClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle BenchimingClock
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (15 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurved Design, LLCECHOWAVES CORP.

Customer experience

Little Ben

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative52.5%

chimingClock

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Little Ben

No in-app purchases

None

chimingClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Little Ben free?
Little Ben costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is chimingClock free?
chimingClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Little Ben or chimingClock?
chimingClock is rated higher. Little Ben averages 2.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while chimingClock averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Little Ben or chimingClock have ads?
Neither Little Ben nor chimingClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Ben or chimingClock?
Little Ben ships an update every 9 months, and chimingClock weekly. Most recently, Little Ben was updated on October 24, 2026 and chimingClock on October 24, 2026.

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