Cuckoo vs Hourly Chime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuckoo
This utility app simulates a cuckoo clock, chiming every hour and half-hour. Users can toggle the cuckoo sound on or off and customize alarm modes. Additional sounds and background images are available for purchase, along with an option to remove ads.
- Hourly and half-hourly cuckoo chimes
- Customizable alarm modes
- Add-on purchases for sounds and backgrounds
- Ad removal option
- Toggleable cuckoo sound
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This is "Cuckoo Clock". When this app running, Cuckoo sing every hour and every 30minutes. When you want hear Cuckoo Singing, press the switch button inside of bottom.Cuckoo Singing about 30 Hour. If you don't need Cuckoo, please switch off again. You can change Alarm mode and Custom. And can buy add-on for additional sounds, background images also remove Ad. App URL scheme is: cuckoo://
Hourly Chime
This utility app announces the time audibly at set intervals, eliminating the need to check your screen. Choose between voice or tone alerts for convenient time awareness.
- Hourly time announcements
- Voice or tone alerts
- No screen needed
- Customizable intervals
- Background operation
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Hourly Chime is a simple daily reminder app that helps you stay on schedule with customizable hourly alerts. Choose the hours that matter to you, turn sound on or off for each alert, and add a personal message for every hour—such as “Drink water,” “Take a break,” “Get ready for your meeting,” or “Time to wrap up.” Features: • Set daily hourly reminders from 12 AM to 11 PM • Enable or disable each hour individually • Add a personal reminder message to every hour • Choose whether each reminder plays a chime • Preview the current hour’s chime instantly • Supports 12-hour and 24-hour time formats • Pause or resume all hourly reminders at any time • Clean interface with Dark Mode and Dynamic Type support Make every hour a small moment to refocus, reset, and move through your day with intention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hourly Chime at none against Cuckoo's 1. Hourly Chime also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Cuckoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hourly Chime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hourly Chime holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Cuckoo's written reviews are positive against 65% of Hourly Chime's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cuckoo ships an update every 3 months, Hourly Chime every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuckoo | Hourly Chime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) | 3.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | SYSCODE INTERNATIONAL INC. |
Customer experience
Cuckoo
Hourly Chime
In-app purchases
Cuckoo
- Cuckoo Premium Feature$0.99
Hourly Chime
No in-app purchases
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