Cuckoo vs Chimes
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://
Chimes
This app provides a variety of clock sounds, including cuckoo, church bells, and Big Ben chimes. It offers hourly time reports with customizable sounds and multi-language voice options. Users can also record their own voice for custom reminders and manage notifications easily.
- Cuckoo Clock sounds
- Clock Chime
- Church Bell sounds
- Big Ben sounds
- Hourly time report
- Customizable sound tips
- Record custom voice tips
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Chimes features: - Cuckoo Clock - Clock Chime - Church Bell - Big Ben sounds - Hourly time report for you - Custom time to make a sound tips - multi-language time report voices - Silent mode and quick on/off make it easy to manage - Record your voice to make a voice tips notification mode to choose: 1 Notification Text + Sound 2 Only Notification Text 3 Only Sound
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chimes at 4.2 against Cuckoo's 3.4. Chimes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Cuckoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chimes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chimes holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chimes has 290 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Cuckoo's written reviews are positive against 66% of Chimes'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, Chimes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuckoo | Chimes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) | 4.2 (290 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 66.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 290 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | HN Tech Ltd. |
Customer experience
Cuckoo
Chimes
Bugs and requests
Cuckoo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chimes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Chimes not working after iOS updates
- App crashing or freezing
- Notifications not triggering as expected
- Purchased features not unlocking properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to import custom sounds
- Implement quarter-hour chimes
- Allow more granular time customization
- Integrate with Apple Watch
- Improve volume control options
In-app purchases
Cuckoo
- Cuckoo Premium Feature$0.99
Chimes
- Pro Version$3.99
