Cuckoo vs Time 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://
Time Chimes
Set custom chime notifications for specific times and days of the week. Organize chimes into groups and pause them as needed. Requires notification permissions to function.
- Scheduled chime notifications
- Customizable by day of week
- Group management for chimes
- Pause chime groups
- Notification permission required
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It is an application that notifies at the specified time of the specified day of the week. Example of use ・Company and school chimes ・Medication time notice and so on You can manage a group of chimes. Pauses can be made for each group. You will need notification permission to use it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Chimes at none against Cuckoo's 1. Time Chimes also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cuckoo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Time Chimes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cuckoo ships an update every 3 months, Time Chimes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuckoo | Time Chimes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toshihiko Tambo | SHIN INABA |
Customer experience
Cuckoo
Time Chimes
In-app purchases
Cuckoo
- Cuckoo Premium Feature$0.99
Time Chimes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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