Hourly vs Planner for AC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourly
This app provides customizable hourly chimes and notifications, functioning like a personal wristwatch that alerts you at specific intervals. You can select unique sounds, display custom messages, and choose which times to be notified.
- Customizable hourly chimes
- Selectable notification sounds
- Display custom messages
- Flexible notification scheduling
- No ads or tracking
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Hourly helps you keep track of time. It's just like having a wristwatch that beeps on the hour, except it's much more personal! You can choose: * The sound to play (from a simple wristwatch beep, to the legendary Greenwich Pips, to a spoken voice, or the chime of an old clock) * A message to display on the screen * Which hours, half hours, or any other times to notify you about We think it's the best hourly chime app on the App Store, and we're always listening for your feedback if you think we can do better! No ads, no tracking, no In-App Purchases. Ever.
Planner for AC
Manage your daily tasks, track in-game events, and organize your collections with this comprehensive companion app. Features include checklists, wishlists, and guides for various in-game items and activities. It offers offline functionality for most features, with multiple profiles and backup options.
- Daily task tracking
- Event reminders
- Offline functionality
- Multiple profiles
- Wishlists and guides
- Collection tracking
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Are you tired of missing meetings with villagers, or do you need a place to write down your daily tasks? Then this is the app for you! With it you can keep track of daily tasks, get reminded about events and much more! [Features] - Mostly offline, you only need internet to stream K.K songs - 5 different languages (English, German, Spanish, French and Italian on the way!) - Backups - Visual TPC - Notices - Multiple profiles - Checklist/notes - Startup tips - Wishlists - Crazy Redd Guide - Hybrid Guide - Hair/face Guide - Coffee Guide - Collection (bugs/fish/seafood) - Fossils - Badges - K.K. Corner - Turnip prices - Gyroids - Wardrobe - Public Works Projects - Interior (furniture, wallpaper, flooring) - Misc (stationery, balloons, tools, etc) and much more! If you have any problems, feedback or suggestions, don't hesitate to send an email, poke me on Twitter @CSvenssonApps or contact me on my website! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer: Planner for AC: NL is a third party app. The developer of this software is not affiliated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in any way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planner for AC at 5.0 against Hourly's 4.0. Planner for AC also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Hourly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). On price, ads 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
Hourly costs $0.99 and Planner for AC $0.99 up front. Planner for AC sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hourly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planner for AC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourly has 127 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Hourly's written reviews are positive against 50% of Planner for AC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hourly ships an update every 6 months, Planner for AC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourly | Planner for AC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (127 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Jones | Carolin Svensson |
Customer experience
Hourly
Planner for AC
Bugs and requests
Hourly
Reported bugs
13 issues- Notifications don't work when phone is locked or in sleep mode
- Notifications stop working after phone is silenced
- App stops working after iOS updates
- Settings fail to sync between iPhone and multiple Apple Watches
- Duplicate notifications firing within 2-3 seconds
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- Day-of-week selection not functioning correctly
- Apple Watch notifications don't display the time, only logo
- App doesn't work reliably in background
- Chimes during phone calls and are audible to other party
- 11 PM checkbox gets stuck on some devices
- Notifications appear twice on Apple Watch
- App stops notifying around midnight and restarts at 9 AM
- Text display issues on Apple Watch with large text settings
Requested features
16 requests- More diverse sound options (cuckoo chime, gong, church bells, grandfather clock)
- Ability to use system sounds and custom ringtones
- Female voice option and multiple voice varieties (British, Australian accents)
- Volume control for individual notifications
- 24-hour continuous operation option
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- iCloud sync with Apple Watch
- Apple Watch standalone functionality without iPhone dependency
- Ability to set different schedules for weekdays vs weekends
- Customizable notification messages beyond 'it is X o'clock'
- Quarter-hour chime intervals
- Different sounds for hour vs half-hour vs quarter-hour
- Haptic feedback option
- Ability to select which device receives notifications
- Profile/preset saving and restoration
- Spoken time on Apple Watch notifications
- Disable notifications without clearing history
Planner for AC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hourly
No in-app purchases
Planner for AC
- Buy me a cupcake$0.99
- Buy me a latte$2.99
- Buy me a meal$11.99
