Comparison

Hourly vs Pitstop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable hourly chimes
  • Selectable notification sounds
  • Display custom messages
  • Flexible notification scheduling
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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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.

About

Pitstop

Features
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Keep every car's service history, MOT record, and upcoming work in one place - without a spreadsheet, without another login. Snap the stamps in your service book, Pitstop reads them and builds the history for you. Screenshot the gov.uk MOT check page and your MOT timeline fills itself in. Pitstop then figures out what's due next based on your car's manufacturer schedule, and gives you a traffic-light heads-up before each job. • YOUR GARAGE. Add every car you own. Nickname them, pin photos, set mileage units, track registration plates. • AI-PARSED SERVICE BOOK. Multi-select pages of any service receipt, invoice or stamped handbook. Pitstop's vision AI pulls out the date, mileage, items performed, parts replaced, cost and garage - so you don't have to type any of it. • MOT TIMELINE. Paste a screenshot from gov.uk/check-mot-history. Advisories, failures, mileage and expiry dates are extracted automatically and collapsed into a clean, scrollable timeline. • UPCOMING, NOT GUESSWORK. Pitstop researches your manufacturer's service intervals and combines them with your records to flag what's coming up - an oil change, a cambelt, a brake fluid change - with a mileage and date estimate. Green, amber, red. • BEFORE YOU BUY. Viewing mode is a second workspace for cars you're considering. Upload whatever paperwork the seller sent and Pitstop's gap analysis flags what's missing or suspicious - evidence of a missed cambelt interval, a gap in the stamp book, an MOT advisory that was never addressed. • EVERY WORKSHOP VISIT, ALWAYS WITH YOU. A unified timeline across all your cars. Search by garage, by part, by car. • NO ACCOUNT NEEDED. Download and you're ready. No email, no password, no tracking. Your data backs up automatically against a random ID stored in your iPhone's secure Keychain — restore it on a new device in one tap. • BUILT FOR PROPER CAR PEOPLE. The owner who keeps the folder in the glovebox. The weekend car enthusiast. The cautious buyer who wants receipts before they hand over cash. Whether you've got one car or five. Pitstop is free. We do not sell your data, show ads, or use tracking SDKs. - Privacy: https://pitstop-web-pi.vercel.app/privacy Support: hello@getrebrief.com

Screenshots

Hourly3 screens
Pitstop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pitstop at Free against Hourly's $0.99. Hourly's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pitstop is free to download; Hourly costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hourly versus Pitstop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourlyPitstop
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (127 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings127 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris JonesUwais Ishaq

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

Pitstop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hourly

No in-app purchases

None

Pitstop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourly free?
Hourly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitstop free?
Pitstop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hourly or Pitstop have ads?
Neither Hourly nor Pitstop shows ads.

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