Westminster Chimes Lite vs Kitty Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Westminster Chimes Lite
Transform your phone into a traditional chiming clock that plays the Westminster Chimes tune hourly. Customize chimes for quarter hours, set specific play times, and unlock additional melodies through in-app purchases.
- Plays traditional Westminster Chimes hourly
- Unlock additional chime melodies
- Customize chimes for quarter hours
- Set specific time windows for chimes
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Turn your iPhone into a chiming clock. Check our our video at http://youtu.be/nT-aHbWiT0U Using the iOS notifications feature, Westminster Chimes converts your phone into an old fashioned hourly chiming clock, playing the traditional Westminster Chimes tune. With an optional in-app purchase, you can unlock additional chime melodies: • Whittington • St. Michael's • Canterbury • Winchester Another in-app purchase allows for complete customization: • Separately set the chimes to play on each quarter hour • Chime the hour number on the hour or not • Play the chimes all day, or only during a specific time window. *The Westminster Quarters is the most common name for a melody used by a set of clock bells to chime on each quarter hour. The number of chime sets matches the number of quarter hours that have passed. Completely accessible with Voice Over
Kitty Clock
Customize your device's display with a charming clock featuring adorable kitten images. Personalize the time text, clock hands, and kitten placement, with options to adjust size, format, and even set custom time signals. Enjoy a visually appealing and functional timepiece.
- 20 different kitten pictures
- Movable time text, analog clock, and kitten
- Zoomable analog clock and kitten
- Adjustable font size and display elements
- Customizable time signal tones
- Screen rotation support
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This is a digital and analog clock app with cute kitten pictures. You can choose from 20 different kitten pictures. You can move the time text, analog clock, and kitten with your finger. Analog clock and kitten can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Seconds can also be displayed. The year, month, day of the week, a.m./p.m., and seconds characters can be erased by touching them. Touch the time text to switch to setting mode. When in setting mode, touch to change the year, month, and date to various formats. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Screen rotation in portrait and landscape mode is also supported. By pressing buttons such as "2X" and "3X," the font size can be adjusted in steps. Background color can be selected from 10 different colors. The time signal can be set to one of 78 different tones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Westminster Chimes Lite at 4.0 against Kitty Clock's 1.0. Westminster Chimes Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (323 vs 1). Kitty Clock's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Westminster Chimes Lite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Kitty Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Westminster Chimes Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Westminster Chimes Lite has 323 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Westminster Chimes Lite ships an update every 5 months, Kitty Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Westminster Chimes Lite | Kitty Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (323 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 323 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LutherSoft | Mihoko Araki |
Customer experience
Westminster Chimes Lite
Kitty Clock
Bugs and requests
Westminster Chimes Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Chimes not working on latest iOS
- Paid upgrades not unlocking all features
- Inconsistent chime timing
Requested features
3 requests- Volume slider for more control
- Ability to schedule chimes for specific hours
- Apple Watch support
Kitty Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Westminster Chimes Lite
- Full Version$0.99
- Background Chimes$0.99
- Chime Expansion Pack$0.99
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- Unlock Features$0.99
Kitty Clock
- Kitty Clock with no ads$1.99
Questions
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