Westminster ChimeX vs chimingClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Westminster ChimeX
This app plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour with an elegant and minimalistic design. It functions even when not actively running, making it ideal for discreet timekeeping or for users with visual impairments.
- Plays Westminster chimes
- Quarter-hour alerts
- Minimalistic design
- Runs in the background
- Discreet timekeeping
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An elegant & minimalistic design, ChimeX allows your devices to play Westminster chimes each quarter hour. Just set it and forget it. Even with the app not running, the chimes will play. Great for knowing the time without looking, or those with visual impairments.
chimingClock
A simple standing clock app that always displays the correct time. It plays Westminster chimes every quarter hour, requiring minimal user interaction and customization.
- Always shows correct time
- Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
- Minimal user interaction
- No customization required
- Designed for simplicity
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Standing clock that always shows correct time, and every quarter of an hour plays Westminster chimes. This application is designed to have minimal user interaction -- it just works out of the box. Despite variety of different clocks available on the app store, which support all sort of features and customizations, it's not easy to find a clock which shows only time and requires minimal user interaction and customizations -- in which case, chimingClock is exactly what you are looking for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: chimingClock at 71% against Westminster ChimeX's 17%. chimingClock also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.1 vs 1.5). Westminster ChimeX's advantage is chart position (#102 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
chimingClock is free to download; Westminster ChimeX costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
chimingClock holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Westminster ChimeX's written reviews are positive against 71% of chimingClock's.
Westminster ChimeX ships an update every 6 months, chimingClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Westminster ChimeX | chimingClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pariahware, Inc. | ECHOWAVES CORP. |
Customer experience
Westminster ChimeX
chimingClock
In-app purchases
Westminster ChimeX
No in-app purchases
chimingClock
No in-app purchases
