Comparison

chimingClock vs Fireplace

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Always shows correct time
  • Westminster chimes on the quarter hour
  • Minimal user interaction
  • No customization required
  • Designed for simplicity
Features
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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.

About

Fireplace

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a small hearth. Ember draws a living flame in real time and plays a low, uneven crackle underneath it, so a desk, a nightstand, or a dark kitchen gets the warm corner it was missing. The flame is not a video loop. Every spark is drawn on the fly, so it never repeats the same way twice, and the sound is generated alongside it with the same irregular pop and settle a real burn has. FOUR BURNS TO CHOOSE FROM - Birchwood: bright, snappy flames over pale split logs - Cedar Logs: tall, lazy flames with a deep resinous glow - Oak Coals: low smouldering embers, barely a flame, all heat - Fireplace Insert: a steady, even burn framed like a hearth insert Each one has its own flame shape, color and speed, and its own crackle character, from sparse and hollow over coals to quick and busy over birch. Heart the ones you come back to and they move to the front of the gallery. TUNE IT TO THE ROOM - Flame intensity, from a handful of embers to a full blaze - Brightness, so it can glow across a room or barely light a nightstand - Crackle on or off, with its own volume - Tap the screen to drop the controls and the status bar for a clean, full-screen fire SLEEP TIMER THAT ACTUALLY FADES Set 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Instead of cutting out, Ember spends the last minute dimming the flame and drawing the sound down to nothing, then stops on its own. Nothing snaps you awake at the end. KEEPS PLAYING Audio continues when the screen locks or you switch apps, and it mixes with other audio, so you can lay a crackle under a podcast, a call, or your own music. QUIET BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no ads. Your scene choice and favorites stay on the device. Portrait, dark, and built to be left running. GOOD FOR Winding down before bed, reading, working through a long afternoon, a cozy background while guests are over, or a warm screen on a cold night in an apartment with no chimney. Fireplace: Crackling Sounds requires an Ember Premium unlock to play. Premium opens the whole app: all four burns, Birchwood, Cedar Logs, Oak Coals and Fireplace Insert, the complete crackle set with its own volume, flame intensity and brightness, favorites, full-screen mode, background audio, and the fading sleep timer at 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes. Plans: a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

chimingClock1 screens
Fireplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: chimingClock at none against Fireplace's 3. chimingClock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Fireplace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. chimingClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

chimingClock ships an update weekly, Fireplace every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
chimingClock versus Fireplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterchimingClockFireplace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperECHOWAVES CORP.Linh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

chimingClock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Fireplace

Subscriptions2
  • Campfire, Bonfire & Yule Log$4.997 Days
  • White Noise for Focus & Calm$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Night Light & Screensaver$49.99

Questions

Is chimingClock free?
chimingClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fireplace free?
Fireplace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do chimingClock or Fireplace have ads?
Neither chimingClock nor Fireplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, chimingClock or Fireplace?
chimingClock ships an update weekly, and Fireplace every 5 months. Most recently, chimingClock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fireplace on October 31, 2026.

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