Comparison

What time is it? vs BellsClock

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

Head to head
About

What time is it?

This utility app allows users to check the current time and date by tapping or shaking their smartphone screen, even with their eyes closed. It offers customizable voice output, screen brightness adjustments, and unique animations. Ads can be removed via an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Tap or shake to hear time and date
  • Customizable voice output
  • Screen brightness settings
  • Menu lock feature
  • Unlockable animations
  • 24-hour format support
Features
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Voice clock app that tells the time with closed eyes. Tap or shake your smartphone screen to know the current time! During sleep, when you wake up and become curious about the time, but don't want to open your eyes... Why not give it a try? ---Main Features--- [Main Screen] * Tap or shake the screen to hear the date and time. * Battery level display, screen brightness settings. * Supports landscape and portrait orientations. * Menu Lock Setting/Release You can now lock and unlock the menu by long-pressing the menu icon. This allows you to prevent accidental menu presses that lead to various settings screens, especially when you are asleep. [Settings] * Customize voice and content for reading. (Toggle date on/off, order of date and time, 24-hour format, color changes, etc.) * Ads can be removed through in-app purchase. [Special Features] * Includes mysterious animations below the clock. * After a certain period of time, you can unlock special animations. * Customize options for enabling/disabling and adding animations in the settings. [Notes/Other] * While the app is running, your smartphone will not enter sleep mode, so please ensure sufficient battery charge when using the app. (However, when the battery level drops below 20%, it will automatically enter sleep mode.) * Lowering the screen brightness can help extend battery life, so it is recommended.

About

BellsClock

Easily create and manage custom school bell schedules. Import schedules from CSV files or websites, and export your own. Personalize screen colors and navigate with a hamburger menu.

Highlights
  • Customizable bell schedules
  • Add/delete class periods
  • Modify start/end times
  • Import from CSV/web
  • Export to CSV
  • Personalize screen color
  • Hamburger menu navigation
Features
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Version 2 update: * Navigation among pages is done by the hamburger menu. * The screen color can be modified and personalized. * Individual bell schedules can be exported to Comma Separated Value (CSV) text format. Details: You can customize a bell schedule by adding or deleting class periods, modifying their start and end times, adding or deleting whole schedules, and modifying the names of the periods. School bell schedules can be imported from a Comma Separated Values text file located on the device or, for school-wide distribution of a set of schedules, from a Web site. The CSV file format is simple: - Quotation marks are optional. - A schedule record precedes the set of period records. - Period record format is periodname,start HH:MM,end HH:MM HH can be 24 hour or 12 hour; simply add AM or PM for 12 hour times. - Sample file: # Comment lines have leading hash mark # Next line is a schedule name (no colon or comma) Regular # These are period records name-of-period,HH:MM,HH:MM Home Room,7:55,8:05 1st Period,8:08,8:48 2nd Period,8:51,9:31 Break,9:31,9:41 3rd Period,9:44,10:24 4th Period,10:27,11:07 5th Period,11:10,11:50 Lunch,11:53,12:33PM 6th Period,12:36,13:16 7th Period,1:19PM,1:59PM 8th Period,14:02,14:42 Office Time,2:42p,15:15 # Next schedule A.M. Assembly Home Room,7:55,8:03 Assembly,8:05,9:15 1st Period,9:18,9:51 # And so on.....

Screenshots

What time is it?2 screens
BellsClock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BellsClock at 50% against What time is it?'s 0%. BellsClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). What time is it?'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. What time is it? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BellsClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What time is it? ships an update every 3 weeks, BellsClock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
What time is it? versus BellsClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat time is it?BellsClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinichi IshizukaFrancis Golazeski

Customer experience

What time is it?

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

BellsClock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

What time is it?

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.29
None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is What time is it? free?
What time is it? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do What time is it? or BellsClock have ads?
What time is it? shows ads; BellsClock does not.
Which is updated more often, What time is it? or BellsClock?
What time is it? ships an update every 3 weeks, and BellsClock every 6 months. Most recently, What time is it? was updated on September 17, 2026 and BellsClock on June 2, 2026.

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