Comparison

How Many Times vs Chimer

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

Head to head
About

How Many Times

Features
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How many coffees today? How many workouts this month? Tap once and know. How Many Times is a calm tally counter for everyday life: every tap drops a little ball into a card, and the balls bounce around in a tiny physics box. No streak pressure, no sign-up. Just an honest count of how often things happen. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT • Water, coffee, stretching, reading, workouts, walks, calls to family… anything you want to keep count of • See when you usually do it and how your rhythm changes over time ONE TAP TO COUNT • Tap a card to add a count, and a new ball drops in • Add an optional note, or adjust the time when logging something from earlier • Set a minimum interval per category so accidental double taps don't count FLIP THE CARD FOR INSIGHTS • Balls: your latest records at a glance • Time of day: when you tend to do it • Last 10 days: your recent rhythm • Stats: today's count, streaks, 10- and 30-day totals and averages COUNT FROM ANYWHERE • Home Screen widget: pick a category, then tap once to add a count without opening the app • Apple Watch app: swipe between your categories, tap to count, and glance at time-of-day, recent days and stats on your wrist • iCloud sync across your devices signed in with the same Apple ID MAKE IT YOURS • Free: create 2 categories; How Many Times Pro unlocks up to 100 categories • 10 retro color themes (clay/orange and moss/green are free; all 10 with Pro), light and dark mode • Optional sound effects • Full history: browse, edit notes and times, delete entries; free up to 100 records per category, up to 5,000 with Pro • Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese PRIVACY Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. No account, no sign-up. How Many Times is free to download. The free tier includes 2 categories, 2 themes (clay/orange and moss/green), and up to 100 records per category. How Many Times Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription ($5.99/year) that unlocks up to 100 categories, all 10 retro color themes, and up to 5,000 records per category. Price is shown in the app and payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fishenal-studio.vercel.app/privacy-policy/how-many-times.html Questions or ideas? Email yu_dong_han@hotmail.com, I read every message.

About

Chimer

This app provides periodic chime alarms that work in the background, even on your watch. Set custom intervals and repeat counts for continuous or finite notifications. It's designed for focused work or timed tasks.

Highlights
  • Periodic chime alarms
  • Background operation
  • Watch complications
  • Customizable intervals
  • Repeat count setting
  • Infinite or finite alarms
Features
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Uninterrupted periodic nudge alarm app - watch only app Once you set timer, it chimes with intervals of set time. It works even on the background. You can check out the set time on the complications. You can set number of repeats, the process of chimer times on the complications. when there is no number of repeats set, chimer goes infinitely. • Please read the p.s. on description. because of Apple policies, I couldn't set them up in a comfy way by default. • This app can't be used with Workout/Activity app since an Apple watch can have only one Work Session at the same time. p.s. In case you don't like Chimer app opens on wrist raise, go to watch's settings -> General -> return to clock -> Chimer -> select customize and select always on "while not in session" then it won't pop up on wrist raise. It's unable to be turned off by default by Apple. p.s. 2 Since this is an Apple watch only app, you can't install it on your iPhone's App store app. Please install this app through App store app on your apple watch. This is how Apple set up for its every watch stand-alone app

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: How Many Times at Free against Chimer's $1.99. How Many Times also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Chimer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

How Many Times is free to download; Chimer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How Many Times ships an update weekly, Chimer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
How Many Times versus Chimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow Many TimesChimer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer东晗 于Hwasung Kim

In-app purchases

None

How Many Times

No in-app purchases

None

Chimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is How Many Times free?
How Many Times is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chimer free?
Chimer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do How Many Times or Chimer have ads?
Neither How Many Times nor Chimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, How Many Times or Chimer?
How Many Times ships an update weekly, and Chimer fortnightly. Most recently, How Many Times was updated on November 4, 2026 and Chimer on October 30, 2026.

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