Comparison

Hourly Chime vs TimelineVault

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

Head to head
About

Hourly Chime

This app provides hourly spoken time alerts and custom voice reminders to help you manage your daily routine and build better habits. It offers hands-free, screen-free notifications with customizable sounds and text-to-speech capabilities.

Highlights
  • Talking clock functionality
  • Customizable hourly alerts
  • Voice reminders
  • Background notifications
  • Flexible day selection
  • Ad-free PRO version
Features
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Lose track of time while working or studying? Caynax Hourly Chime brings you back to the moment with a familiar hourly signal—without making you check the clock. • Choose the days and hours you want a chime; create an easy rhythm for focus sessions, short breaks and everyday routines. • Get audible signals and background notifications. Set up a simple hourly alert instead of another full alarm. • Use the time cue to remember to stretch, drink water, switch tasks or wind down. Notifications depend on your device settings. A CLOCK CUE FOR THE WAY YOU LIVE A clock on your phone can tell you the time, but checking it often leads to another distraction. An hourly signal is different: it gives you a small checkpoint while you keep reading, writing, creating, cooking, or taking care of everyday tasks. You decide when that interruption is useful. Use chimes during work hours, select particular weekdays, and leave quieter parts of the week alone. BUILD A ROUTINE WITHOUT MORE ALARMS A chime can mark the end of a study hour, remind you to move after sitting at a desk, or prompt a quick check of your next task. It's also a helpful cue when you tend to lose track of time during long periods of concentration. You don't have to treat every signal as a deadline. Sometimes hearing that another hour has passed is all you need to reset your attention and choose what to do next. KEEP YOUR CHIMES ORGANIZED Create settings for different parts of your day instead of relying on one generic alarm. Duplicate a chime setup with a swipe, then adjust it for another situation. Sort your chimes by time or by name, and find deleted items in the Trash view. With PRO, choose the precise minute and second for a cue, have the clock say the time or a phrase you wrote, use your own sound, or add a chime at sunrise or sunset. ALERTS ON YOUR TERMS Chimes use iOS notifications and sound behavior. What you actually hear depends on notification permission, volume, Focus or Silent settings, and the available system voices. This app is intended for everyday time awareness, not as a guaranteed alarm for urgent or medical events. Free features cover basic time chimes. PRO unlocks spoken time and your own text-to-speech messages, custom alert sounds, minute-and-second timing and sunrise/sunset chimes. PRO removes ads and is available through a subscription or a one-time purchase. Removing ads alone is a separate purchase and does not unlock PRO. Make your day easier to follow, one chime at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TimelineVault

Features
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TimelineVault keeps the messy parts of life — passwords, IDs, contracts, and the photos that prove them — in one private, chronological timeline. WHY TIMELINEVAULT Most apps make you choose: a notes app for your thoughts, a photo app for your pictures, and a separate password manager for logins. TimelineVault puts all three on the same timeline, in the order they actually happened — because a lease note, the photo of the signed contract, and the account you set it up with usually belong together. WHAT YOU CAN KEEP • Notes — quick text you don't want to lose • Photo Records — pictures with the context around them, verified against tampering • Important Info — logins, IDs, cards, and memberships, protected with Face ID or your passcode BUILT FOR THINGS THAT EXPIRE Passports, ID cards, membership cards — TimelineVault reminds you before they expire, based on the date you enter (or read off an attached photo). YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored only on your device — there is no server, no account, no tracking • Sensitive fields are protected by Face ID / passcode, backed by the Secure Enclave • Attached photos for Important Info are encrypted on-device • Create an encrypted backup file whenever you want, and store it wherever you like PRO — FREE TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE All Pro features are free for now. If you're using the app now, you can keep using them for free even if Pro becomes paid later. • Search text in photos — find receipts and documents by the words in the picture • Scan documents — straightened pages, several at once • Copy to Submit — black out parts of an ID copy and mark who it is for before you send it • My Forms — save the field layouts you reuse, like insurance or vehicle details • Countdowns that repeat every year or month, and expiry dates in the widget • Color themes and app icons SIMPLE, HONEST DESIGN No dashboards, no subscriptions, no ads. Just your notes, your photos, and your passwords — kept the way you'd actually want them: together, in order, and private.

Screenshots

Hourly Chime4 screens
TimelineVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimelineVault at none against Hourly Chime's 4. TimelineVault also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hourly Chime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. TimelineVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hourly Chime ships an update every 6 weeks, TimelineVault weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hourly Chime versus TimelineVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourly ChimeTimelineVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakub FlisinskiSUNGHO SEO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hourly Chime

Subscriptions2
  • PRO version$2.996 Months
  • PRO version$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • No ads$5.99
  • PRO version$22.99
None

TimelineVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hourly Chime free?
Hourly Chime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimelineVault free?
TimelineVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hourly Chime or TimelineVault have ads?
Hourly Chime shows ads; TimelineVault does not.
Which is updated more often, Hourly Chime or TimelineVault?
Hourly Chime ships an update every 6 weeks, and TimelineVault weekly. Most recently, Hourly Chime was updated on November 12, 2026 and TimelineVault on November 10, 2026.

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