Comparison

On the hour vs NeuraTiM Timer

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

Head to head
About

On the hour

This utility app provides a single, focused function: a chime that sounds precisely on the hour. It's designed for users who need a simple, reliable auditory reminder of passing time.

Highlights
  • Hourly chime notification
  • Simple, single-function design
  • Reliable timekeeping alert
Features
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Just one feature: Chime on the hour

About

NeuraTiM Timer

Features
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Give your workouts, focus sessions and everyday routines their own rhythm. NeuraTiM Timer brings interval timers, countdowns, a stopwatch, workouts, alarms and medication reminders together in one calm, practical app. REPEAT YOUR RHYTHM Set work and rest intervals, choose rounds or a schedule for selected weekdays, and save a routine to use again. Create HIIT, Tabata or Pomodoro-style sessions, stretch breaks and everyday reminders. BUILD YOUR WORKOUT Arrange exercises into circuits or sets with preparation time, rests and rounds. Add exercise notes and photos, follow the next step, and pause or skip when you need to. KEEP EVERY LAP Record stopwatch laps, compare split times and return to your last result. Use a countdown for cooking or a task, a weekday alarm for a routine, or medication reminders at the times you choose. MAKE IT YOURS Start a quick timer without saving, keep several timers running, customize sounds and colors, snooze an alert or chain one timer to the next. Share timers using a QR code or file and review completed runs in local history. Choose light or dark appearance and optional backgrounds in Watches & clocks, Modern, Space, Neuro and Nature styles. Select None or let Random choose a design each time the app opens. Timers and history stay on your device. Core timing works offline, with no account and no ads. Check a running timer with an iOS Live Activity on your Lock Screen and a home-screen widget. Background alerts depend on your device settings and permissions. Every feature is free. You can support the NeuraTiM project once or monthly; support unlocks nothing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy: https://timer.neuratim.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

On the hour3 screens
NeuraTiM Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: On the hour at none against NeuraTiM Timer's 7. On price, update cadence, ads 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. NeuraTiM Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. On the hour asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On the hour ships an update weekly, NeuraTiM Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
On the hour versus NeuraTiM Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn the hourNeuraTiM Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer田丰 何Martin Tichovsky

In-app purchases

None

On the hour

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

NeuraTiM Timer

Subscriptions4
  • NeuraTiM monthly support 1$1.001 Month
  • NeuraTiM monthly support 2$3.001 Month
  • NeuraTiM monthly support 3$5.001 Month
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  • NeuraTiM monthly support 4$10.001 Month
One-time3
  • Small tip$1.00
  • Medium tip$3.00
  • Large tip$5.00

Questions

Is On the hour free?
On the hour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeuraTiM Timer free?
NeuraTiM Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do On the hour or NeuraTiM Timer have ads?
Neither On the hour nor NeuraTiM Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On the hour or NeuraTiM Timer?
On the hour ships an update weekly, and NeuraTiM Timer every 4 days. Most recently, On the hour was updated on October 30, 2026 and NeuraTiM Timer on November 6, 2026.

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