On the hour vs NeuraTiM Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hourly chime notification
- Simple, single-function design
- Reliable timekeeping alert
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Just one feature: Chime on the hour
NeuraTiM Timer
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | On the hour | NeuraTiM Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 田丰 何 | Martin Tichovsky |
In-app purchases
On the hour
No in-app purchases
NeuraTiM Timer
- 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
- Small tip$1.00
- Medium tip$3.00
- Large tip$5.00
Questions
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