HourChime vs EverAfter | Name Change
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HourChime
This app provides hourly or 30-minute voice cues and sounds to help you stay focused and on track. It features customizable quiet hours and a clean, battery-friendly interface. The app is designed for reliable background operation.
- Hourly/30-minute chime intervals
- Spoken time announcements
- Customizable mute schedule
- Background operation
- Battery-friendly design
- Light/Dark Mode support
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Chime your day into focus. Hourly or every-30-minute voice cues that keep you on track. Quiet when you need it—powerfully simple when you don’t. HourChime is a focused time-management app that keeps your rhythm with hourly or every-30-minute chimes and optional spoken time, delivering notifications reliably in the background. Set quiet hours with a mute schedule for sleep, meetings, or deep work. A clean, intuitive UI is optimized for Light/Dark Mode and designed to be battery-friendly with no unnecessary background tasks. Features • Chime interval: hourly or every 30 minutes • Spoken time announcement (on/off) + bell sound toggle • Mute Schedule: per time window/day for sleep & meetings • AM/PM or 24-hour display switch • Works reliably in the background after permission • One-time in-app purchase removes ads & unlocks all features (Restore Purchases supported) • Minimal data use; privacy-minded by design Perfect for • Focus sessions, study blocks, and Pomodoro-style routines • Office hours, standups, and calendar-free time awareness • Gentle timekeeping at home and bedtime wind-downs Download now and give your day a clear, calm cadence.
EverAfter | Name Change
This app simplifies the process of changing your name after marriage. It provides a personalized, step-by-step checklist based on your location and offers direct links to official government websites to guide you through the process.
- Personalized checklist by location
- Direct government website links
- Progress tracking
- Guided experience
- Stress-free name change
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EverAfter makes your name change simple, guided, and stress-free. After getting married, changing your name can feel overwhelming. EverAfter turns it into a clear, step-by-step journey based on your state. • Personalized checklist based on your location • Direct links to official government websites • Progress tracking so you never lose your place • Calm, guided experience — no guesswork Take it one step at a time. You’ve got this. EverAfter is not affiliated with any government agency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EverAfter | Name Change at 100% against HourChime's 62%. EverAfter | Name Change also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. HourChime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EverAfter | Name Change sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EverAfter | Name Change holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of HourChime's written reviews are positive against 100% of EverAfter | Name Change's.
HourChime ships an update every 2 months, EverAfter | Name Change monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HourChime | EverAfter | Name Change |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitsuhiro Hashimoto | Julian Gonzalez |
Customer experience
HourChime
EverAfter | Name Change
In-app purchases
HourChime
- Premium$1.99
EverAfter | Name Change
- Full Access$4.99
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