Beeper vs BeepCycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Beeper
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Lose track of time when you're focused, training, or simply caught up in your day? Beeper gives you gentle recurring cues so you can stay aware of time without constantly checking the clock or restarting timers. Set your rhythm once, then get on with your day. Use Beeper for focused work, study, yoga, strength training, stretching, hydration, breaks, meditation, cooking, or any routine that benefits from a repeated reminder. Choose how often you want a cue, when Beeper should be active, and a sound that fits the moment. Beeper quietly keeps the rhythm in the background and lets you know when it's time. With Beeper you can: ⢠Set recurring cues from minutes to hours ⢠Choose gentle chimes, sounds, and alarms ⢠Set active hours around your day ⢠Align cues to the clock with Snap to Clock ⢠Add custom reminder text ⢠Pause or silence cues temporarily ⢠See your next cue with Live Activity and Dynamic Island Beeper is designed to be genuinely useful from the start. Create a schedule, choose from the included sounds, set your interval, and let Beeper quietly keep track in the background. Want Beeper to fit more parts of your day? Premium is a one-time unlock with no subscription. Premium includes: ⢠Multiple named schedules with their own intervals, sounds, and settings ⢠Custom intervals ⢠20 additional sounds across four sound packs ⢠Sound rotation ⢠Quick Presets for routines ⢠Live Activity and Dynamic Island timer ⢠Screen dimming while Beeper runs Create one rhythm for work, another for training, another for evenings, or anything else that fits your life. Pay once. Keep Premium. Calm, flexible, and designed to stay out of your way until you need it.
BeepCycle
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Do you lose track of how time flies? Regain control of your time with BeepCycle! BeepCycle brings the legendary "hourly chime" feature of nostalgic digital watches to your modern device. Increase your awareness of time and plan your day much more efficiently by hearing that familiar audio alert every hour just like in the old days. **Key Features:** ⢠**Classic Beep Sound:** A nostalgic and original chime sound that plays every hour, alerting you without being too distracting. ⢠**One-Tap Control:** Turn the system on and off in seconds with the stylish and large toggle inside the app. ⢠**Seamless Background Operation:** BeepCycle does not drain your battery as it uses the iOS notification infrastructure. It runs safely and stably in the background. ⢠**Minimalist and Stylish Design:** Dark mode-focused, easy on the eyes, simple user interface stripped of unnecessary details. **Who is it for?** ⢠Those who lose their sense of time while working at a desk or playing games. ⢠Those practicing Pomodoro-like interval working techniques. ⢠Those who want to remember hourly routines like drinking water, correcting posture, or taking a short break. ⢠Retro enthusiasts who miss the classic "hourly alarm" sound of digital watches. **Very Easy to Use!** Just open BeepCycle, activate the bell icon on the screen, and grant notification permissions. You can exit the app; now your phone will remind you of the time with a nostalgic beep sound accompanied by a short notification every full hour (1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, etc.). Value your time, live every hour fully and mindfully with BeepCycle! **Pro Features (New):** ⢠Custom Alarms: Create unlimited custom hourly notification schedules. ⢠Multiple Sounds: Choose from 7 different nostalgic and modern notification sounds. ⢠Custom Days: Activate your alarms only on the days you select. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BeepCycle at every 2 days against Beeper's every 4 weeks. BeepCycle also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Beeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BeepCycle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beeper ships an update every 4 weeks, BeepCycle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beeper | BeepCycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venkat Sharma Aluru Gopalakrishna | Sezgin Cetinkol |
In-app purchases
Beeper
- Beeper Premium$3.99
BeepCycle
- BeepCycle Premium$3.991 Year
- BeepCycle Premium$8.99









