Hourly Beep vs 30minTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourly Beep
This app provides hourly chimes and custom sound alerts to help you stay focused, mindful, or simply aware of the time. It offers a variety of sounds, customizable schedules, and a retro watch face, all without ads or subscriptions.
- Hourly chimes and alerts
- Customizable sound library (30+ chimes)
- Flexible scheduling options
- Reliable iOS notifications
- Retro LCD watch face
- No ads or subscriptions
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Hear every hour — even with your phone locked. Hourly Beep plays a short sound on the hour — or, with Pro, at any interval you choose. A quiet way to feel time pass while you work, rest or focus. STAY ON TRACK • A nudge every 25 minutes — or any interval from 1 minute to 4 hours (Pro) • Only during work hours: start and end to the minute, pick your weekdays • Sound without banners, so it never breaks your flow • Keeps ringing, even with beeps every few minutes (Pro) PAUSE EVERY HOUR • A soft chime or a Tibetan singing bowl (Pro) as your cue to stop and breathe • No courses, no streaks, no sign-up — just the bell THE BEEP YOU GREW UP WITH • A retro LCD watch face • With Pro: the iconic F-91W chirp, cuckoo, Westminster chimes and a bell that strikes the hour, 1 to 12 36 SOUNDS Beeps, bells, clocks, alarms, ambient and nature — real recordings and crafted synthesis. Preview any sound before you choose. FREE AND PRO Free: one hourly schedule and four sounds. Pro is a one-time purchase: every sound, unlimited schedules, any interval. No subscription, no ads. PRIVACY No tracking, no ads, no account. Languages: English, Polish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese. Made by an indie developer. If something doesn't work, write to me — I'll fix it.
30minTimer
This app provides audible time cues at user-defined intervals, such as every half hour, to help manage tasks and routines. It offers customizable chime times, multiple sound options including voice alerts, and works in the background as a notification.
- Customizable chime intervals
- Hourly and half-hourly alerts
- Multiple sound options including voice
- Background notification system
- Configurable active hours
- Simple three-step setup
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Ever look up and realize three hours vanished into one task? This app fixes that with a simple chime. Your iPhone chimes at the minutes you choose, like :00 and :30 every hour, so you can feel time passing without checking the clock. Chimes arrive as notifications, even when the app is closed. ■ Great for • Remote work: break the day into half-hour blocks • Study: focus for 50 minutes, rest when it chimes • Healthy habits: a sip of water and a stretch at every chime • Kids' routines: when the "Oh!" plays, it's time for the next thing ■ Pick your hours • Tap the hours you want, from 0 to 23 • "9–18" and "All hours" in one tap. Quiet at night ■ Up to two chimes an hour • Spin two wheels to pick the minutes • :00 and :30, :15 and :45, or just :50. Your call ■ 7 sounds, even a voice • Chime, Warning, and three Confirm tones • Male and female "Oh!" voices • Give each wheel its own sound: a chime on the hour and an "Oh!" at half past • Tap a name to preview ■ Three simple steps 1. Pick your hours and minutes 2. Tap the big "Apply" button at the bottom 3. It chimes automatically, every day Send a test notification to hear it in 10 seconds. ■ Free, with minimal ads • Ads never interrupt your chimes • Your first "Apply" is ad-free • Later changes are saved after a short video ad • Turning notifications on/off and "Clear all" are always instant and ad-free ■ Privacy • Your settings stay on your iPhone • Chimes are local notifications scheduled on your iPhone. No developer server is involved Available in English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. Note: in Silent mode or a Focus, sounds may not play, following your iPhone settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hourly Beep at 4.4 against 30minTimer's 3.0. Hourly Beep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). 30minTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Hourly Beep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 30minTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hourly Beep holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourly Beep has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hourly Beep ships an update every 3 weeks, 30minTimer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourly Beep | 30minTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Rozynski | hidenobu akiyoshi |
In-app purchases
Hourly Beep
- Hourly Beep Pro$7.99
30minTimer
No in-app purchases
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