Hourly Beep vs HandsFreeCheck
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.
HandsFreeCheck
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Check your Bluetooth headset's microphone and speaker with a continuous live audio loop before a call. HandsFreeCheck sends the microphone signal back to your headset while displaying separate microphone and speaker waveforms with dBFS levels. Features • Live Bluetooth hands-free microphone monitoring • Separate microphone and speaker signal displays • Input and output device names • Adjustable monitoring level • Pause and resume • Automatic connection handling Audio is processed on your device. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. No account, ads, or subscription. Connect your headset in Bluetooth settings, open the app, allow microphone access, and speak. The app requires a Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile (HFP) device with both microphone and speaker support, including compatible AirPods. Without a compatible device, the app waits for a connection. Bluetooth monitoring introduces some delay. The speaker trace shows the app's digital output, not an acoustic measurement. This is a live communication-route check, not an independent left/right speaker test. A later phone call may select a different audio route. Compatible with iPhone and iPad running iOS 15 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HandsFreeCheck at none against Hourly Beep's 1. HandsFreeCheck also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Hourly Beep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HandsFreeCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hourly Beep | HandsFreeCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Rozynski | ManneTroll Solutions |
In-app purchases
Hourly Beep
- Hourly Beep Pro$7.99
HandsFreeCheck
No in-app purchases
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