Comparison

ChimePoint vs SetFor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ChimePoint

Features
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ChimePoint helps you schedule real alarms for important future dates, not just later today. Use it for renewals, filing deadlines, travel, reminders that need alarm-level urgency, and any moment you cannot afford to miss. ChimePoint keeps your alarms on a simple scheduled timeline grouped by day and ordered by time, so the next important item stays easy to see. Create an alarm with a title, date, time, notes, sound, and snooze settings, then edit it later without digging through cluttered lists. Built for focused personal use on iPhone, ChimePoint is intentionally narrow: one timeline, one editor, and fewer places for important dates to hide. Features: • Schedule alarms far beyond normal same-day alarm habits • Keep upcoming alarms grouped by day and sorted by time • Add notes, sound selections, and snooze settings to each entry • Edit or remove alarms quickly from the main timeline • Highlight the next upcoming alarm so it stays visible If you need future dates to ring like real alarms, ChimePoint gives them a dedicated place.

About

SetFor

Create custom alarms for important dates and events. Input details via voice, text, or media, and customize repeat schedules, sounds, and reminders. Integrates with your calendar and offers optional advanced features.

Highlights
  • Set alarms for specific dates
  • Customizable repeat schedules
  • Input via voice, text, or media
  • Calendar integration
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Lock Screen countdowns
  • Widgets and Live Activities
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Set alarms for the dates that matter. Tell SetFor what you need, pick an event from your calendar, or choose the date yourself. Review the details before saving. Alarms use Apple's AlarmKit and can ring through Silent and Focus. Tell SetFor Speak, type, or add a photo, screenshot, or PDF. Read several images together, review the proposed alarms, and adjust their names, dates, times, and sounds. Share content from Photos, Safari, Mail, or Files straight to SetFor. Dates and repeats Set one exact date, several selected dates, weekly schedules, monthly or yearly repeats, or alarms every few days. Pin an alarm to a city's time or let it follow you when you travel. From your calendar Choose events from calendars on your device, or optionally connect Google Calendar with read-only access. SetFor Plus can create alarms automatically for matching calendar events. Stay in control Edit, enable, disable, skip, or delete a schedule. Choose alarm sounds and a separate sound for each timer, snooze, a Lock Screen countdown, and a heads-up reminder. Widgets, Live Activities, Siri, Shortcuts, and Control Center help you reach your alarms quickly. Share a schedule Send a schedule link so someone else can review it, choose a reminder, and add it for free. Try core alarms free for 7 days For eligible users, the first saved alarm starts the free days. No payment information is required and this trial does not charge automatically. Existing alarms keep working afterward. A one-time lifetime unlock is available for core alarm features. Optional SetFor Plus Plus adds automatic calendar alarms and the Plus sound pack, and includes core alarm access while subscribed. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Prices and terms are shown before purchase. The lifetime unlock remains separate and does not expire. Privacy No advertising or tracking. No SetFor account is required. Calendar connections are optional. Speech and image features use Apple's technologies, including Apple Intelligence where available. Some complex requests may use Apple's Private Cloud Compute. Sharing sends the schedule details needed to deliver your link. Optional iCloud backup helps you restore on another device. Requires iOS 26 or later. Also available on iPad. Privacy: https://setfor.app/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ChimePoint3 screens
SetFor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChimePoint at none against SetFor's 3. ChimePoint also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SetFor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ChimePoint asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ChimePoint versus SetFor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChimePointSetFor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael LeightonHeyYou, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

ChimePoint

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SetFor

Subscriptions2
  • SetFor Plus$2.991 Month
  • SetFor Plus$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SetFor Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is ChimePoint free?
ChimePoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SetFor free?
SetFor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChimePoint or SetFor have ads?
Neither ChimePoint nor SetFor shows ads.

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