ChimeSet vs Semestral

ChimeSet is a flexible alarm clock, hourly chime, interval timer, and Pomodoro timer for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Create reusable alarm sets for daily routines or schedule a one-time Quick Alarm in seconds. Stay aware of time during focused work, breaks, classes, presentations, workouts, and everyday routines. ChimeSet can play a system sound, your own audio, or an installed voice while keeping the next alert visible in the app and around the system. QUICK ALARMS - Schedule a one-time alarm after a preset number of minutes or at a chosen time. - Customize two duration presets, two time-of-day presets, and the alarm sound. - Add a title to a Quick Alarm and have it spoken after the selected sound. - Start Quick Alarms from the app, Mac menu bar, iPhone or iPad widgets, App Shortcuts, or Command-1 through Command-6 on Mac. - Quick Alarms appear in Up Next and remove themselves after their scheduled time. REUSABLE ALARM SETS - Specific Time: create one or more alarms at exact times. - Every Hour: choose minute marks within a time range for hourly reminders and chimes. - From Now: build a repeating interval timer or a custom sequence of alarms. - Repeat every day, on weekdays, on weekends, or on selected days. - Exclude holidays and other all-day events using a selected calendar. - Start or stop an entire routine with one switch, or use the Space key on Mac. SOUNDS, VOICES, AND TITLES - Choose a system sound, import your own audio, or use an installed voice. - On iPhone and iPad, choose a full-screen Alarm or a lighter Notification. - Add an optional title to each alarm for clear, specific notifications. - Turn on Read Title to hear the alarm title after its sound, or hear the title by itself when sound is off. - ChimeSet remembers your preferred title-reading voice for other alarm sets. - Voice alarms can also announce the current time or elapsed time. UP NEXT EVERYWHERE - Review today's upcoming alarms, including Quick Alarms, in one place. - Show the next alarm time or a live countdown and keep your preferred display mode. - Follow an active alarm with Live Activities on iPhone and iPad. - See the next alarm in widgets or the Mac menu bar and access Quick Alarms directly. SYNC ON YOUR TERMS - Keep alarm sets in iCloud across Mac, iPhone, and iPad, or turn off sync for local-only storage. - Quick Alarms stay on the device where you create them because they are designed for one-time use. ChimeSet is useful as a break reminder, focus timer, Pomodoro timer, hourly chime, repeating alarm, presentation timer, class timer, workout timer, and time-awareness tool. The free version includes every feature and one reusable alarm set. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited alarm sets.

Semestral keeps your coursework, exams, deadlines and grades in one place. A native app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Set up semesters and modules the way your degree is actually structured. Tasks go on a Kanban board, dates in the calendar, grades on the module they belong to. YOUR SEMESTER ON THE BOARD • Tasks in To Do, In Progress and Done • Move them by drag and drop or from the context menu • Deadline with optional time, priority, notes and a reminder per task • Recurring tasks for weekly problem sets and routines, with an end date • View a whole semester at once or a single module CALENDAR AND EXAMS The monthly calendar shows task deadlines and exam dates together. Every module has its own colour, so you can see at a glance what an entry belongs to. Store exams with a date, optional time, room and duration, including for a module from another semester. A retake in the next exam period fits the same way the original date does. GRADES AND ECTS Record a grade on each module. Semestral works out your ECTS-weighted average from them, for Bachelor and Master degrees, broken down by semester. REMINDERS A daily notification at the time you choose tells you what is still due that day. The badge on the app icon shows overdue tasks, today's tasks, or both. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Turn on iCloud sync and your semesters, modules, tasks, exams and grades stay the same on Mac, iPhone and iPad.