EarRest vs Chimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EarRest
This app monitors your Bluetooth headphone usage and automatically reminds you to take breaks to protect your hearing. It tracks listening time, offers customizable break intervals, and provides historical data to help you build healthier habits.
- Automatic Bluetooth headphone tracking
- Customizable break reminders
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Quiet Hours (Do Not Disturb)
- Listening history
- macOS companion app
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Wearing headphones for hours without a break can quietly damage your hearing. EarRest watches your Bluetooth headphones in the background and reminds you to take them off and give your ears a rest — automatically. Just connect your AirPods or any Bluetooth headphones and EarRest starts timing. When you have been listening long enough, you get a gentle notification to take a break, and the next cycle starts on its own. No taps, no rituals — it simply works. Key Features: • Automatic Tracking: Detects when your Bluetooth headphones connect or disconnect and starts or stops the timer for you. • Break Reminders: Pick an interval (10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 minutes) and get notified when it is time to rest your ears. • Live Activity & Dynamic Island: See wearing time and break progress at a glance on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Keep your listening time visible with widgets in multiple sizes. • Quiet Hours: Set a do-not-disturb window (even across midnight) — reminders wait politely until it ends. • Listening History: Review how long you wear your headphones each day and build healthier habits. • Works on Mac Too: A lightweight menu bar app for macOS. • Privacy First: Everything runs locally on your device. No account, no tracking, no internet required. Your hearing does not get a second chance. Let EarRest help you enjoy music, podcasts, and calls — without overdoing it. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/earrest-terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/earrest-privacy
Chimer
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Time-teller is a simple spoken time app for work, exercise, reading, studying, driving, or staying focused. Key features: • Automatic announcements every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes • Custom intervals and exact-time announcements • Traditional Chinese and English voices • Background playback and Picture in Picture The free version only shows a banner ad at the bottom and does not interrupt operation. Make a one-time Remove Ads Forever purchase for a permanently ad-free experience. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EarRest at none against Chimer's shown. EarRest also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. EarRest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Chimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EarRest ships an update every 2 days, Chimer every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | EarRest | Chimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 485 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 月梅 孙 | PING HUA HSIEH |
In-app purchases
EarRest
- EarRest Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- EarRest Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime (Limited Offer)$5.99
- EarRest Pro Lifetime$9.99
Chimer
- 永久移除廣告$5.99









