Experience traditional maritime timekeeping with authentic ship's bell chimes and classic clock faces. Features live weather, moon phases, and a nautical alarm, all without ads or subscriptions.
5.0(5 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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4.7😐(198 ratings)
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This app replicates the traditional ship's bell system for marking time and watch changes. Users can configure bell sequences, set hourly chimes, and schedule quiet times. It also offers additional information for sailors.
What We Love
- 🔔 Great bell sounds
- 👍 Exactly what users wanted
- 💡 Useful for time tracking
- 💰 Free with donation option
- 🌙 Quiet hours feature appreciated
- 🧭 Tells sunrise/sunset times
- 🎖️ Good for Navy/Coast Guard background
- ✅ Works well generally
- 👍 Pleasant sounding bells
- 🚀 Fast, helpful tech support
- 🎯 Perfect for measuring day passage
- 🎶 Pleasant bell sound resonance
- 👍 Simple and useful free features
- 🌟 Best nautical time app
- 😊 Makes users feel nostalgic
- 🗣️ Catches attention of other boaters
- 👍 Great learning tool
- 💯 Acts exactly as hoped
Room to Improve
- 🐛 Quiet time feature doesn't work
- ⏰ Time incorrect/chiming late
- 🔇 Silence function doesn't work
- 🔊 Too loud, needs volume control
- 🔔 Half-hour bell can be annoying
- ⌚ Doesn't work on Apple Watch
- ⚠️ Number of bells doubled on iPad
- 🔊 Bell pitch too low for outdoors
- 🔔 App doubles strikes sometimes
- ⚙️ Needs tweaking, bell sound choice
- 🐛 Bells stopped working after iOS update
- ❓ Bells strike when they want
Ships Bell Clock & Duty Bells by Alchemic Apps LLC
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4.4😐(396 ratings)
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Experience the traditional sound of ship's bells to mark time. This app simulates the authentic chime patterns used by sailors to signal duty watches. It can function as a decorative background clock and offers smart muting based on your location.
What We Love
- 🔔 Authentic ship's bell sounds and recordings
- ⏰ Effective time awareness and tracking tool
- 👨✈️ Nostalgic appeal for former sailors and navy personnel
- 🎯 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 📱 Works on multiple Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch)
- 💰 Affordable pricing (£1-2 per month)
- 🧠 Helpful for neurodivergent users with time management
- 🔄 Regular app updates and active developer engagement
Room to Improve
- 🐛 Bells frequently fail to ring or stop unexpectedly
- 🔊 Audio cuts off before bell finishes sounding
- 📵 Unreliable background functionality despite settings
- ⚠️ Requires frequent 'winding' to keep app active
- ❌ Help documentation missing or non-functional
- 🔧 Settings reset or toggle automatically without user control
- 📞 No developer support or contact information
- ⏱️ Incorrect bell counts for certain watch periods
- 🔄 Inconsistent performance across iOS versions
- 🤔 Confusing 'wind the clock' mechanic
