# School Chimes

> Efficient Time Management

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1023234803](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1023234803)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1023234803`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Takafumi AMANO
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-27
- **First published:** 2015-08-06
- **Size:** 8.67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/school-chimes/id1023234803)
- **Website:** [https://amano-tec.com/index.html](https://amano-tec.com/index.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://amano-tec.com/apps/privacy-free.html](https://amano-tec.com/apps/privacy-free.html)

## Description

School Chimes is a lightweight alarm and scheduling extension designed for school timetables. It delivers a Westminster-style chime and lets you manage class periods with configurable schedules and tones.

Key features include **Schedule Check**, full **Schedule** management (add/modify), **Chime Type** selection, **Display Notifications** toggle, and **Chime Test**. It also documents URL schemes (sc://) for automating on/off and adding schedules.

## Rankings

- #182,170 — Overall

## Review summary

School Chimes is praised for its flexible scheduling, clear audible chimes, and usefulness for remote learning, with accessibility and ad-free options. Common downsides across reviews include chime playback failures after updates, broken customization after updates, time zone handling problems, and occasional data loss of schedules. A notable recurring request is Apple Watch support for a watch complication.

### Pros

- Flexible, customizable daily scheduling with support for multiple schedules
- Chimes are clear and audible, with options to choose different tones
- Helpful for remote/online learning and general time management
- Accessibility features such as VoiceOver compatibility for blind users
- Ad-free experience after paying (no ads)

### Cons

- Chimes sometimes do not ring or play the selected sound in real use; updates may cause the default or air-horn to play instead
- After updates, customization is broken; users cannot change or save the chosen chime and it reverts to defaults
- Time zone/location changes cause schedule times to be inaccurate or shifted
- Schedules can be deleted or lost after reinstall or update, requiring re-adding them
- No Apple Watch support; users repeatedly request a watch complication to display time until the next bell

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1023234803)