# Chime Squirrel

> Productivity

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id556415124](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id556415124)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id556415124`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Luke Ryan, LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (94 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-17
- **First published:** 2012-09-25
- **Size:** 7.32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-squirrel/id556415124)
- **Website:** [http://jernejcic.com/chimesquirrel](http://jernejcic.com/chimesquirrel)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lukeryanllc.com/privacy-policy/chime-squirrel/](https://lukeryanllc.com/privacy-policy/chime-squirrel/)

## Description

Chime Squirrel is a flexible interval timer and chime app designed to help you stay on schedule without constantly checking your phone. It supports quick chimes and complex interval sequences, and lets you run multiple chimes at once for various activities like workouts, meditation, or study.

Features include fast setup, saved interval sequences, multiple color themes, an always-on screen, iPad support, and a Pro upgrade for unlocking extra chimes.

## Rankings

- #146,057 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Chime Squirrel for its simple, clean interface and reliable repeating timer with multi-timer support, making it versatile for reminders in workouts, study, and routines. Pro features and unobtrusive chimes add value. However, many reviews cite background-use failures, where alerts won’t play unless the app stays open, plus reliability/UI issues, data loss after updates, accessibility gaps for deaf users, and unclear pricing/feature gaps (hourly chimes, watch support). Overall, it’s easy to use but buggy and incomplete in several areas.

### Pros

- Simple, clean interface and easy to use
- Reliable repeating timer with support for multiple timers and saved presets
- Versatile reminders for a variety of tasks (standing up, workouts, meditation, potty training)
- Pro version adds more chimes and tune options for flexibility
- Chimes are unobtrusive and suitable for long-running reminders

### Cons

- Alerts often don’t fire when the app is in the background or when switching to another app; the app must stay open for prompts to work
- Reliability and usability issues: the app can hang, edits may not apply, and the UI can feel erratic or hard to figure out
- Data loss after updates (previous timers/chimes disappear)
- Accessibility gaps for deaf/hearing-impaired users; some tones aren’t audible and fixes may require extra cost
- Missing features and unclear pricing/upgrade details (no hourly on-the-hour chime, watch support, pricing not clearly disclosed)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id556415124)