Chirps - Small Reminders

This app is really nice looking and the functionality over a single day is great. I’d initially liked it so much I’d donated etc. only after this did I realise it doesn’t schedule over multiple days. Checking the readme there’s a feeble excuse blaming iOS. Guess what? You can definitely do this you just need to schedule initiate the pushes / reminders server side. Heard of Firebase??? I would happily of paid for the app to include this functionality.

The hourly chirps are very sporadic. I followed other App Store feedback to ensure Notifications was on and the Focus exemption was on but still wasn’t getting the hourly chirps all the time. The simplicitly and design of the UI is nice though.

This is an amazing app. But had a few problems getting it to work to start with. When added to allowed apps in the focus profile it works perfectly. Highly recommended

I love the concept of this app but as a blind person using voice-over the app simply doesn’t work (apart from the text field to name the reminder). Not even if you turn screen recognition on for added support. In the end I got a sighted friend to set up my alerts and then found it was great & worked on Apple Watch V6 too. My sighted friend’s only criticism was that the time line to set up the start & end parameters was very short for a 24 hour period. Here’s hoping one day it will become accessible to the blind population.

Makes no sounds at all

I would love love love to have my chirps on my Apple Watch 🥺😭🤓

But I docked a star to hopefully to get the developer to take notice. It’s almost perfect! As far as freebies, the available sounds and flexibility of scheduling frequency is fantastic. I don’t mind that you have to set it anew every day (due to Apple iOS notification limits) because my days are pretty variable, so it forces me to think about how to approach my day. The existing sounds are nice too, or if I leave my phone on silent on my person while I’m in public, it still serves my needs on vibrate. Downsides: trying to buy more sound options…didn’t work. I tried for a week restarting my phone, trying “Restore purchases,” which usually crashed the app but didn’t restore on start up, and finally emailed Support via the email under Contact—nada. :( after no email, I successfully requested a refund from Apple. I love the flexibility and especially how streamlined it is to set compared to other apps, what’s free vs VERY cheap add-ons, but if I can’t actually acquire those add-ons, I’ll look elsewhere. I just need more audio variety.

I really like this app. I wanted regular reminders so I can stay focused. I love that the app buzzes and shuts off immediately without me requiring to snooze it. I also love the bird chirps; they make my alerts much less annoying. The only issue is I can’t seem to upgrade to other sounds; there seems to be an app bug.

This is a really great app for regular reminder tones. I wanted something that would chime the hours and quarter-hours, like a grandfather clock, but with more modern sounds. This app, in its current form, does allow for that kind of reminder schedule. Plus, the interface is wonderfully simple, and not having to deal with ads is such a relief! That being said, I have found a few bugs: 1. Often when scheduling those chimes in the morning, I get a pop-up saying that the notification queue is full, and that the chimes can’t be scheduled after a certain time. I think this happens even when using an Automation through the Shortcuts app, but I’ve mostly experienced it when scheduling things manually. I assume this is a result of the larger number of chimes I like to have, so it may not be an issue for most people! 2. I’ve tried a couple times to purchase a new chirp sound from the sound library, partly because I wanted to support the developers since there are no ads. (Again, so nice not having ads!!) But both times I’ve tried, I’ve received an error message, and the new chirp sound never unlocks, even after the payment goes through on Apple’s end. There is a “restore purchases” button in the app, but everything crashes whenever I hit it. (Currently running 15.8.1.) I tried sending the developer an email the first time but never received a response. Was able to get a refund from Apple for both purchases. 3. Fair warning, this is the tiniest of nit-picks, but it’s something that bothers me so I thought I’d mention it in case the developer is reading: when the chirps slots page is full, “some” is misspelled “som” in the “0 free slots left” message. Again, that’s a completely unimportant thing to comment about, and I’ve probably made a typo somewhere in this rating too. Overall, this is a very useful app with great potential, and I like to use it even despite those issues. Thanks to the developers for making it happen. :)

Best way to keep myself on track with how much time is passing with minimal effort.