Big Ben App Reviews

could be great if only the bell was chiming automatically on the hour when the application is not launched ! a bit useless if not ...

By far the most useless app I have yet seen on the App Store. Utterly useless. Good thing I got it for free.

Let me rectify my shot with my "False representation" review. Turns out I hadnt given the app the time to fully deploy its components and get fully working, as happens often with Apple iDevice apps. Because after missing two straight quarterhours, the app started working fine, even while inactive (or "killed"), and hasnt missed a single chime since. So I should have waited to post my review! It works just as specified. So no, dont turn away from it. It is sure worth its price. And, Im also extremely satisfied with the sound quality. The volume is not adjustable, but it sounds at just the right level, loud and clear enough to be well heard yet never too loud as to disturb or to grab the attention of the people around you. The sound is great, and not tinny at all in my iPod touchs tinny speaker. In the earphones, it greatly replicates the heavy yet soft iron bells sound. And when its a bit noisy, it will sound so softly out the speaker like a clock tower chiming in the distance. This app also comes with a great clock display that works, and the 4th quarterhour even starts early to make BigBen strike on the hour, unlike other mobile Big Ben apps. On the clock though, the hands appear a bit pale (esp. on the daytime clock), and when theyre together, the hour hand appears on top, while its actually under. But these are very minor imperfections, and overall, kudos for a mobile app very well done!

This is pretty cool!

This is a pointless app

Nice work. Well worth the dollar I spent. Can you make it chime on the hour and half hour? It gives me a taste of seeing the real thing later this year. Thanks again

Cute app, and congrats to our UK friends for this big anniversary!

Really? What do I have to do???

i really like this app. i cant wait for the quarter hour chimes to come out!!

It only works when the application is open and does not work when the phone is asleep so whats the use of it? just look at it when the hour is getting close to hear the chimes? what a rip off

A nice idea, and nice that it is free. Would love an iPad version, should you have the time.

But I will rate five stars if you have where display the weather in back or something to go with where I live and if you can adjust the volume. The weather would be cool but if thats not a possibility I will take the volume

An app that just has an image of Big Ben and makes clock sounds?!? You bet! This app does exactly what it said it would do. Its a great rendition of Big Ben sights and sounds, which is awesome for those of us who love London. It brings back really nice memories. As an improvement, Id love to have optional pictures of London around Big Ben in both afternoon and evening that could be shown with the sound of the clock in the background. (PS - I get clock sounds even when the app is off, so not sure what the other reviewer was experiencing. Maybe due to different versions of iOS. )

This app is very nice, especially the chime. It works very well even when my phone is in sleep mode. It could be better if the chime can be disable only at night by a time setting.

Update. Sorry, I have figured it out. The chimes may be switched off by a switch from within the app. I did not realize that an apps internal switch could remain active even though an app is not running and is removed from the multitasking window. I have increased my rating as promised. Since this is possible, I now wonder why the alarm-apps I have tried say their app must appear in the multitasking window to remain functional? ................ This is a nice app and works as advertised except that I am unable to turn the chimes off even though I have turned off the app in the multitasking window. I am using a 3rd Gen iPod Touch with the very latest IOS. I will give this more stars when the developer tells me how to switch off the chime without having to delete the app from the device. PS. Ive tried resetting the device, but it still keeps on chiming when I need it to be off.

Amazing app, I love London, I go there every summer. Nice reminder app :) You know the apps where you can customize your lock screen? How cool would that be if the BigBen clock was on the lock screen. I mean not just the picture, but the animation. If will show BigBen on the lock screen everyone who loves London would get that app. So is it technically possible?

Would recommend having a night mode so it doesnt go off when Im in bed.

I use this app on my iPad2. I really enjoy it but would like to see a volume control added as well as the ability to delete the hourly dongs. Given the volume it becomes an annoyance in the later hours of the cycle. Oh, one other refinement: The ability to set the time of day for silent operation ( quiet it at night ).

Its too loud. Either resample bell toll at a lower volume, or provide volume setting in app.

I really like it! You can run the quarter hour chimes in the background while running the Wall Clock app from Japan in the foreground for a very realistic effect. The Wall Clock app has fantastic graphics while the BigBen app has great sound effects... put them together and voilà... perfection!