GRRRRRREAT! actually!
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!
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Big Ben, v2.0