Chirps - Small Reminders 4+

Good, but a little buggy

I like the minimalistic design and simplicity, but there are a few minor bugs.

The need to use iOS Shortcuts is understandable considering the OS limitations, but I had trouble getting the automation to work at first. Crucially, the set time to run the automation must be at least 1 minute prior to the chirp start time. So if chirps are to start at 07:00, set the automation for 6:59.

Second, and perhaps more annoying, is that if you’ve set up a recurring chirp for the day and delete it from within the app, the chirps continue on the set schedule with no way to stop them short of disabling notifications. I presume (and hope) that they will stop at the end of the scheduled period for the day.

Finally, the buttons on the right side of the scheduled chirps (edit, etc.) are displayed incorrectly and are not clickable on my phone (iPhone 11 Pro). However, the swipe options do work.

I hope you continue to support and improve this app, because it solves the iPhone’s intrinsic problem of no option for a simple chime at the top of the hour. I’m sure Apple has reserved that feature for the Apple Watch, but it’s a major inconvenience for those who can’t afford or don’t want to wear one. Anyway, keep up the good work.

Developer Response ,

Hi! Thanks for your suggestions and for using the app! We are continuously working on it, and noted your suggestions, so they should be fixed in the next update!

Needs Watch Compatability

Love the concept of this app but could use some tweaks to make this one of those essential apps in ones daily routine.

I would love for chirps to automatically restart each day without having to remember hit the “schedule” button every day. The scheduled chirps should have the ability to reoccur during chosen days during the weeks without having to initiate it each morning. The apps comes up short by a lot in this aspect.

Additionally I miss a ton of chirps because I’m on my phone or because my phone was unlocked. It would be a huge game changer if we had the option to receive notifications on the watch AND the phone at the same time regardless if the phone is in use or is unlocked. I also notice that if I’m using another app like the Nike Run Club app on my watch, the notification shows up on my phone and not my watch at all. This defeats the purpose. I don’t have my phone with me when I go for runs but would still like the notifications .

Great app

I have a number of reminder apps for various purposes and time frames. I recently started a diet where I do not eat after 7 PM, so figured one of my remind apps would help me with this. Unfortunately, they couldn’t. So, I looked on the App Store for something that could give me a reminder every half hour over certain time frame, such as 7pm to 10pm. I tried the Chirp app and it worked great! I especially appreciate it’s simplicity and ease-of-use. The only negative is that it can’t be configured to remind me daily due to limitations with Apple. Each day, I have to schedule my reminder. But, this is as easy as swiping left on my reminder and tapping the schedule button. Are use one of my other apps to remind me to schedule the chirp app each day. This actually works out OK because it makes me think about why I’m doing this diet in the first place, so is not actually a problem at all.