Main screen
See the applied bell, the next strike time, quiet-hours status, and whether the clock is enabled.
Classic time. Anywhere.
Ship’s Bells
on Your iPhone
ShipsBells rings the traditional ship’s bell pattern every half hour, with the sound and timing you choose.
🔔Traditional 1–8 bell watch pattern
⚙︎Use the built-in bell or your own sounds
☾Quiet Hours with reduced volume
Currently available through Apple TestFlight.
Simple and flexible
Everything you need to keep time the traditional way.
Configure Bell
Choose a saved bell, select its sound, and adjust pair spacing, group spacing, and volume.
Sounds
Preview the built-in sounds, see which bells use them, or import your own recording.
Quiet Hours
Choose a start and end time and automatically reduce the bell volume overnight.
Make it yours
A ship’s bell clock doesn’t have to sound exactly like everyone else’s.
ShipsBells lets you import short audio files and use them as the basis for your clock. A traditional bell works beautifully, but a chime, a dog bark, or another short sound works too.
You can save multiple bell setups, switch between them, and share a saved bell with another ShipsBells user.
Try ShipsBells
The current beta is available through Apple TestFlight.
The install page walks you through TestFlight and then the ShipsBells beta invitation.
Questions?
We’d like to hear from you.
App support
support@shipsbells.app
General information
info@shipsbells.app