Pricing

Pay once for the software. Subscribe only for the cloud.

A perpetual base license for each device, plus an optional yearly add-on for remote control, plus sound packs that work account-wide. Nothing is bundled you don't need.

Base license · one-time
$99$149
founders price · first device

A perpetual license to run ChurchBells on a Mac, Windows PC, Linux box, or Raspberry Pi. The base license never expires. Each additional device on the same account is $20 one-time.

  • Full desktop scheduler — weekly, daily, liturgical
  • All 7 denominations’ calendars, pre-computed
  • Local SQLite, fsync, watchdog, automatic NTP
  • 90-day offline grace · base license never expires
  • 30-day free trial before activation
  • Free updates for the lifetime of the device
Lock in $99 · join waitlist
Mobile Control · annual add-on
$29/ year
first device · +$5/yr per additional

Fully optional. Adds remote control, web dashboard, and mobile apps. Your bells keep ringing on the base license alone — Mobile Control just lets you adjust them from anywhere.

  • Override schedule from web, iOS, Android
  • One-tap mute for funerals, weather, holidays
  • Add ad-hoc rings from your phone
  • No port forwarding · no router config
  • Cancel anytime — desktop keeps ringing
Add at any time after purchase
Additional desktop devices
$20 each, one-time
Mobile Control, additional devices
$5 / year each
Sound packs
$15–$30, account-wide
Refunds
License non-refundable; trial first
Sound packs

Your favorite hymns, ready for the tower.

Westminster classics, daily liturgical patterns, and the hymns your congregation already loves. Buy once, install on every device on your account — new packs added a few times a year.

Foundation

Westminster Quarters

$25

The familiar quarter, half, three-quarter, and full hour sequence used by Big Ben and a thousand parish towers.

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18 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Foundation

Whittington Chimes

$25

Ten-note pattern across two octaves. Often heard at colleges and town churches in place of Westminster.

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22 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Foundation

Cambridge Quarters

$25

A softer, slower variant of Westminster long favored in collegiate chapels and contemplative settings.

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16 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Liturgical

Angelus & Tolling

$20

Traditional 3·3·3·9 Angelus patterns, de-profundis variants, plus single-bell tolling sequences for funerals and Lent.

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12 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Hymns

Classic Hymns Vol. 1

$20

Holy Holy Holy. Be Thou My Vision. A Mighty Fortress. Amazing Grace. Twelve hymns every congregation knows by heart.

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12 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
NEW
Hymns

Beloved Hymns Vol. 2

$20

How Great Thou Art. It Is Well With My Soul. Great Is Thy Faithfulness. Twelve more from the long list of favorites.

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12 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Seasonal

Advent & Christmas

$20

Joy to the World. O Come O Come Emmanuel. Silent Night. Hark the Herald — ten favorites for the season the bells should sound their best.

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10 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Seasonal

Easter & Holy Week

$20

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today. The Strife Is O’er. Were You There. Nine selections for Holy Week and the great Sunday.

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9 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
Hymns

Patriotic & Civic

$15

America the Beautiful. Battle Hymn of the Republic. My Country 'Tis of Thee. For Memorial Day, July 4th, and civic services.

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8 tracks · account-widePreview pack →
All packs are one-time purchases, account-wide. Buy once, install on every device, including future devices on the same account. You can also drop in your own MP3 or WAV files at any time — sound packs are simply a curated head start.
Founders list

Be first in the door — and pay $99, not $149.

Join the founders list and we'll send the launch link the moment it's ready, with a discount code just for you.

Pricing FAQ

Honest answers to the money questions.

Because it never expires and ships with a real 30-day full-feature trial. Test it for a month before paying anything. If something is broken or wrong after purchase, email us — we will make it right.
Your desktop app keeps ringing the bells, exactly as it did before. Mobile Control only gates the cloud-side features (web dashboard, phone app, remote override). You can re-enable it any year without losing your local schedule.
No. The schedule lives in a local SQLite database on your device. Bells ring whether or not the internet is up. The cloud is only used for Mobile Control and a weekly license check-in (with a 90-day offline grace).
Yes. Each device-license is tied to your account; you can deactivate one device and activate another at any time from the desktop app or your account page.
Each device gets its own base license ($99 first, $20 each additional). Mobile Control is similar ($29/yr first, $5/yr each additional). All devices share one account and one set of sound packs.
No. Sound packs are one-time purchases tied to your account. Buy once, install on every device, including future devices.
Yes. Free updates for the lifetime of the device. Future major versions on the same device cost nothing.
Absolutely. WAV and MP3 are supported in v1. Drop them into the Sounds page and they're available for any schedule entry.