OnlineClock Reviews 117

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.6

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Considering 23 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied because they were unexpectedly banned from the website, often after years of consistent use. This led to frustration, as they found themselves unable to access a service they relied on for alarms and timers, with some even reporting being late for important commitments. Some people also felt that the banning system was unfairly targeting legitimate users, or that it was overly strict and misconfigured, leading to entire internet service providers being blocked. This caused confusion and inconvenience, as users believed they had done nothing wrong to warrant such action.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Tldr; Site is great, but bans randomly. The site is pretty good and simple for what it is. Just an online alarm, and it's free. Had used it for around 3 years to wake up for work. If I had r... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I unfortunately cannot give this website 5 stars. Though i understand this is a project essentially manned by one person, when changing ISPs somewhat recently I found I was banned from the website.... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I won't leave 1 stars because as someone who maintains cloud/web services for a living, I highly doubt an individual (or even a few individuals) has the finances to retain an effective DDoS preven... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Longtime user of the site. I love the memes I get whenever the alarm goes off and I end it. I am sad that when I moved and got a new ISP that I was somehow blocked. I'm guessing it was a ranged thin... See more


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  1. Home & Garden

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Online Alarm Clock - Free internet alarm clock displaying your computer time.


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2.6

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

117 reviews

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Banned IP Address

I've used this website for quite a few years.
I haven't visited the website in quite some time and today I decided to visit it and it's saying that my IP address has been banned. I don't know how that could be but this is obviously not on purpose.
- Although from previous use of the website it's an amazing and simple website.

2 November 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Hello Gabriel,

Thank you for your kind words about our website.

Our site is attacked on a daily basis by spammers and web robots and we are forced to defend ourselves by restricting traffic from IP addresses where we have received bad traffic in the past.

Please send us a screenshot of the error message you are seeing to info@onlineclock.net and we will see if we can give you access again.

Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

IP banned from using website

Hi, I just recently got IP banned from using the website. I've used it fairly consistently for years as my primary alarm clock for work. Could you please provide me with an email so I can send you a screenshot of the error message and hopefully be unbanned?

The website itself is excellent despite this, hence my review score.

1 August 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Hello,

Thank you for your review and we're sorry for the inconvenience!

Please send a screenshot to info (at) onlineclock.net and we'll try to take care of this issue for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hello Tom Churn / Online Clock.net

This was my initial request for help: "Hello Tom Churn / Online Clock.net, I'm writing to you to ask you why my IP has been banned from using your website? I have been loving using your site successfully and have told many others about it as well as it's a great site / tool for so many reasons and works perfectly like a charm. Today however my IP has been banned from using it and all I was doing was using the counter function of it. I am not a robot and would love to use it again if possible be removed from the banned ip list. I tried finding a way to reach out to you / the company via email but this was the only path that allowed me to send a message since I've been blocked all together."

After submitting this request, Tom followed up with me very promptly resolving this matter in no time. He apologized for the occurrence and mentioned how in an effort to protect their company from potential threats or scammers they sometimes go overboard and saw to it to fix my issue immediately.

I was very impressed that my simple request was handled with the utmost respect and dignity for my time.

12 July 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Hello Daniel,

I'm sorry to hear about the issue you're experiencing.

Please send an email with a screenshot of the error you are experiencing to info@onlineclock.net or tchurm@gmail.com and I will take a closer look.

Thank you!

Postscript: as I communicated to you per email, your IP address has now been un-banned.

Please confirm that the problem has been fixed for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Totally Awesome

Awesome. Totally Awesome really cool, love it. It has an alarm, timer, stopwatch, and more! You can change the background too.

11 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using this online clock for…

I have been using this online clock for many years, and it is a must have tool. Not only do I use it for time, but alarms, stopwatch, etc. I can not imagine life without this valuable tool. This site is 100% stable, and reliable, try it, I am sure you will like it as much as I do.

Ron
Canada

10 March 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Thanks very much for using us over the years, Ron, we appreciate it!

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you spot any bugs on the site or have any other questions or feedback :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great for our classroom!

I just wanted to tell you that the students in my class really love your online timers. I teach in a class for children with autism and we put your online timers on our interactive whiteboard all day every day to keep us on track. We use the fireplace timer in winter, the fall timer for autumn, the aquarium timer for spring, the rain timer for rainy days, the lava lamp timer and the Christmas timer in summer (it’s too hot in Australia for a fireplace at Christmas but we love the decorations). We only use the timers with no background sound because we use this in our classroom. Even if we don’t need a timer, we leave the timer on zero so we can still see the picture. We love these timers and are looking forward to seeing some new timers in the future. Thanks for all your work!

17 November 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SUPER ONLINE CLOCK SITE!

How many times have you been late because the time got away from you while you're surfing the net or just reading or working. This online clock has saved me many times and other times just kept me reminded that the dryer is going off in 45 mins. and I better get the clothes out before they are permanently wrinkled. I love this clock and though I've been using it for a good while, I just discovered the super backgrounds that you can click on. I'm in love with the Wild Rose, but the rain and nature sounds are a close second!

16 September 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE using this clock!!

I love using this clock! I am a public school dance teacher and I use it every single day. In fact, I’ve been using it for about 5 or 6 years. I display it on my smart board and then set an alarm 5 minutes before the bell rings, so the students can change back into their regular clothes. This year I started using the alarm at the beginning of class as well as the end. My favorite setting is the large silver color. I change the color for the holidays, but thats my favorite.

4 June 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Hello Susie,

I just wanted to thank you for using our clock on your Smartboard every day.

It's great to know that your students are seeing it daily, and you're the first person to tell me that they like the silver color best, which is good to know.

Thanks for your review!

Yours,

Tom

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolute Perfection.

It was amazing! Since I don’t have an alarm clock, I browsed online. I tried many but they didn’t have that special click. I gave in a month later, looking up alarm clocks online again. Then, I found this. When you could see the seconds and choose the pictures, I knew this was for me. I feel like this has been a help the whole way.

3 June 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Untitled

I didn’t like that the alarm clock doesn’t work when your device’s screen shuts off.

4 August 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from OnlineClock

Hello,

We're very sorry that you had a bad experience here!

Our alarm should go off when your computer's screensaver comes on.

However, if your computer goes into 'Sleep Mode' or 'Power-Saving Mode', our alarm will not function properly: we are just a website and don't have this kind of control over your computer.

Was the problem you experienced related to your computer entering into 'Sleep Mode'?

Please feel free to reach out to us at info@onlineclock.net for more detailed support. If you do so, please send us information regarding the kind of operating system and web browser you were using.

Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

99.9% reliable

TrustPilot really does have everything on it, I was not expecting to see the good old online alarm clock site on here.

For anyone who is wondering, the site is great, but as an alarm clock you should watch out, it is only 99.9% reliable. Check your laptop has plenty of battery before you decide to use it.

I have been using this site as my backup alarm clock for years. (tonight included).

5 star service, totally free.

25 July 2014
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One of the most useful sites online!

You must try this website if you ever want to time how much time you spend online...they have great online timers and online clocks that are all easy and free to use. I love this site!

3 March 2014
Unprompted review

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