diff --git a/apps/widshipbell/settings.js b/apps/widshipbell/settings.js
index e14a84a90..bb47e9b20 100644
--- a/apps/widshipbell/settings.js
+++ b/apps/widshipbell/settings.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   var FILE = "widshipbell.json";
   // Load settings
   var settings = Object.assign({
-    enabled: true,
+    strength: 1,
   }, require('Storage').readJSON(FILE, true) || {});
 
   function writeSettings() {
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
   E.showMenu({
     "" : { "title" : "Ship's bell" },
     "< Back" : () => back(),
-    'Enable?': {
-      value: !!settings.enabled,  // !! converts undefined to false
-      format: v => v?"Yes":"No",
+    'Strength': {
+      value: settings.strength,
+      min: 0, max: 2,
+      format: v => ["Off", "Weak", "Strong"][v],
       onchange: v => {
-        settings.enabled = v;
+        settings.strength = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
     },
diff --git a/apps/widshipbell/widget.js b/apps/widshipbell/widget.js
index 7f0716201..bfcffa633 100644
--- a/apps/widshipbell/widget.js
+++ b/apps/widshipbell/widget.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 (() => {
-	var settings = Object.assign({
-		enabled: true,
-	}, require('Storage').readJSON("widshipbell.json", true) || {});
+	const strength = Object.assign({
+		strength: 1,
+	}, require('Storage').readJSON("widshipbell.json", true) || {}).strength;
+
+	function replaceAll(target, search, replacement) {
+		return target.split(search).join(replacement);
+	}
 
 	function check() {
 		const now = new Date();
@@ -14,21 +18,25 @@
 			// buzz now
 			let pattern='';
 			if (strikeHour === 0 && currentMinute == 0) {
-				pattern = '..  ..  ..  ..';
+				pattern = '.. .. .. ..';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 0 && currentMinute == 30) {
 				pattern = '.';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 1 && currentMinute == 0) {
 				pattern = '..';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 1 && currentMinute == 30) {
-				pattern = '..  .';
+				pattern = '.. .';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 2 && currentMinute == 0) {
-				pattern = '..  ..';
+				pattern = '.. ..';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 2 && currentMinute == 30) {
-				pattern = '..  ..  .';
+				pattern = '.. .. .';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 3 && currentMinute == 0) {
-				pattern = '..  ..  ..';
+				pattern = '.. .. ..';
 			} else if (strikeHour === 3 && currentMinute == 30) {
-				pattern = '..  ..  ..  .';
+				pattern = '.. .. .. .';
+			}
+			pattern = replaceAll(pattern, ' ', '  '); // longer pause
+			if (strength === 2) { // strong selected
+				pattern = replaceAll(pattern, '.', ':');
 			}
 			require("buzz").pattern(pattern);
 		}
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@
 		setTimeout(check, etaSecond*1000);
 	}
 
-	if (settings.enabled === true) {
+	if (strength !== 0) {
 		check();
 	}
 })();