Comparison

ZoneTrekker vs Shortwave Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ZoneTrekker

Track local time, weather, holidays, and timezones for any location worldwide. Customize lists, set alarms, and compare time differences with visual aids. Get detailed weather history and holiday information.

Highlights
  • Customizable location lists
  • Real-time local time and weather
  • Public holiday tracking
  • Timezone comparison charts
  • Location-based alarms
  • 24-hour weather history
Features
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At a glance - local time, weather, public holidays, timezone comparisons and location alarms for any list of locations around the world Create your own custom list of locations that you are interested in Uses color coding to show working hours, non-working hours, nigh-time and public holidays - Main screen A custom list of locations of all your friends, family or associates Shows current status, day of week, local time, timezone, next alarm event, next public holiday, current temperature and weather description Customise this list, and add any location around the world, either from included 40,000+ in-app database, or via full internet map search - Location Details screen Tap on ellipsis to get full location detail summary, set or edit alarms, list of all holidays and observances for this year and next, and see a detailed 24hr weather history - Timezone comparisons See a full-screen graphic with local hours of the day laid side-by side for all your locations, with a red line showing the time right now Select any date to see how comparison hours shift when daylight savings starts or ends

About

Shortwave Guide

This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.

Highlights
  • Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
  • Real-time station listings
  • Frequency viewing
  • Database updates
  • EiBi database integration
Features
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".

Screenshots

ZoneTrekker4 screens
Shortwave Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ZoneTrekker at 63% against Shortwave Guide's 20%. ZoneTrekker also leads on price ($3.99 vs $8.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ZoneTrekker costs $3.99 and Shortwave Guide $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoneTrekker ships an update every 3 months, Shortwave Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ZoneTrekker versus Shortwave Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoneTrekkerShortwave Guide
Price$3.99 — better$8.99
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperozPDAVladyslav Haliuk

Customer experience

ZoneTrekker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Shortwave Guide

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

ZoneTrekker

No in-app purchases

None

Shortwave Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZoneTrekker free?
ZoneTrekker costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shortwave Guide free?
Shortwave Guide costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZoneTrekker or Shortwave Guide have ads?
Neither ZoneTrekker nor Shortwave Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoneTrekker or Shortwave Guide?
ZoneTrekker ships an update every 3 months, and Shortwave Guide every 2 months. Most recently, ZoneTrekker was updated on October 8, 2026 and Shortwave Guide on October 24, 2026.

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