Comparison

Time Friends vs Clockwise

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

Head to head
About

Time Friends

Easily track the time for your contacts across different time zones. This app offers a widget for quick access and a unique time travel feature to convert times instantly. Keep your international connections on schedule.

Highlights
  • Track contacts in multiple time zones
  • Today view widget for quick access
  • Time travel function for instant conversion
  • Keep track of contact times on iPhone/iPad
Features
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Time Friends for iPhone and iPad is a simple, elegant and fast way to stay on time with you contacts in different time zones. FEATURES: - Add multiple contacts in different time zones - Today view widget helps you to keep track of time with just a swipe - Time travel function: Quickly adjust the local time and convert time instantly across all time zones - Keep track of your contact’s time on your iPhone or iPad //////////////////////// How to add the Time Friends widget to your Today view: 1. On your iOS device’s home screen, swipe down from the top to pull down the Notification Centre. 3. Tap the Today button near the top of the screen. 4. Tap the Edit button at the bottom of the page. 5. Now you’ll see a list of installed apps that support widgets. Tap the green ‘+’ button next to Time Friends icon to show it in the notification centre.

About

Clockwise

Easily track time zones for friends, family, and colleagues worldwide. Features dynamic backgrounds, personalized photos, and home-screen widgets for at-a-glance updates. Supports over 200k locations, even offline, and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Automatic time zone detection
  • Time scrubbing for planning
  • Dynamic sky backgrounds
  • Personalized contact photos
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Daylight Saving Time alerts
  • Offline location database
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Tired of calculating time zone differences? Meet Clockwise, the ultimate app for tracking the time of friends, family, and colleagues around the world! • Simple Setup Just enter someone’s name (or select from your contacts), choose their location, and we’ll automatically detect their time zone! • Time Scrubbing Easily shift the time forwards or backwards to plan and coordinate across time zones. • Dynamic Sky Backgrounds Watch the sky come to life with beautiful colors that change in real-time, reflecting the actual sunrise and sunset of each person’s location. • Personalized Photos Add a personal touch by uploading photos of your loved ones. You can scale and crop images to get the perfect fit! • Widgets Stay connected at a glance with home-screen widgets that display the local time of your friends and family without even opening the app! • Daylight Saving Time Never miss a time change again! Stay informed of upcoming daylight saving time changes around the world. • Contact Linking Import your contacts and call or text them directly from the app. Getting in touch with your friends and family abroad has never been easier! • Clock Customization Select from a variety of clock display options, including both analog and 24-hour formats. • Extensive Location Database Choose from over 200k locations worldwide, even offline. Whether it’s a big city or a small town, we’ve got you covered. • iCloud Sync Sync your contacts and their time zones across all your devices via iCloud. Clockwise is available on both iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Time Friends1 screens
Clockwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clockwise at 93% against Time Friends's 0%. Clockwise also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). Time Friends's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Clockwise is free to download; Time Friends costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Friends ships an update every 14 months, Clockwise every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time Friends versus Clockwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime FriendsClockwise
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga PorentaBrittany Petrova

Customer experience

Time Friends

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Clockwise

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

Time Friends

No in-app purchases

None

Clockwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Friends free?
Time Friends costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clockwise free?
Clockwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Friends or Clockwise have ads?
Neither Time Friends nor Clockwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Friends or Clockwise?
Time Friends ships an update every 14 months, and Clockwise every 6 weeks. Most recently, Time Friends was updated on November 1, 2026 and Clockwise on October 30, 2026.

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