Comparison

World Time Widget vs Time at Globe

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

Head to head
About

World Time Widget

View the current time in multiple global locations directly from your device's notification center. Easily manage a list of your favorite places for quick access with a simple swipe.

Highlights
  • Real-time global clock display
  • Today View integration
  • Customizable location list
  • Quick access via swipe
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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The World Time Widget shows the current time around the world directly in the Today View of your Notification Center. You can easily create and maintain a list of your preferred locations in the app and always have them accessible with an easy swipe from the top of your screen.

About

Time at Globe

View local times in over 20,000 cities worldwide with a visual representation of day and night on Earth. Explore city details like GPS, sunrise, and sunset times, with all local time data available offline.

Highlights
  • Local time for 20,000+ cities
  • Interactive Earth globe with day/night
  • City GPS and sunrise/sunset times
  • Daylight saving date information
  • Offline local time data
  • Selectable time of day exploration
Features
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This application provides information about local times in cities around the world. Additionally it shows Earth so it is very easy to find out, if it is day-time or night at specific locations. It is possible to select a city and the globe rotates, so that selected city is in the center. The application shows additional information about cities, like GPS, sunrise and sunset times, change of daylight saving dates. All data are stored locally and no internet connection is needed for local time information. Internet connection is used for advertisement only. Features: - Local time in more than 20000 cities - Beautiful Earth with day and night texture - Change order of cities - Select time of day to explore local times not only for current moment. Stay tuned, there is plan for new features.

Screenshots

World Time Widget1 screens
Time at Globe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time at Globe at 4.9 against World Time Widget's 3.8. Time at Globe also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (89 vs 4). World Time Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Time at Globe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. World Time Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time at Globe holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time at Globe has 89 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of World Time Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time at Globe's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
World Time Widget versus Time at Globe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Time WidgetTime at Globe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (89 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings489 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax von WebelRastislav Novotny

Customer experience

World Time Widget

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Time at Globe

All ratings89 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

World Time Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Time at Globe

One-time1
  • Globe Time Extras$2.99

Questions

Is World Time Widget free?
World Time Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time at Globe free?
Time at Globe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Time Widget or Time at Globe?
Time at Globe is rated higher. World Time Widget averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Time at Globe averages 4.9 from 89 ratings.
Do World Time Widget or Time at Globe have ads?
Neither World Time Widget nor Time at Globe shows ads.

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