Comparison

Pharos Secure Release vs ZoneTime

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

Head to head
About

Pharos Secure Release

Securely print documents from your mobile device to any network-connected Pharos-secured printer. Manage your print jobs remotely and release them by scanning a QR code at the printer, ensuring document confidentiality and reducing waste.

Highlights
  • Secure printing across networks
  • Remote print job submission
  • Modify job list within the app
  • QR code printer release
  • Ensures document confidentiality
  • Reduces printing waste
Features
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The Secure Release app makes it easy for employees of organizations with Pharos Secure Release to print securely across networks to any Pharos-secured device on the network, improve the printing experience, ensure document confidentiality, and reduce waste. You can submit print jobs on your mobile device from any location or network, modify your job list within the app at anytime, and when it’s convenient, you can walk up to any secured printer and use the app to scan the QR code affixed to the printer to release your print job(s). This secure and intuitive workflow prevents sensitive information from being left unattended on printer output trays. It also improves convenience by allowing you to securely release your documents at any secured printer in your organization’s network. Note: This app requires a Pharos Cloud Secure Release account. iOS versions 15, 16, and 17 are fully tested and supported.

About

ZoneTime

Features
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ZoneTime lines up every city you care about on one swipeable timeline, so you can see who's awake, spot the best time to call, and share the plan in one tap. No account. No sign-up. No email. No ads. Open it, add your cities, and plan the call. FEATURES • A synced timeline for every city, color-coded by work hours, awake hours, and night • 7,000+ cities and every timezone, searchable offline — even by abbreviation like EST or CET • Tap the timeline to plan a meeting, drag either edge to adjust it, and share by email, calendar, or message • Groups for teams, family, or clients, with custom labels for each person • Automatic daylight saving handling • Light and dark themes, 12- or 24-hour time Your cities and groups stay on your iPhone, and every timezone lookup works offline. No tracking of you across other companies' apps or websites, and nothing shared with data brokers. TELL ME WHAT TO BUILD See something in another world clock that you wish this one had? Email mark@vibecode.review. I read every message and I build what people actually ask for — that is how most of this app got here. I build these apps on my own, in retirement, as a way of giving back. No company, no investors, no marketing budget — what you pay goes purely into developing the next feature and the next app. You'll probably laugh at what I charge. Free to start, no commitment up front. Most apps want that decision before you've seen a screen, then quietly bill you. Not this one — nothing to remember to cancel. After 7 days of use it asks you to unlock it — one payment, and that's the last you'll hear of it. Still not sure? Extend another week, free — I'd rather you were genuinely happy with it before you pay. This app alone, or $5.99 for all 10 — full apps across different categories, each one built because someone asked, and your payment covers every new app you ask me to build too. Never a subscription — yours for good, updates included.

Screenshots

Pharos Secure Release4 screens
ZoneTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pharos Secure Release at none against ZoneTime's 3. Pharos Secure Release also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). ZoneTime's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price and ads 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. ZoneTime sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pharos Secure Release asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, ZoneTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pharos Secure Release versus ZoneTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPharos Secure ReleaseZoneTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPharos Systems InternationalMeng-Yi Hsu

In-app purchases

None

Pharos Secure Release

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ZoneTime

One-time3
  • All-Apps Unlock$5.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime$7.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime Final$9.99

Questions

Is Pharos Secure Release free?
Pharos Secure Release is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZoneTime free?
ZoneTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pharos Secure Release or ZoneTime have ads?
Neither Pharos Secure Release nor ZoneTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pharos Secure Release or ZoneTime?
Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, and ZoneTime every 3 days. Most recently, Pharos Secure Release was updated on September 17, 2026 and ZoneTime on September 14, 2026.

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