bnClock vs World Time Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bnClock
This app displays the time with exceptionally large numbers, ideal for nighttime viewing or as a travel alarm. It also offers current weather information and customizable alarm sounds, including music from your library. Personalize your experience with custom background colors or photos.
- Extra-large number display
- Built-in alarm clock
- Current weather and forecast
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Photo or slideshow backgrounds
- Customizable background colors
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Do you ever have trouble reading the clock in the middle of the night? bnClock (big numbers clock) provides the largest numbers your iPhone or iPad will allow. Great to use as travel alarm clock. Also a great use for an old iPhone or iPad. bnClock displays the current weather conditions and the forecast based on your current location. If you prefer, choose a particular location for the forecast. Or, turn off the weather display. Choose a built-in alarm sound, or a song from your music library to use for the alarms. Now with custom background colors, or, use a photograph or slide show as a background.
World Time Clock
This app helps you track time differences across multiple cities, with real-time sunrise and sunset notifications. It's useful for business by monitoring stock market hours and partner work times, offering a visual representation of day and night cycles globally.
- Real-time sunrise and sunset notifications
- Business hour tracking for stock markets and partners
- Calculates time differences with home city as standard
- Visual day/night line with seasonal changes
- Weather, temperature, and humidity display
- Covers approximately 600 major cities
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Features of WorldTimeClock ・You can be notified of start time, working hours, sunrise, and sunset. You can also use it for business by setting the opening and closing times of the stock market and the business hours of your business partners. ・By setting your home city as the standard, the time difference with other cities is calculated and displayed. ・You can see whether it is day or night at a glance with the day/night line that moves in real time. Of course, it also accommodates seasonal changes in day and night time. ・The list displays the weather, temperature, humidity, sunrise, and sunset times. The black and white background color makes it easy to distinguish between day and night. ・Covering approximately 600 major cities around the world. ・Beautiful graphics, the movement of the sun, and changes in day and night time depending on the season can be seen, making it fun to watch and perfect for everyday use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: bnClock at 3.9 against World Time Clock's 2.2. bnClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). World Time Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. World Time Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bnClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
bnClock holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bnClock has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of bnClock's written reviews are positive against 36% of World Time Clock's.
bnClock ships an update every 2 months, World Time Clock every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | bnClock | World Time Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Calvin | Hajime Suzuki |
Customer experience
bnClock
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In-app purchases
bnClock
No in-app purchases
World Time Clock
- Permanent purchase$7.99
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