Comparison

HomeTime vs Better Clock

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

Head to head
About

HomeTime

Features
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Ever wondered what time it is at home when you're away? But get annoyed by having to work out the maths every time? Well HomeTime is the app for you. It's an easy to use app and widget that lets you immediately see the time at home when you swipe down to see your today screen.

About

Better Clock

This app enhances the default clock functionality by allowing users to search for and add any city worldwide, assign custom labels to locations, and convert times across different zones. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing global time differences.

Highlights
  • Search any city worldwide
  • Assign custom labels to locations
  • Manual time conversion across zones
  • Free to use
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Better Clock is just like the Clock app, just better. We decided to build this app when one of our friends went on a trip to Bali, and we couldn't add "Bali" as a location on the default clock app. Unfortunately we're not experts on Indonesian geography (and Bali is not in the same timezone as Jakarta sadly) so we built our own Clock App! Why build another clock app? We already covered this, but the main reason is we wanted to be able to add any city, instead of picking from a surprisingly limited list. What's different about this one? We figured we might as well build some extra features, so here is what we came up with: • City search: This is the main feature here, you can search for any city, and we'll likely find it along with the correct timezone. Courtesy of your friends at Pin Traveler. • Labels: We have a lot of friends all over the globe, and it's just more pleasant looking at the time for "Mom" rather than the time for "Istanbul" • Time Search: Sometimes mental math is just hard. So we built a feature where you can manually enter a time for a location, and we show you what that corresponds to everywhere else! • It's free! Yes developers need to be compensated for their work, but I think we can all agree that you shouldn't be paying a subscription to see the time on your thousand dollar phone. Why should I download this? If you're here you obviously know the default clock app is just not good enough for 2024. Our app isn't the flashiest, or the most feature rich, but we built it to be useful. Why not give it a try? It'll take 30 seconds of your time

Screenshots

HomeTime4 screens
Better Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeTime at none against Better Clock's 3. HomeTime also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Better Clock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HomeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeTime ships an update fortnightly, Better Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HomeTime versus Better Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeTimeBetter Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark SharvinPin Traveler LLC

In-app purchases

None

HomeTime

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Better Clock

One-time3
  • Small Show of Support$0.99
  • Medium Show of Support$2.99
  • Big Show of Support$7.99

Questions

Is HomeTime free?
HomeTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Better Clock free?
Better Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HomeTime or Better Clock have ads?
Neither HomeTime nor Better Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeTime or Better Clock?
HomeTime ships an update fortnightly, and Better Clock monthly. Most recently, HomeTime was updated on October 26, 2026 and Better Clock on October 24, 2026.

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