Time at Globe vs Simple Handy Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Simple Handy Tools
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Provide you with useful daily tools and easy to use - a calculator with basic function - a temperature converter from Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa - a tool to check heart rate just by listen and tap on the screen, very useful in case we don't have any medical tool. Will be update more, stay turn for our YouTube video guide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Handy Tools at none against Time at Globe's 1. Simple Handy Tools also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Time at Globe's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Time at Globe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Handy Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Time at Globe ships an update every 3 months, Simple Handy Tools every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time at Globe | Simple Handy Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (89 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rastislav Novotny | Kinh Tran |
In-app purchases
Time at Globe
- Globe Time Extras$2.99
Simple Handy Tools
No in-app purchases
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