Comparison

World Clock Lite vs World Sun Time

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

Head to head
About

World Clock Lite

Display world clocks alongside a slideshow of your favorite photos. This app offers fast time conversion and offline access to thousands of locations, perfect for travelers and those with international connections.

Highlights
  • Personal photo slideshow
  • Accurate world clocks
  • Fast time conversion
  • Offline location access
  • Daylight saving time awareness
  • Search by city, address, or postal code
Features
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World Clock Lite is being replaced by Photo World Clock. For the latest features, Home Screen widgets, ongoing updates, and the best experience, download Photo World Clock instead. It is now free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for premium features. ________ World Clock Lite lets you display times around the world alongside a slideshow of your favorite photos and the locations that matter most. It combines a personal photo display, accurate world clocks, and fast time conversion in one app for iPhone and iPad. Built for frequent travelers, families with loved ones abroad, and remote workers, World Clock Lite helps you enjoy your photos while keeping the time in the places you care about close at hand. ◉ See the world through your photos - Enjoy a slideshow of your favorite moments while keeping key time zones in view. Whether your iPhone is on your desk, kitchen counter, or nightstand, World Clock Lite becomes a display you will actually want to leave open. ◉ Fast time conversion with a swipe - Move through time instantly across all your saved locations. No typing or recalculating, just swipe and see every clock update at once. Designed for everyday use • Show your favorite photos in a personal slideshow • Instantly shift time across locations with a swipe • Access thousands of locations offline and thousands more online A world clock that works anywhere • Search by city, address, or postal code • Stay aware of daylight saving time changes World Clock Lite is supported by ads and remains available at no cost. For the latest features and ongoing updates, download Photo World Clock. Your photos and your favorite locations, always in view.

About

World Sun Time

Features
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World Sun Time shows you live how day and night move across the Earth — on a detailed world map and a rotating globe. Zoom right into your town and watch the twilight roll in. THE MAP • Day/night boundary (terminator) with twilight zones, updated every second • OpenStreetMap base map with 33.000+ world cities, add your own places by coordinates • Sun and moon position, grey line for ham radio operators • Time travel: up to 3 years back and forth, time lapse up to 1 day per second CRESCENT MOON VISIBILITY — ONE OF A KIND • World map of crescent visibility based on the scientific Yallop criterion • Perfect for determining the start and end of months in the Islamic calendar • Hijri navigation: pick month and year, jump straight to the sighting evening FOR EVERY CITY • Sunrise/sunset with live countdown, golden hour, blue hour, all twilight phases • Sun path diagram across the day • Islamic prayer times (6 calculation methods: MWL, Umm al-Qura, UAE and more) with Qibla compass • Moon phase, moonrise/moonset, next full and new moon • Next solar and lunar eclipse, solstices and equinoxes ALWAYS WITH YOU • Home screen widgets (choose city and content) • Live countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Golden hour reminders • World map works offline (details load when connected) World Sun Time is free and has no ads. If you enjoy it, support further development: ko-fi.com/reinerklohn Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

Screenshots

World Clock Lite3 screens
World Sun Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: World Sun Time at none against World Clock Lite's shown. World Sun Time also leads on device support (4 vs 2). World Clock Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Clock Lite ships an update monthly, World Sun Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
World Clock Lite versus World Sun Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Clock LiteWorld Sun Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose SantosReiner Wilhelm Klohn

In-app purchases

None

World Clock Lite

No in-app purchases

None

World Sun Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Clock Lite free?
World Clock Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is World Sun Time free?
World Sun Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Clock Lite or World Sun Time have ads?
World Clock Lite shows ads; World Sun Time does not.
Which is updated more often, World Clock Lite or World Sun Time?
World Clock Lite ships an update monthly, and World Sun Time fortnightly. Most recently, World Clock Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and World Sun Time on October 28, 2026.

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