Comparison

Sphere Time vs Timey

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

Head to head
About

Sphere Time

Easily convert time zones to stay connected globally. This app helps frequent travelers, those with international family, or professionals working across different regions understand the time in any city worldwide. It offers an intuitive interface for seamless time zone management.

Highlights
  • Intuitive time zone conversion
  • Supports multiple time zones simultaneously
  • Works offline with cached data
  • Global city database
  • Reduces meeting time zone confusion
Features
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Powerful time zone converter for global citizens Frequent traveler? Family in other countries? Working across multiple time zones? Need to always know the time in other cities? Make the world a smaller place. Always know the time anywhere in the world. Connect more intelligently with family, business partners and customers. Important features include: Jump between time zones with a simple and intuitive interface. End time zone confusion in meetings. Multiple time zones supported for comparison Works in airplane mode with cached data Add any of the cities available world-wide

About

Timey

Easily track time differences across multiple locations with a unique visual interface. Plan meetings, add contacts, and access shortcuts for calls and events directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Glanceable time zones
  • Unique circular UI
  • Add photos and custom names
  • Calendar event scheduling
  • Customizable link shortcuts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Time zone converter
Features
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▶ GLANCEABLE TIME ZONES Timey is a world clock app that lets you take one look and understand time differences. Ideal for remote teams, friends & family abroad, travel and scheduling. ▶ UNIQUE UI Timey places time zones in a circular timepiece divided into 24 hours with a background that depicts clear separation of day and night, which allows you to intuitively perceive times across multiple time zones. ▶ PHOTOS, FLAGS & NAMES Each time zone is depicted by a country’s flag and an abbreviated name of a city. Add photos of your friends, family and colleagues for easy recognition. Additionally you can add a three-letter name to time zones for added context. ▶ CALENDAR EVENTS & LINK SHORTCUTS You understand what time it is in Tokyo? Now what? Timey places the obvious next step one tap away. With calendar scheduling use Time as a meeting planner. Schedule events across time zones in a calendar of your choice, Apple, Google & Microsoft calendars are supported. Additionally you can add up to three custom link shortcuts, and join meetings or calls with just one tap. With customizable link icons you know which link to tap every time. Privacy note: Timey does only requests write only access to your Apple Calendar. ▶ TIME ZONE CONVERTER Plan ahead with time shifting, see how each time zone lines up with your local time throughout the day. ▶ WIDGETS No need to open the app every time you want to check the time, see times right from your home screen with beautifully designed widgets. ▶ PAID FEATURES Timey is a free app, but you can access these features for a one-time in-app purchase: - Widgets - Add photos to time zones - Create calendar events - Add link shortcuts Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/timey-terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/timey-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Sphere Time4 screens
Timey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timey at 5.0 against Sphere Time's 4.2. Sphere Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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. Timey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sphere Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphere Time has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sphere Time ships an update every 5 weeks, Timey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sphere Time versus Timey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphere TimeTimey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSphere Consulting, Inc.Amanuel Teweldebrhan

Customer experience

Sphere Time

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Timey

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sphere Time

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Timey

One-time1
  • Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Sphere Time free?
Sphere Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timey free?
Timey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sphere Time or Timey?
Timey is rated higher. Sphere Time averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Timey averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sphere Time or Timey have ads?
Neither Sphere Time nor Timey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sphere Time or Timey?
Sphere Time ships an update every 5 weeks, and Timey every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sphere Time was updated on September 9, 2026 and Timey on September 18, 2026.

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