Comparison

Sphere Time vs ZoneTime

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

ZoneTime

Features
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ZoneTime lines up every city you care about on one swipeable timeline, so you can see who's awake, spot the best time to call, and share the plan in one tap. No account. No sign-up. No email. No ads. Open it, add your cities, and plan the call. FEATURES • A synced timeline for every city, color-coded by work hours, awake hours, and night • 7,000+ cities and every timezone, searchable offline — even by abbreviation like EST or CET • Tap the timeline to plan a meeting, drag either edge to adjust it, and share by email, calendar, or message • Groups for teams, family, or clients, with custom labels for each person • Automatic daylight saving handling • Light and dark themes, 12- or 24-hour time Your cities and groups stay on your iPhone, and every timezone lookup works offline. No tracking of you across other companies' apps or websites, and nothing shared with data brokers. TELL ME WHAT TO BUILD See something in another world clock that you wish this one had? Email mark@vibecode.review. I read every message and I build what people actually ask for — that is how most of this app got here. I build these apps on my own, in retirement, as a way of giving back. No company, no investors, no marketing budget — what you pay goes purely into developing the next feature and the next app. You'll probably laugh at what I charge. Free to start, no commitment up front. Most apps want that decision before you've seen a screen, then quietly bill you. Not this one — nothing to remember to cancel. After 7 days of use it asks you to unlock it — one payment, and that's the last you'll hear of it. Still not sure? Extend another week, free — I'd rather you were genuinely happy with it before you pay. This app alone, or $5.99 for all 10 — full apps across different categories, each one built because someone asked, and your payment covers every new app you ask me to build too. Never a subscription — yours for good, updates included.

Screenshots

Sphere Time4 screens
ZoneTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sphere Time at none against ZoneTime's 3. Sphere Time also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.4). ZoneTime's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. ZoneTime sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sphere Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sphere Time ships an update every 5 weeks, ZoneTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sphere Time versus ZoneTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphere TimeZoneTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSphere Consulting, Inc.Meng-Yi Hsu

In-app purchases

None

Sphere Time

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ZoneTime

One-time3
  • All-Apps Unlock$5.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime$7.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime Final$9.99

Questions

Is Sphere Time free?
Sphere Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZoneTime free?
ZoneTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sphere Time or ZoneTime have ads?
Neither Sphere Time nor ZoneTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sphere Time or ZoneTime?
Sphere Time ships an update every 5 weeks, and ZoneTime every 3 days. Most recently, Sphere Time was updated on October 13, 2026 and ZoneTime on October 18, 2026.

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