Comparison

World Clock. Time Widget vs Clock

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

Head to head
About

World Clock. Time Widget

This app offers a world clock with a time calculator and customizable widgets for your home screen. It allows you to track time in over 30,000 cities, even offline, and rename locations for easy identification. The clean interface ensures fast navigation and a straightforward user experience.

Highlights
  • 30,000+ cities
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple home screen widgets
  • Time converter
  • Rename places
Features
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Our World Clock + Widgets goes beyond similar apps and iOS Clock App with the addition of a widget and the easy-to-use time calculator. It has a clean design that is straightforward for fast navigation. The app is free to download and has every option that makes it the perfect world clock. Features: • Choose from 30k cities • Use offline functionality • Add multiple Widgets on Home Screen • Adjust time with Time Converter • Rename your places Please note the subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period By using World Clock, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: Private Policy http://getsfaxapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use http://getfaxapp.com/terms.html Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable

About

Clock

This app helps you manage your time across devices. It offers features like a world clock for global time zones, customizable alarms with music options, a stopwatch for measuring durations, and timers for countdowns.

Highlights
  • World Clock for global time zones
  • Customizable Alarms with music
  • Stopwatch with lap recording
  • Multiple Timers with labels
  • Sleep schedule integration
Features
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Clock helps you manage your time on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Check the current time anywhere with World Clock, make sure you wake up on time with Alarms, or keep track of passing time with Stopwatch and Timers. World Clock Check the current time in cities around the world. Or quickly see the time difference compared to your local time to make coordinating across time zones easy. Alarms Set regular alarms for any time of day. Choose to set them to repeat on specific days, give them a label and select the sound that plays with each. When your alarm goes off, you can choose to play from a selection of sounds, or pick a song from your Apple Music library. You can also adjust your wake up alarm and sleep schedule from Health right in the Clock app so you can wind down with a Sleep Focus and make sure you always wake up on time. Stopwatch Measure the duration of an event. You can see how much time has lapsed with either a digital or analog stopwatch face, and you can quickly record laps or splits throughout the time. Timers Count down seconds, minutes or hours. Or count down using multiple timers, and add labels and distinct sounds to each. You can also choose to set a timer that stops any music playing in the background—perfect for getting to sleep with your favorite playlist.

Screenshots

World Clock. Time Widget4 screens
Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Clock. Time Widget at 64% against Clock's 14%. World Clock. Time Widget also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (20K vs 4.3K). 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. World Clock. Time Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Clock. Time Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 20K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of World Clock. Time Widget's written reviews are positive against 14% of Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Clock. Time Widget ships an update every 3 months, Clock every 9 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
World Clock. Time Widget versus Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Clock. Time WidgetClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better2.5 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K20K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7270356 Canada IncApple

Customer experience

World Clock. Time Widget

All ratings4,319 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral8.4%
Negative27.7%

Clock

All ratings19,552 ratings
Positive33.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews4,265 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative77.1%

User reviews

World Clock. Time Widget

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Simple and easy to use
  • 🌍 Helpful for tracking time zones
  • 🕰️ Straightforward interface
  • 📊 Useful for international meetings
  • 🔍 Comprehensive city database

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in widget
  • 🔍 Missing some major cities
  • 🔒 Paid features behind paywall
  • 🔄 Difficulty reordering locations
  • 🕰️ Limited time display options

Clock

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Useful app
  • 👍 Good alarm clock
  • ✨ Interesting experience
  • 🕰️ Helpful for timekeeping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alarm issues
  • 🔇 Quiet/silent alarms
  • 🕰️ Lack of customization
  • 🤯 Frustrating bugs
  • 🕰️ Unreliable timer

Bugs and requests

World Clock. Time Widget

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget not loading correctly
  • Time zone display issues
  • Search function not working
  • Compatibility problems on iOS 16
  • Inconsistent date/day display

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add analog clock option
  • Ability to display seconds
  • More customization options
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Granular time zone selection

Clock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarms not going off or being silent
  • Alarms disappearing or turning off on their own
  • Timer issues like not showing countdown or not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to set alarms for specific dates
  • Option to silence all alarms for a period
  • More customization for alarm sounds and snooze
  • Separate volume control for alarms
  • Ability to group and manage alarms
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  • Display seconds in digital clock view

In-app purchases

3 purchases

World Clock. Time Widget

Subscriptions2
  • World Clock. Widget. Monthly$1.991 Month
  • World Clock. Widget. Annually1 Month trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Clock. Time Widget free?
World Clock. Time Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Clock. Time Widget or Clock?
World Clock. Time Widget is rated higher. World Clock. Time Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Clock averages 2.5 from 20K ratings.
Do World Clock. Time Widget or Clock have ads?
Neither World Clock. Time Widget nor Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Clock. Time Widget or Clock?
World Clock. Time Widget ships an update every 3 months, and Clock every 9 months. Most recently, World Clock. Time Widget was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clock on September 24, 2026.

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