Comparison

Sleep When I Sleep vs Time Zone Pro

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

Head to head
About

Sleep When I Sleep

This app alerts you when you're falling asleep while listening to audiobooks or podcasts. It pauses playback to help you easily find your place again. It utilizes Apple Watch health data to detect sleep and offers a reset function for continued use.

Highlights
  • Sleep detection alerts
  • Automatic audio playback pause
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • Easy start/stop functionality
Read full description

Audiobook & podcast users know that it is almost impossible to find your place once you have fallen asleep and play has continued. SWIS – Sleep when I sleep. Here is what you will love about SWIS for iOS: It is so easy to use. SWIS alerts you that you are falling asleep & if not dismissed will pause audio playback making it easier to find where you left off in a story or podcast. SWIS detects that you are falling asleep & sends you an alert through the watch. We recommend that you stop audio playback when alerted. However, should you feel that you are not falling asleep and dismiss it the App will reset at a less sensitive level and alert you should it again detect sleep. SWIS uses health data from your Apple Watch to determine that you are falling asleep. For accuracy, this data updates throughout the day. Simply open SWIS on your watch when you are listening to audio and press Start. When alerted or when finished press Stop. Apple Watch required. DO NOT RELY ON SWIS TO ALERT YOU THAT YOU MAY BE FALLING ASLEEP WHEN DRIVING. Apple standard Terms of use apply and can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Time Zone Pro

Easily track the time zones of your contacts worldwide. Avoid scheduling conflicts by seeing when your friends, family, or colleagues are awake and available. Organize contacts into groups and sync across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Time scrubbing
  • Contact groups
  • Cross-device sync (iOS/macOS)
  • Automatic time zone detection
  • Home screen widgets
  • Night time indicator
  • Time zone map
Features
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We know how difficult it can be keeping track of lots of different time zones. Add your friends, family, clients or team and never schedule a call over dinner or bath time again! Latest features: ◆ Time Scrubbing Scroll through time and check what time it will be for your contacts. ◆ Contact Groups Quickly organise your contacts using our default groups: Clients, Family, Friends, Team – or create your own! ◆ iPhone, iPad and Mac Time Zone Pro is always with you on your iOS device or sitting neatly in your mac header bar. ◆ Easy time zones Add a person, search for their city and we’ll find their time zone for you. ◆ iCloud sync Contacts, time zones and avatars are automatically synced across your iOS and macOS devices. ◆ Dark mode Turn down the lights and enjoy our beautiful dark mode. Give those tired eyes a rest. ◆ Widgets Keep track of key people on your home screen. Everyone loves a good widget! ◆ Night time indicator *Whispers* If you see a moon they're probably sleeping! Wait until tomorrow! ◆ Time zone map The map indicates the location of the nearest time zone major city. This may be different to the city you select when adding a user. — Need to contact us? Visit www.timezonepro.app/support or email support@timezonepro.app

Screenshots

Sleep When I Sleep3 screens
Time Zone Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Zone Pro at 77% against Sleep When I Sleep's 0%. Time Zone Pro also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sleep When I Sleep's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 14.0). On 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

Sleep When I Sleep is free to download; Time Zone Pro costs $2.99 up front. Sleep When I Sleep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.49 per year. Time Zone Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Zone Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Zone Pro has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sleep When I Sleep's written reviews are positive against 77% of Time Zone Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep When I Sleep ships an update every 4 months, Time Zone Pro every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sleep When I Sleep versus Time Zone Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep When I SleepTime Zone Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings229 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSWIS APP LTDFriendly Studio

Customer experience

Sleep When I Sleep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Time Zone Pro

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sleep When I Sleep

Subscriptions1
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$5.491 Year
None

Time Zone Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep When I Sleep free?
Sleep When I Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Zone Pro free?
Time Zone Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep When I Sleep or Time Zone Pro?
Time Zone Pro is rated higher. Sleep When I Sleep averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Time Zone Pro averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Sleep When I Sleep or Time Zone Pro have ads?
Neither Sleep When I Sleep nor Time Zone Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep When I Sleep or Time Zone Pro?
Sleep When I Sleep ships an update every 4 months, and Time Zone Pro every 3 months. Most recently, Sleep When I Sleep was updated on November 3, 2026 and Time Zone Pro on November 3, 2026.

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