Overlap vs Elsewhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overlap
Easily find optimal meeting times across different time zones with a visual graph. Set custom availability for each location and sync with your calendar to avoid scheduling conflicts. Share convenient times directly from the app.
- Visual Overlap Graph for meeting times
- Customizable availability hours per time zone
- Calendar event integration
- Multiple time zone display
- Time zone renaming
- Lock Screen Standby Mode widget
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Find the perfect time to catchup across multiple time zones without the mind-bending math. Overlap is a smart world clock that helps you connect with people in different time zones. It makes it simple to see the time in multiple places at once, and its fun Overlap Graph is a unique visual way to quickly find convenient meeting times across the world. You can choose ‘available’ hours for each time zone. For example Dan in London might be available from 2pm to 5pm and Rashida in Sydney might be available from 7am to midday. Bring up the Overlap Graph and it will magically show you the most compatible times to schedule your catchup. Overlap also displays your calendar events, so you can always find a time that suits your schedule. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. • You can see multiple time zones in one beautiful UI • You can swipe left and right to quickly move through time. • You can customize 'availability' for each timezone - this could mean office hours for a meeting or simply when you're available for a group chat with your far-flung family -no more 'Sorry that's 3am for me!' • You can rename each time zone; for example, you might simply rename a time zone to say 'Grandma' or the name of a client you work with. Or perhaps your Grandma is your client, no judgement here. • You can hide time zones that you don’t need right now so it’s always easy to focus on what you need to know. • You can show your calendar events so you can always choose a time that fits your schedule. • Once you’ve chosen a great time its easy to share it via your favorite messaging app or create a calendar event. • Standby Mode is a Lock Screen feature that activates automatically when your iPhone is charging in landscape mode. The Overlap widget fully supports this mode!
Elsewhen
Easily coordinate meetings and conversations across different time zones. Select a date and time in one zone to generate shareable links or Discord time codes that automatically display the correct time for each recipient.
- Convert times between time zones
- Generate shareable time lists
- Create Discord time codes
- Supports multiple time zones
- User-friendly interface
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Time zones make talking to people online about times and dates complicated. Elsewhen makes it easier by letting you pick a date and time in a particular time zone that can be copied as Discord time code (which shows the time in each user's time zone,) or a list of times in time zones you choose, which can be shared anywhere you wish.
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Verdict
Overlap and Elsewhen both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Elsewhen's written reviews are positive against 67% of Overlap's. Overlap's advantage is ratings volume (849 vs 22). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Overlap against 4.9 for Elsewhen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overlap has 849 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Overlap's written reviews are positive against 90% of Elsewhen's.
Overlap ships an update every 3 months, Elsewhen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overlap | Elsewhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (849 ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 849 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bonobo | Benjamin Cardy |
Customer experience
Overlap
Elsewhen
Bugs and requests
Overlap
Reported bugs
4 issues- Timezone data not updating correctly
- Inability to delete unwanted timezones
- Inconsistent behavior across platforms
- Typing issues on Mac version
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to reorder timezones
- Implement 24-hour clock display
- Allow customization of colors and backgrounds
- Integrate with calendar for scheduling
- Add weather information for each timezone
Elsewhen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Overlap
No in-app purchases
Elsewhen
No in-app purchases









