Comparison

World Clock vs TimeBuddy

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

Head to head
About

World Clock

Easily convert time across different timezones with a simple interface. Schedule meetings, plan travel, or connect with people globally. Features a world clock and meeting planner, with offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Intuitive timezone conversion
  • Built-in world clock
  • Meeting planner and sharing
  • Offline functionality
  • Automatic daylight saving support
  • Customizable location labels
  • Cross-device cloud synchronization
Features
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Respect everyone’s time, wherever they work. Easy Timezones is the visual world clock and time planner for people coordinating global teams and international clients. See everyone’s working day, find a time that works, and share every local time—without timezone math. Easy Timezones is ad-free for everyone. See your global team’s day Compare local times and dates on one smooth timeline. Typical awake-hour and work-hour bands help you recognize when it may be reasonable to call, message, or meet. Find a time that works Swipe through the day instead of calculating offsets. Tap to create a meeting window, then adjust it in 15-minute steps while every location updates. Share every local time Add the selected time to your device calendar, prepare an email, or share a clear local-time summary through messaging and other apps. Keep important times close Use Home Screen widgets to see important locations without opening the app. On supported iPhones, add a compact Lock Screen widget for an even faster glance. Built for global coordination - Add practical labels such as London HQ or New York Sales - Organize teams, clients, projects, or trips with Premium groups - Plan future dates with automatic daylight saving time handling - Search more than 59,000 cities, plus UTC and GMT - Use core time, search, and planning features offline - Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time and light or dark mode Easy Timezones Premium Coordinate more teams and clients with unlimited locations, multiple groups, cross-device cloud sync, and group-aware widgets. See the whole day. Find the right time. Share it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://easytimezones.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://easytimezones.com/privacy

About

TimeBuddy

This app helps you focus on tasks with a customizable multi-step timer. Break down goals into mini-goals and receive spoken alerts and reminders across devices. Track progress and share achievements with shareable graphics.

Highlights
  • Reusable multi-step timer sessions
  • Simultaneous session support
  • Cross-device reminders
  • Spoken timer alerts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Focus session history
  • Customizable graphic templates
Features
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TimeBuddy is a simple, multi-step productivity timer that helps you focus on your daily tasks. You can create a session for tasks like cooking, working out, or studying. Then break up your goal into steps or mini-goals. Here is an example of a quick 10-minute workout session: · Bodyweight Squats for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Push-Ups for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Plank with T-Rotation for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Alternating Standing Oblique Crunches for 2 minutes · Finish with a Rest for 30 second ——— Features ——— - Stay focused by running reusable multi-step timer sessions to achieve your goal. = Multiple sessions can run simultaneously. - Receive reminders across devices while progressing and finishing sessions. - Spoken alerts will talk you through your timers so you can stay focused. - Access sessions on the home screen with widgets. - Keep track of your progress with the focus session history. - Share your progress with our gorgeous customizable graphic templates. - Access sessions securely on all of your devices using iCloud. - Customize the appearance of the app with alternate theme colors and app icons. - Enjoy focusing in the dark with our gorgeous dark mode. ——— TimeBuddy Plus ——— TimeBuddy is made by me, Matt, a solo developer! I believe that TimeBuddy’s core features should be free for everyone to use, but if you want to support and help me work on the app full time, you can subscribe to TimeBuddy Plus to unlock all features. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a TimeBuddy Plus subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse

Screenshots

World Clock4 screens
TimeBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Clock at 67% against TimeBuddy's 0%. World Clock also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. World Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TimeBuddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of World Clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimeBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Clock ships an update monthly, TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
World Clock versus TimeBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld ClockTimeBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB13 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperSamtark Pty LtdMasterMind Software LLC

Customer experience

World Clock

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TimeBuddy

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

World Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Standard$1.991 Month
  • Premium$2.991 Month
4 purchases

TimeBuddy

Subscriptions3
  • TimeBuddy Plus$4.991 Month
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeBuddy Plus$49.99

Questions

Is World Clock free?
World Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeBuddy free?
TimeBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Clock or TimeBuddy?
World Clock is rated higher. World Clock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while TimeBuddy averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do World Clock or TimeBuddy have ads?
Neither World Clock nor TimeBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Clock or TimeBuddy?
World Clock ships an update monthly, and TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. Most recently, World Clock was updated on October 14, 2026 and TimeBuddy on October 15, 2026.

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