Comparison

Time Map vs Sun TimeZone

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

Head to head
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Time Map

Features
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See which parts of the world are covered in day and night at any date. Add whatever city you like or any geographical location that has a time zone to the list. Compare time zones of the cities you track. Available for iPhone and iPad.

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Sun TimeZone

Features
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Timezone turns world clocks into something beautiful. Instead of a list of numbers, watch the sun’s path across a 24-hour cycle as a smooth sine wave, with your selected cities plotted directly on the curve. A dynamic sky gradient shifts from starlit night to golden sunrise to bright day, making it instantly clear who’s awake, who’s asleep, and where the sun is. INTERACTIVE TIME DIAL Drag the scrubbing dial to glide through any hour of the day. Subtle haptic ticks mark each hour, while every timezone updates in real time. Perfect for finding that sweet spot where Tokyo, London, and San Francisco overlap. SUN PATH VISUALIZATION A scientifically inspired sine wave maps the sun’s arc over 24 hours. Each city appears as a color-coded marker, so you can immediately see which locations are in daylight and which are in darkness. DYNAMIC SKY & STARS The background is a living sky that transitions from deep midnight blues to warm sunrise tones to bright daytime hues. Softly twinkling stars animate across night regions, adding depth and atmosphere. SMART CITY SEARCH Add timezones by simply searching city names like “New Delhi,” “San Francisco,” or “Tokyo”—no need for IANA identifiers. With 50+ built-in aliases, you can also browse by region or GMT offset. DESIGNED FOR APPLE Crafted with Liquid Glass materials, fluid animations, and a dark-mode-first aesthetic. The layout adapts seamlessly: a compact stacked view on iPhone and a spacious side-by-side layout on iPad. KEY FEATURES - Sun-path sine wave with color-coded timezone markers - Interactive horizontal dial with haptic feedback - Animated day-to-night sky gradient - Twinkling star field in night zones - 8 vibrant accent colors for cities - Searchable picker with 50+ city aliases - Persistent state across launches - Responsive layouts for iPhone and iPad - No ads, no accounts, no tracking Whether you're coordinating across time zones, planning a call with family abroad, or simply curious where the sun is right now—Timezone makes it intuitive, visual, and immediate.

Screenshots

Time Map3 screens
Sun TimeZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sun TimeZone at Free against Time Map's $0.99. Time Map's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Sun TimeZone is free to download; Time Map costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Map ships an update every 5 months, Sun TimeZone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Time Map versus Sun TimeZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime MapSun TimeZone
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey ChukavinArshdeep Singh

In-app purchases

None

Time Map

No in-app purchases

None

Sun TimeZone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Map free?
Time Map costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sun TimeZone free?
Sun TimeZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Map or Sun TimeZone have ads?
Neither Time Map nor Sun TimeZone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Map or Sun TimeZone?
Time Map ships an update every 5 months, and Sun TimeZone every 7 months. Most recently, Time Map was updated on October 13, 2026 and Sun TimeZone on October 24, 2026.

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