Elsewhen vs Shimmer Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Shimmer Browser
This web browser offers customizable visual styles and a resizable sidebar for a personalized experience. It includes features to manage tabs, set time limits, block web annoyances, and organize saved links. Homescreen widgets provide quick access to selected tabs.
- Customizable visual styles
- Resizable sidebar
- Tab saving and organization
- Time limits on saved tabs
- Web annoyance blocking
- Homescreen widgets
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Introducing Shimmer Browser - The focus browser! Your style - 3 visual styles to choose from, resizable sidebar with a compact icon-only made, and all buttons are fully customisable. Arc-like - save tabs, organise them into folders, sync via iCloud. No more doom-scrolling - set time limits on saved tabs. Clutter-free - block annoyances on the web, quickly clean up unsaved tabs, or set them to auto-close! Tab triage - saved tabs detect links to other sites, and present them in tab triage with options to save for later. Tabs on your homescreen - add widgets to your homescreen and select the tabs they show. Give it a try! It’s free up to 4 tabs at once, so you can get a sense of the browsing experience. If you like it, you can unlock the full experience and help me add more features!
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Verdict
Elsewhen and Shimmer Browser both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Elsewhen's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shimmer Browser's. Elsewhen also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). Shimmer Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Elsewhen asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Elsewhen against 5.0 for Shimmer Browser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elsewhen has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Elsewhen's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shimmer Browser's.
Elsewhen ships an update every 2 months, Shimmer Browser every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elsewhen | Shimmer Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Cardy | Jamie Froggatt |
Customer experience
Elsewhen
Shimmer Browser
In-app purchases
Elsewhen
No in-app purchases
Shimmer Browser
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- More Tabs$7.99
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- Generous Tip$9.99
