Pilot Time vs Zulu Time Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Time
Instantly view local, military, and UTC time with a tap. Developed by pilots, this app eliminates mental time conversions by displaying current and past/future times across various time zones. Easily select continents and cities for quick comparisons.
- View local, military, and UTC time
- Compare current location time to UTC
- Display frequently used time zones
- Convert past, current, and future times
- Easy continent and city time zone selection
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Stop converting time in your head! See local, military, and UTC time (GMT and Zulu time zones) with a tap. Developed by pilots who can never remember the current UTC (GMT/Zulu) time conversion, Pilot Time instantly gives you the current time and date for your zone, plus UTC time. Pilot Time can: - Compare the time and date at your current location (in 12-hour format and 24-hour format) to UTC time. - Show the 3 time zones you looked at most recently, plus UTC time. - Quickly convert any past, current, or future time to or from any time zone (including GMT). And selecting time zones is easy: first find the continent, then the city you want. No more mental calculations. (The time is provided by your phone's operating system, not a central server. Time zones are taken from the IANA Time Zone Database.)
Zulu Time Widget
This app provides accurate Zulu/GMT/UTC time and date, along with a mission timer and time converter. It offers widgets for home and lock screens, and complications for smartwatches, making it a convenient tool for professionals and enthusiasts who need precise timekeeping.
- Zulu/GMT/UTC time and date display
- Mission/Event Timer
- Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets
- Apple Watch Complications
- Time Converter Tool
- Split View support on iPad
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Full-featured and convenient Zulu Time App for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Get the current Zulu/GMT/UTC Time, UTC or Julian Date and offset anytime, in any time zone. Super quick and convenient tool for pilots, military personnel, sailors, etc. Includes iPhone/iPad app, Home Screen, Lock Screen Widgets and Apple Watch app with complications showing the Zulu hour and date right on the watch face. Includes a robust Mission/Event Timer for synchronizing with Zulu Time Events such as IFR clearance void times, rocket launches, flight plans, ICAO border crossings, military maneuvers and missions, etc. On iPad, Zulu Time fully support split view allowing you to run it alongside a navigation app, for instance. Also show seconds and the current GMT date. TAF style UTC date format is available as an option. Includes an easy-to-use converter tool to convert any time between Zulu time and your current local timezone in either direction. When on the phone with Flight Service on a trip through Canada, just swipe to bring up the Home Screen and find the current Zulu Time as a widget. If you have an Apple Watch, it's even easier! Just glance at your watch with the included complications. Leaving in 3.5 hours? Just slide the time slider on either the iPhone/iPad or Apple Watch Planner view forward to get the Zulu time for 3.5 hours from now. No need to do math in your head! Zulu Time automatically adjusts for daylight savings and your local time zone. Add a widget to your Home Screen by long pressing on your Home Screen, then tapping the "+" in the upper left corner and selecting any of the Zulu Time Widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pilot Time at Free against Zulu Time Widget's $3.99. Pilot Time also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Zulu Time Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (840 vs 19). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Pilot Time is free to download; Zulu Time Widget costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zulu Time Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zulu Time Widget has 840 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Pilot Time's written reviews are positive against 56% of Zulu Time Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pilot Time ships an update every 6 months, Zulu Time Widget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Time | Zulu Time Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 4.7 (840 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 840 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WillowRoot Apps, LLC. | Rate Of Climb Industries |
Customer experience
Pilot Time
Zulu Time Widget
User reviews
Pilot Time
From 19 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎯 Accurate time zone conversions
- 💰 Free application with no cost
- ⚡ Quick and easy access to Zulu time
- 📱 iOS widget functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on app launch
- 📺 Intrusive advertisement pop-ups
- 🔧 Widget loading failures
- 📋 Limited city/location database
- 🎯 Defaults to Los Angeles time zone
Zulu Time Widget
From 840 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 👍 Useful for pilots and military personnel
- 👍 Great widget functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Complication not updating accurately on Apple Watch
- 🐛 Incorrect time zone display
- 🔋 Drains battery on Apple Watch
- 💰 Overpriced for limited functionality
Bugs and requests
Pilot Time
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes upon opening after updates
- Widget displays 'UNABLE TO LOAD' error
- App crashes when changing time zones
- Incorrect time zone offsets for some locations (e.g., Sydney)
- Time doesn't update when app is reopened
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- Incorrect time zone naming conventions
- Incompatibility with iOS 18 widgets
- 12-hour clock incorrectly identifies noon as AM
- App freezes on startup with certain iOS versions
Requested features
11 requests- Favorites or saved locations tab
- Flight time and air time calculator
- Julian date display for each time zone
- GPS location detection for automatic time zone
- Multiple simultaneous time zone display (3-4 zones)
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- 24-hour format option only
- Search cities by typing functionality
- State listings for US locations
- Flight forecast hour conversion chart
- Decimal format for logbook entries
- Ability to set custom background images
Zulu Time Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Complication stops updating after a while
- Zulu time numbers cut off by UTC date
- App not compatible with older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Option to turn off seconds display
- Display Zulu date format on Apple Watch
- Add support for older Apple Watch models
- Larger Zulu time complication on Apple Watch
- Show both local and Zulu time in widget
In-app purchases
Pilot Time
No in-app purchases
Zulu Time Widget
No in-app purchases
