Comparison

World Clocks / Time Converter vs Disappearing Bedside Clock

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

Head to head
About

World Clocks / Time Converter

Easily track time across multiple global time zones with accurate DST calculations. Select from over 400 cities worldwide, customize clock names, and enjoy automatic time adjustments without needing internet access.

Highlights
  • 12 clocks for 12 different time zones
  • Timezone selection from 400+ cities
  • Customizable clock names
  • Accurate DST rule application
  • Automatic time adjustments
  • Perpetual clocks with future DST accounting
Features
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World Clocks displays time in 12 different time zones around the world. More than 400 towns in the world along with the accurate DST rules applied are available for your clock selection. If you do not find your town in the list, you can select a nearby town and assign your own customized name to the clock. For all cities the accurate DST (Day Light Saving) rules are maintained for this year and for several more years to come. All clocks are thoroughly tested for DST rules at various cities. For example, Karachi (Pakistan) applied DST in 2009, but does not apply DST in 2010 and all future years through 2019. All such rules are carefully coded and tested. Observing a DST rule, a clock will advance or decline automatically at the DST transition. Thus, NO TIME ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED EVER ON ANY OF THE CLOCKS. Salient Features: •12 clocks for 12 different timezones in the world •Timezone selection based on a searchable list of 400+ cities •A very friendly user interface for city selection •Customized name for each clock •Extremely accurate application of DST rules for all cities in the list •Automatic time adjustment (both advance and decline) at DST transition •All clocks are perpetual (accounts for DST rules in coming years) •All settings are persistent YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO REFER TO INTERNET OR ANY OTHER CLOCK FOR KNOWING THE TIME IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. WATCH THE DEMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrM8zf_k0k

About

Disappearing Bedside Clock

This bedside clock fades the display after an adjustable time, allowing for a peaceful rest. Touch, wave, or even a footstep can reveal the time. It offers optional dimming and voice activation for convenience.

Highlights
  • Disappearing clock display
  • Touch, wave, or vibration activation
  • Adjustable time fadeout
  • Optional brightness dimming
  • Voice activation with Siri
  • Digital or analog display
  • Customizable time color
Features
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A bedside clock that keeps you in the dark—except when you want to know the time. The clock display disappears after an adjustable time interval, letting you (and the device) rest peacefully. Touch the screen to check the time, which will again disappear after the adjustable interval. On iPhones in portrait orientation, you don't have to touch the screen to see the time. Simply wave your hand in front of the screen to activate the iPhone's proximity detector and the time display! Or, on all devices, enable adaptive vibration sensing to activate the display with a touch to your nightstand or even a footstep on your floor. Optional brightness dimming is also provided, which lowers the screen's backlight brightness on LCD devices once the clock has disappeared to produce an even darker display and lower power consumption. (The backlight is dimmed as low as possible automatically, but it is not turned off. On iPhones in portrait orientation, holding your hand in front of phone's proximity sensor for a full second will turn off the backlight. ) If you have enabled "Hey Siri!" you can activate the time display with your voice. Simply say "Hey Siri! Goodbye." to see the time! Use Siri to enable Do Not Disturb mode and manage alarms. Embrace the darkness! Features: * Digital or analog, 12 or 24-hour time display options (2 & 3-finger long press toggles) * Swipe right or tap to display the time * Adjustable, automatic time-display fadeout * Swipe left to immediately darken the display * Double tap to toggle between automatic disappearance mode and always-on time display * Pan vertically with two fingers to adjust undimmed display brightness * Optional automatic backlight dimming * Select normal or thin display fonts (one-finger long press to toggle) * Customize the time-display color * Hide date option * No-touch activation > proximity detection on iPhones in portrait orientation > adaptive vibration sensing > voice activation using Siri The default vibration sensitivity setting is quite high, so you may want to decrease it slightly if ambient vibrations are triggering the display unintentionally. No ads, no in-app purchases, no nonsense.

Screenshots

World Clocks / Time Converter4 screens
Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disappearing Bedside Clock at 80% against World Clocks / Time Converter's 36%. Disappearing Bedside Clock also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

World Clocks / Time Converter costs $4.99 and Disappearing Bedside Clock $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disappearing Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disappearing Bedside Clock has 92 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of World Clocks / Time Converter's written reviews are positive against 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Clocks / Time Converter ships an update every 3 months, Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
World Clocks / Time Converter versus Disappearing Bedside Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Clocks / Time ConverterDisappearing Bedside Clock
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABCOMMidnight Oil Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

World Clocks / Time Converter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%

Disappearing Bedside Clock

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.9%

Bugs and requests

World Clocks / Time Converter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Disappearing Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Settings change on their own
  • App crashes on open after 14.2 update
  • Long-proximity gesture doesn't work
  • Backlight trick doesn't work in iOS 13
  • Screen doesn't go off
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  • Screen stuck at full brightness
  • Screen doesn't go completely dark
  • Backlight always on faintly
  • Wave feature works intermittently
  • Crash on open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add outside temperature
  • Add alarm function
  • Add snooze/off button for iOS alarm
  • Option for specific hours for always-on vs. vibrate
  • Add weather information
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  • Change background color

In-app purchases

None

World Clocks / Time Converter

No in-app purchases

None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Clocks / Time Converter free?
World Clocks / Time Converter costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Clocks / Time Converter or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
Disappearing Bedside Clock is rated higher. World Clocks / Time Converter averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 from 92 ratings.
Do World Clocks / Time Converter or Disappearing Bedside Clock have ads?
World Clocks / Time Converter shows ads; Disappearing Bedside Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, World Clocks / Time Converter or Disappearing Bedside Clock?
World Clocks / Time Converter ships an update every 3 months, and Disappearing Bedside Clock every 4 months. Most recently, World Clocks / Time Converter was updated on October 23, 2026 and Disappearing Bedside Clock on October 21, 2026.

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