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.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | World Clocks / Time Converter | Disappearing Bedside Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 92 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABCOM | Midnight Oil Enterprises LLC |
Customer experience
World Clocks / Time Converter
Disappearing Bedside Clock
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
World Clocks / Time Converter
No in-app purchases
Disappearing Bedside Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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