Comparison

News Clocks Lite vs Globe Clock

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

Head to head
About

News Clocks Lite

This app provides a comprehensive world clock with extensive city data, customizable themes, and an integrated atlas. It offers optional features like location tracking and moon phases for a richer travel experience.

Highlights
  • 64,000 city database
  • Customizable map and clock themes
  • Integrated atlas
  • Moon phase display
  • Optional location tracking
  • Optional clock chimes
Features
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A world clock with powerful features including a database of 64,000 cities, awesome map and clock themes, atlas, moon phases, clock chimes (optional), location tracking (optional), and so much more.

About

Globe Clock

Instantly see the current time and time differences between locations worldwide. Navigate a global map to select cities and view their local time, date, and any active summer time indicators. It's a simple tool for understanding global time zones.

Highlights
  • World map navigation
  • Real-time time display
  • Time difference calculation
  • Summer Time (DST) indicator
  • Time zone display
  • Current location identification
Features
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With Globe Clock, you can quickly check the time in cities around the world and see the time difference from your current location. Swipe left or right across the map as if you were spinning a globe, then tap the city you want to explore. The glowing red dot on the map marks your current location.* Your location and its day of the week, date, and time appear in the red bar at the bottom left of the screen. Tap a destination dot and it will glow blue. The destination and its day of the week, date, and time will appear in the blue bar at the bottom right. The arrow at the bottom center shows the time difference between your current location and the destination. A “Summer Time” icon appears for regions that observe daylight saving time. The icon lights up green while daylight saving time is in effect. Tap the “Time Zone” button at the bottom center to show time zones on the world map, including their offsets from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). * Showing your current location on the map requires GPS or a Wi-Fi connection.

Screenshots

News Clocks Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: News Clocks Lite at 82% against Globe Clock's 0%. News Clocks Lite also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.0). Globe Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

News Clocks Lite is free to download; Globe Clock costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

News Clocks Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: News Clocks Lite has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of News Clocks Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Globe Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

News Clocks Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Globe Clock every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
News Clocks Lite versus Globe Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNews Clocks LiteGlobe Clock
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.6 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 45 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Spork LLCy-design

Customer experience

News Clocks Lite

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

Globe Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

News Clocks Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Globe Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is News Clocks Lite free?
News Clocks Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Globe Clock free?
Globe Clock costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, News Clocks Lite or Globe Clock?
News Clocks Lite is rated higher. News Clocks Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Globe Clock averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do News Clocks Lite or Globe Clock have ads?
News Clocks Lite shows ads; Globe Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, News Clocks Lite or Globe Clock?
News Clocks Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Globe Clock every 45 months. Most recently, News Clocks Lite was updated on October 11, 2026 and Globe Clock on October 10, 2026.

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