Comparison

News Clocks Lite vs World Clock Time Zone Widgets

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

World Clock Time Zone Widgets

Easily track the local time in cities worldwide with customizable widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island. Convert dates and compare time zones with a powerful tool, ideal for remote workers and global coordination. Offers visual daylight hours and sunrise/sunset information.

Highlights
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island widgets
  • Analog and digital clock displays
  • Searchable city database (10,000+ cities)
  • Date and time conversion tool
  • Visual daylight hours display
  • Live Activities integration
  • Customizable clock renaming
Features
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Check the time, anytime! Track the local time in cities across the world, right from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island. Add cities to World Clock and select the analog or digital clocks. Then check the World Clock widget whenever you need to know the time. Features: • Attractive analog and digital clock displays, with options to display seconds and 24-hour time. • Simple UI for adding and managing cities. Search or browse 10,000+ cities by name. • Rename a city to create a custom clock, e.g., “Grandma’s House”. • Get your local time using location (GPS). • Widgets are available in many sizes and styles, including Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Today widgets. • Live Activities available on iOS 16.2+ and iPadOS 17+. See the Live Activity on your Apple Watch with iOS 18 and watchOS 11. • Stick a clock or two in the Dynamic Island with Live Activities and see them across all your apps. • Convert tool: set the date and time, compare the times across all your time zones, and then share, create a reminder, or add to your calendar with just a few taps. This is a must-have productivity tool for remote workers or anyone coordinating across time zones. • Includes easy instructions for adding the Widget to your home and lock screens. • Daylight hours shown visually, based on actual sunrise and sunset times. • Look up a location’s sunrise time, moon phase, time zone details, and more. • In-app purchase to remove ads and unlock extra features. One-time purchase — no subscriptions!

Screenshots

News Clocks Lite4 screens
World Clock Time Zone Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: News Clocks Lite at none against World Clock Time Zone Widgets's 1. News Clocks Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.4). World Clock Time Zone Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 45). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. World Clock Time Zone Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. News Clocks Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for News Clocks Lite against 4.7 for World Clock Time Zone Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Clock Time Zone Widgets has 23K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of News Clocks Lite's written reviews are positive against 77% of World Clock Time Zone Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

News Clocks Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, World Clock Time Zone Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
News Clocks Lite versus World Clock Time Zone Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNews Clocks LiteWorld Clock Time Zone Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45 ratings)4.7 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4523K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB155 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNational Spork LLCOverdesigned, LLC

Customer experience

News Clocks Lite

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

World Clock Time Zone Widgets

All ratings22,687 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews637 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

News Clocks Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

World Clock Time Zone Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not updating correctly
  • App crashing when adding/editing locations
  • Incorrect time zone offsets for some locations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options for widgets
  • Improve widget reliability and update speed
  • Integrate with Apple Watch
  • Add ability to calculate time differences between locations
  • Provide a smaller widget size option

In-app purchases

None

News Clocks Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

World Clock Time Zone Widgets

One-time1
  • World Clock Pro$4.99

Questions

Is News Clocks Lite free?
News Clocks Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is World Clock Time Zone Widgets free?
World Clock Time Zone Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, News Clocks Lite or World Clock Time Zone Widgets?
World Clock Time Zone Widgets is rated higher. News Clocks Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while World Clock Time Zone Widgets averages 4.7 from 23K ratings.
Do News Clocks Lite or World Clock Time Zone Widgets have ads?
Both News Clocks Lite and World Clock Time Zone Widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, News Clocks Lite or World Clock Time Zone Widgets?
News Clocks Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and World Clock Time Zone Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, News Clocks Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and World Clock Time Zone Widgets on November 6, 2026.

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