TimePal vs MediaInfo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimePal
Effortlessly schedule meetings across different time zones with this intuitive planner. See all your contacts' local times at a glance and find the perfect meeting slot for everyone. Easily share the finalized meeting plan via email.
- Multiple time zone comparison
- Easy touch and drag time selection
- Calendar event creation
- Email meeting time
- Copy time range to clipboard
- DST indication
- Sunrise/sunset indication
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Featured in 'What's Hot' and 'New and Noteworthy' sections!! "Pick of the week" by iSource.com. "...when you want to schedule a meeting at some time in the future with people in different time zones, you yearn for a painless and pleasurable way to schedule said meeting... TimePal delivers on this promise in a great way." -- iSource.com "TimePal is the best application ever." -- Apple World Today "TimePal is a great aid to keep around when you just aren’t sure about the time." -- Apps on Tapp The new TimePal is now live! Thanks to our users for hundreds of suggestions. We have listened to them and have come up with a meeting planner that addresses them all. * Completely revamped graphics * Whole new user experience * Unlimited cities to add for meetings * Half hour meetings * Expanded city database Do you find it mind boggling to plan a call or a meeting between people spread out all over the world? Is it too early for him and lunch time for her and dead in the night for him? TimePal solves this problem by giving you a simple and easy way to see all your friend’s time zones and find out the time that fits for all and email the meeting plan to them. Meeting planning has never been this easy and fun! Features: - Multiple time zones in an easily comparable view - Easy touch and drag to select time range - Create events in calendar - Email meeting time - Copy time range to clipboard - DST indication - Sunrise/sunset indication
MediaInfo
This app provides a unified display of technical and tag data for video and audio files. It can read numerous formats and present information in various ways, including text, tree, XML, JSON, and EBUCore exports. It also integrates with the shell for easy file analysis.
- Unified technical and tag data display
- Supports numerous video and audio formats
- Information export in text, XML, JSON, EBUCore
- Multiple display formats (text, tree)
- Shell integration (drag 'n' drop, context menu)
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MediaInfo is a convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files. The MediaInfo data display includes: - Container: format, profile, commercial name of the format, duration, overall bit rate, writing application and library, title, author, director, album, track number, date... - Video: format, codec id, aspect, frame rate, bit rate, color space, chroma subsampling, bit depth, scan type, scan order... - Audio: format, codec id, sample rate, channels, bit depth, bit rate, language... - Subtitles: format, codec id, language of subtitle... - Chapters: count of chapters, list of chapters... The MediaInfo analyticals includes: - Container: MPEG-4, QuickTime, Matroska, AVI, MPEG-PS (including unprotected DVD), MPEG-TS (including unprotected Blu-ray), MXF, GXF, LXF, WMV, FLV, Real... - Tags: Id3v1, Id3v2, Vorbis comments, APE tags... - Video: MPEG-1/2 Video, H.263, MPEG-4 Visual (including DivX, XviD), H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC... - Audio: MPEG Audio (including MP3), AC-3, E-AC-3, AC-4, DTS, AAC, xHE-AAC, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Dolby E, AES3, FLAC, PCM... - Subtitles: CEA-608, CEA-708, DTVCC, SCTE-20, SCTE-128, ATSC/53, CDP, DVB Subtitle, Teletext, SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI... MediaInfo features include: - Read many video and audio file formats - View information in different formats (text, tree) - Export information as text, XML, JSON, EBUCore... - Graphical user interface, command line interface, or library (.dylib) versions available (command line interface and library versions are available separately, free of charge, on the editor website) - Integrate with the shell (drag 'n' drop, and Context menu) Some frequently asked questions can be found at http://mediaarea.net/MediaInfo/Support/FAQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MediaInfo at Free against TimePal's $1.99. MediaInfo also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). TimePal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads and device support 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
MediaInfo is free to download; TimePal costs $1.99 up front. MediaInfo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TimePal asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimePal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MediaInfo has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of TimePal's written reviews are positive against 33% of MediaInfo's.
TimePal ships an update every 6 weeks, MediaInfo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimePal | MediaInfo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapMafia | MediaArea.net |
Customer experience
TimePal
MediaInfo
In-app purchases
TimePal
No in-app purchases
MediaInfo
- More features (yearly)$2.99
- More features (lifetime)$7.99









