Comparison

Time Zone Clock vs Clockwise

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

Head to head
About

Time Zone Clock

Never miss a call or appointment due to time zone differences. This app helps you manage world clocks and set alarms accurately across different locations. It's designed for travelers, remote teams, and anyone needing to coordinate globally.

Highlights
  • Time zone alarms
  • iOS 26 AlarmKit integration
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • 12 & 24 hour clock display
  • Global city list management
  • Time slider for future viewing
Features
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Ever missed a call because your reminder went off in the wrong time zone? Or set an alarm that rang hours too early—or too late? With GoTime, your clocks and alarms stay aligned no matter where in the world you (or your team) are. GoTime is a clean, reliable world clock and alarm app built for travelers, remote workers, and anyone coordinating across time zones. Features: • Time Zone Alarms: Set alarms in any city’s local time, ideal for meetings, flights, or staying in sync with family abroad. • iOS 26 Alarm Integration: Built on Apple’s latest AlarmKit, GoTime’s alarms work seamlessly with the native system for dependable scheduling. • Widgets Everywhere: Add world clocks and alarms to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Smart Stack for instant access. • 12 & 24 Hour Clocks: View both formats side by side. • Global City List: Add and manage cities from around the world. • Time Slider: Quickly see what time it is elsewhere as your day moves forward. Terms & Conditions: https://bushman.studio/#terms

About

Clockwise

Easily track time zones for friends, family, and colleagues worldwide. Features dynamic backgrounds, personalized photos, and home-screen widgets for at-a-glance updates. Supports over 200k locations, even offline, and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Automatic time zone detection
  • Time scrubbing for planning
  • Dynamic sky backgrounds
  • Personalized contact photos
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Daylight Saving Time alerts
  • Offline location database
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Tired of calculating time zone differences? Meet Clockwise, the ultimate app for tracking the time of friends, family, and colleagues around the world! • Simple Setup Just enter someone’s name (or select from your contacts), choose their location, and we’ll automatically detect their time zone! • Time Scrubbing Easily shift the time forwards or backwards to plan and coordinate across time zones. • Dynamic Sky Backgrounds Watch the sky come to life with beautiful colors that change in real-time, reflecting the actual sunrise and sunset of each person’s location. • Personalized Photos Add a personal touch by uploading photos of your loved ones. You can scale and crop images to get the perfect fit! • Widgets Stay connected at a glance with home-screen widgets that display the local time of your friends and family without even opening the app! • Daylight Saving Time Never miss a time change again! Stay informed of upcoming daylight saving time changes around the world. • Contact Linking Import your contacts and call or text them directly from the app. Getting in touch with your friends and family abroad has never been easier! • Clock Customization Select from a variety of clock display options, including both analog and 24-hour formats. • Extensive Location Database Choose from over 200k locations worldwide, even offline. Whether it’s a big city or a small town, we’ve got you covered. • iCloud Sync Sync your contacts and their time zones across all your devices via iCloud. Clockwise is available on both iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Time Zone Clock4 screens
Clockwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clockwise at 93% against Time Zone Clock's 57%. Clockwise also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Time Zone Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (253 vs 8). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Zone Clock sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Clockwise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clockwise holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Zone Clock has 253 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Time Zone Clock's written reviews are positive against 93% of Clockwise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Zone Clock ships an update every 10 days, Clockwise every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Time Zone Clock versus Clockwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Zone ClockClockwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (253 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBushman, LLCBrittany Petrova

Customer experience

Time Zone Clock

All ratings253 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative38.1%

Clockwise

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Time Zone Clock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not available after purchase
  • App cancelled subscription without request
  • In-app purchases alleged free but not
  • Free lifetime purchase cancelled

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make the app free
  • Widget should display more than one time zone
  • Option to choose between 24-hour or 12-hour format

Clockwise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Time Zone Clock

Subscriptions7
  • GoTime PRO - Unlimited Access$2.991 Month
  • Secret Discount$8.991 Year
  • GoTime PRO - Unlimited Access1 Month trial2 variants$14.991 Year
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  • Encore Annual 1 Month Trial1 Month trial$14.991 Year
  • GoTime PRO - Unlimited Access3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • GoTime PRO - Unlimited Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • GoTime PRO - Unlimited Access1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

Clockwise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Zone Clock free?
Time Zone Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clockwise free?
Clockwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Zone Clock or Clockwise?
Clockwise is rated higher. Time Zone Clock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while Clockwise averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Time Zone Clock or Clockwise have ads?
Neither Time Zone Clock nor Clockwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Zone Clock or Clockwise?
Time Zone Clock ships an update every 10 days, and Clockwise every 6 weeks. Most recently, Time Zone Clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clockwise on August 2, 2026.

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