Comparison

TeamZone vs Shimmer Browser

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

Head to head
About

TeamZone

Easily track the time for friends and colleagues worldwide with customizable widgets. See their local weather and sunrise/sunset times directly on your home or lock screen. This app prioritizes your privacy with local data storage.

Highlights
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • Track friends' local times
  • View weather and sunrise/sunset data
  • Effortless contact-based setup
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Stay connected with your friends or teammates across the globe effortlessly with sleek widgets. Whether you're a globetrotter, part of a remote company or simply want to keep in touch with loved ones around the world, TeamZone is the ultimate timezone companion. • Effortless Setup: Simply select from your Contacts list and set their location. • Widgets: Keep track of your friends' local times in different timezones, right on your homescreen or lockscreen with the sleek widgets. • Multiple Devices: TeamZone is available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your friends are automatically sync using iCloud. • Weather and Sunset: Get a glimps of your friends’ weather and sun phase. The widgets adjust colors using the real sunrise/sunset data on their location. • Privacy First: TeamZone is 100% local on your device, we don’t even have a server. More info and policy: http://remi.st/#/apps/teamzone/terms-privacy * App icon image by Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/3d-earth-globe-with-pinpoints-rotation-arrow_13677890.htm

About

Shimmer Browser

This web browser offers customizable visual styles and a resizable sidebar for a personalized experience. It includes features to manage tabs, set time limits, block web annoyances, and organize saved links. Homescreen widgets provide quick access to selected tabs.

Highlights
  • Customizable visual styles
  • Resizable sidebar
  • Tab saving and organization
  • Time limits on saved tabs
  • Web annoyance blocking
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
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Introducing Shimmer Browser - The focus browser! Your style - 3 visual styles to choose from, resizable sidebar with a compact icon-only made, and all buttons are fully customisable. Arc-like - save tabs, organise them into folders, sync via iCloud. No more doom-scrolling - set time limits on saved tabs. Clutter-free - block annoyances on the web, quickly clean up unsaved tabs, or set them to auto-close! Tab triage - saved tabs detect links to other sites, and present them in tab triage with options to save for later. Tabs on your homescreen - add widgets to your homescreen and select the tabs they show. Give it a try! It’s free up to 4 tabs at once, so you can get a sense of the browsing experience. If you like it, you can unlock the full experience and help me add more features!

Screenshots

TeamZone4 screens
Shimmer Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shimmer Browser at every 6 days against TeamZone's every 5 weeks. TeamZone's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. TeamZone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TeamZone against 5.0 for Shimmer Browser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeamZone ships an update every 5 weeks, Shimmer Browser every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TeamZone versus Shimmer Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeamZoneShimmer Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRemi SantosJamie Froggatt

Customer experience

TeamZone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Shimmer Browser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TeamZone

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annually14 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Access Forever$17.99
4 purchases

Shimmer Browser

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • More Tabs$7.99
Show 1 more
  • Generous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is TeamZone free?
TeamZone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shimmer Browser free?
Shimmer Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TeamZone or Shimmer Browser?
TeamZone and Shimmer Browser are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TeamZone or Shimmer Browser have ads?
Neither TeamZone nor Shimmer Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeamZone or Shimmer Browser?
TeamZone ships an update every 5 weeks, and Shimmer Browser every 6 days. Most recently, TeamZone was updated on September 28, 2026 and Shimmer Browser on September 30, 2026.

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