Comparison

EarthClock Time Zone Converter vs BlockMap

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

Head to head
About

EarthClock Time Zone Converter

Visually convert time zones with an interactive dial and slide list. Easily see day/night status, dates, and track time across multiple locations. Save events to your calendar or set reminders with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Visual, interactive time conversion display
  • Time travel tool for precise conversions
  • Set native iOS alarms and calendar events
  • Powerful search and custom city labels
  • Detailed time, date, and timezone information
  • Day/night visual cues
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EarthClock is a visual Time Converter, making timezone conversions easier not just for time, but for understanding important things like: - Is it Day or night there? - Is it yesterday today or tomorrow there? - What’s the Date there at my time? - And of course, track the time later across multiple locations This is very easy with EarthClock - just turn the Dial, or Slide the List! 
Time conversions will automagically appear, along with clear visual cues for Date, Day/Night and the rest. One tap and you can save the time as a Calendar Event or reminder. The difference from most World Time and Time Conversion apps present information as text, and numbers which you need to correlate and think about the numbers. With EarthClock you just need to look! EarthClock is free to use, for up to two cities.  To track more cities and timezones, save Calendar Events and Alarms, get EarthClock+ in-App. ---- KEY FEATURES: Visual, Interactive Time-Conversion Display — Rotate the 24-hour dial to see time conversions live across different time zones. EarthClock’s sleek interactive dial of Earth map and Clocks, provides a visually engaging way to track time around the world. Time Travel: Precise Time Conversion — Convert time directly to a date, time, and place with EarthClocks unique and powerful Time Travel tool. Faster, more detailed and far more intuitive than doing mental maths Set Native iOS Alarms and Calendar events, in one tap — Planning a call or meeting across multiple time zones? EarthClock makes it easy to set reminders, add events to your calendar, or share the best time with others via text or email. Powerful Search & Custom city Labels — Easily find any timezone, country, or major city with our comprehensive database. Can’t find your exact location? No problem! You can rename any timezone to match your city or even label it with emojis for a personal touch. Detailed Time, Date, & Timezone Info — Beyond just showing time, EarthClock provides rich details at a glance. - Instantly see the date to see if its today/tomorrow or yesterday at all locations, - Visually track if its day/night, as well as progress to noon or midnight. - Tap cities to see details like active Daylight Saving time, and edit labels, Download EarthClock today and take the guesswork out of time conversion! Whether you’re scheduling meetings, travelling, or simply curious, EarthClock makes managing time zones easier and more beautiful than ever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BlockMap

Features
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BlockMap turns any real place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world. Search your city, your street, your school or a famous landmark, tap once, and get a ready-to-play world file (.mcworld) that opens straight in Minecraft on your phone or tablet. Every world is built from real map data: real streets and roads, real building footprints and heights, rivers, lakes, parks, railways and terrain. Walk around a block version of your own neighborhood, or start a survival, creative, parkour or roleplay world in a place you actually know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search any place - an address, a city, a landmark. 2. Aim the map at the area you want (about 1 km across). 3. Tap "Create my world". BlockMap builds it in seconds. 4. Open it in Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) and play. PLACES TO TRY - New York: Times Square, Central Park and the Manhattan skyscrapers. - Paris: the Eiffel Tower and the streets around it. - Dubai: Burj Khalifa and the downtown towers. - Giza: the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. - Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. Moscow: Red Square. Washington: the White House. - London, Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Mexico City - any city on the map. - Your home, your school, your street, your hometown. WHAT YOU GET - A real-world map for Minecraft Bedrock Edition (the mobile edition, formerly Pocket Edition) in the .mcworld format. - Real building shapes and heights, roads, water, greenery and terrain from OpenStreetMap. - One-tap generation on your phone - no PC, no mods, no commands, no seeds to hunt for. - Worlds open directly in Minecraft. You can also save the .mcworld file and share it with friends. - Some famous places hide hand-built details waiting to be found. - Interface in 72 languages. GOOD FOR - Building a block version of your hometown, campus or school. - Exploring famous cities and landmarks in Minecraft. - Custom survival and creative maps based on a real place. - Map making, city building, roleplay and parkour courses on real streets. - Geography and city-planning projects with real map data. SUBSCRIPTION Your first world is free. Unlimited worlds with a BlockMap subscription (weekly or annual), with a free trial on the annual plan. Prices are shown in the app; manage or cancel anytime in the App Store. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. BlockMap is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Worlds are generated in the Bedrock world format. Terms of Use (EULA): https://blockmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://blockmap.app/privacy

Screenshots

EarthClock Time Zone Converter4 screens
BlockMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BlockMap at every 8 days against EarthClock Time Zone Converter's every 3 months. EarthClock Time Zone Converter's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. EarthClock Time Zone Converter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year and BlockMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarthClock Time Zone Converter ships an update every 3 months, BlockMap every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EarthClock Time Zone Converter versus BlockMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthClock Time Zone ConverterBlockMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSameer RajadnyaNikandr Surkov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EarthClock Time Zone Converter

Subscriptions1
  • EarthClock+$5.991 Year
2 purchases

BlockMap

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is EarthClock Time Zone Converter free?
EarthClock Time Zone Converter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlockMap free?
BlockMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EarthClock Time Zone Converter or BlockMap have ads?
Neither EarthClock Time Zone Converter nor BlockMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarthClock Time Zone Converter or BlockMap?
EarthClock Time Zone Converter ships an update every 3 months, and BlockMap every 8 days. Most recently, EarthClock Time Zone Converter was updated on September 18, 2026 and BlockMap on September 20, 2026.

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