Comparison

AFFiNE vs TimeZone Sync

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

Head to head
About

AFFiNE

This app combines an infinite whiteboard with notes, documents, and tasks, enhanced by AI. Effortlessly convert visual ideas into text and manage all your projects in one unified workspace. It's designed for visual thinkers and teams to streamline workflows and organize information effectively.

Highlights
  • Infinite whiteboard for visual brainstorming
  • Convert sketches to organized notes/documents
  • All-in-one project, task, and document management
  • AI assistance for writing, summarizing, and answering
  • Real-time collaboration on docs and whiteboards
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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AFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace for notes, docs, whiteboards, tasks, knowledge bases, Markdown, and AI. Built in public and trusted by a global open-source community with around 70K GitHub stars and more than 7 million downloads, AFFiNE gives you one place to write, draw, plan, organize knowledge, and keep control of your work. Whether you're capturing personal ideas, organizing class notes, planning a project with a team, building a second brain, or mapping a complex workflow, AFFiNE helps you move from scattered thoughts to structured work without switching between separate note, whiteboard, and task apps. WHY AFFiNE? OPEN-SOURCE AND LOCAL-FIRST AFFiNE started as an open-source project and continues to focus on transparent, user-owned knowledge work. - Work with a product built around openness and data control - Use local-first workflows for personal knowledge and project planning - Choose AFFiNE Cloud or self-hosted workflows for your workspace - Keep Markdown and portability at the center of your writing system NOTES & DOCS Write everything from quick notes to long-form documents. - Capture ideas, journals, meeting notes, class notes, and project plans - Structure information with flexible blocks and connected pages - Use Markdown for clear, portable writing - Turn rough thoughts into organized documents with AI WHITEBOARDS & VISUAL THINKING Switch from structured documents to an infinite canvas whenever ideas need space. - Create mind maps, diagrams, visual notes, and brainstorming boards - Plan product ideas, research flows, study maps, or team workflows - Connect visual thinking with written notes instead of keeping them in separate tools TASKS & PROJECTS Bring planning and execution into the same workspace. - Track to-dos, project notes, decisions, and next steps - Keep tasks close to the documents and whiteboards that explain the work - Organize personal workflows, student projects, creator work, and team planning AI FOR KNOWLEDGE WORK Use AI to help you write, summarize, and structure ideas. - Draft notes and documents faster - Summarize messy information into clearer outlines - Turn brainstorming into structured next steps - Use AI inside the workspace where your context already lives FOR PERSONAL USE AFFiNE works for notes, journals, study planning, research, reading lists, personal knowledge management, and second-brain workflows. FOR TEAMS AND SELF-HOSTED WORKFLOWS Use AFFiNE for shared project knowledge, planning, docs, visual collaboration, and self-hosted workspace needs. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Keep working across iPhone, iPad, desktop, and web. Start with a thought on mobile, expand it on a canvas, and turn it into organized knowledge when you're back at your desk. AFFiNE is for people who want the flexibility of documents, the freedom of a whiteboard, the structure of tasks, and the trust of open-source software in one workspace. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TimeZone Sync

Features
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Stay connected across the world with TimeZone Sync, the easiest way to track time in multiple cities and compare time differences instantly. Whether you're scheduling meetings, working with global teams, or keeping in touch with friends and family abroad, TimeZone Sync helps you stay perfectly in sync. Key Features • Track Multiple Cities Add and view time in cities around the world in one place. • Instant Time Difference Quickly see how far ahead or behind each city is. • Real-Time Updates Accurate and automatically updated local times. • Simple & Clean Interface Designed for clarity and ease of use. Built for Everyday Use TimeZone Sync is designed to be lightweight, intuitive, and distraction-free — so you can focus on what matters without confusion. Get Started Download TimeZone Sync and make time differences simple. • Fast City Search Find any city quickly and add it in seconds.

Screenshots

AFFiNE4 screens
TimeZone Sync3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeZone Sync at none against AFFiNE's 3. TimeZone Sync also leads on ads (none vs shown). AFFiNE's advantage is iOS requirement (16.5 vs 18.2). On price 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. AFFiNE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. TimeZone Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AFFiNE versus TimeZone Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAFFiNETimeZone Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.5 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperToEverythingSaleh Albatati

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AFFiNE

Subscriptions3
  • AFFiNE Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • AFFiNE Pro Yearly$81.001 Year
  • AFFiNE AI Yearly$106.991 Year
None

TimeZone Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AFFiNE free?
AFFiNE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeZone Sync free?
TimeZone Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AFFiNE or TimeZone Sync have ads?
AFFiNE shows ads; TimeZone Sync does not.

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