Comparison

Axis vs World Clock

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

Head to head
About

Axis

Features
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Axis is a clean and precise world clock, designed for travelers, professionals, and anyone who needs to stay in sync with global time zones. Search from over 10,000+ cities and instantly see accurate local time. Axis also provides sunrise and sunset times, calculated directly on your device once a city is added. β€”Track multiple cities across time zones β€” Check your current location’s exact time β€” See sunrise & sunset times at a glance β€” Search from 10,000+ locations worldwide Axis is designed for simplicity and precision β€” a world clock that just works. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

World Clock

Features
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Pin your cities once. Slide time forward or back. See the whole world's clock at a glance. Instantly know who's awake, what day it is for them, and when a moment works for everyone. WHAT YOU GET β€” Time shift scrubber: drag up to Β±12 hours in 15 min, 30 min, or 1 hr steps β€” Find Best Time: jump straight to the next window when everyone's awake β€” Flags, local times, UTC offsets, and timezone names for every city β€” Day/night indicator so you can see at a glance who's asleep β€” Tomorrow/yesterday badge when a city's date differs from yours β€” Tap any city's time to copy it to clipboard β€” One-tap share of the current shifted moment across all your cities, or as an image card β€” City search from a worldwide database β€” Reorder and remove cities freely β€” Dark mode, light mode, 12-hour or 24-hour clock PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your city list lives on your device. Works offline. No account needed. TimeShift Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited cities (free stays at 12), four premium accent themes, unlimited Find Best Time searches, Share as Card, and two alternate app icons. Built for remote workers, founders, frequent travelers β€” anyone juggling more than one clock.

Screenshots

Axis4 screens
World Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: World Clock at 15.1 against Axis's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Axis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and World Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Axis versus World Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxisWorld Clock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU KATOTomash Sugint

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Axis

Subscriptions1
  • Axis Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Axis Premium$7.99
1 purchases

World Clock

One-time1
  • TimeShift Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Axis free?
Axis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Clock free?
World Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Axis or World Clock have ads?
Neither Axis nor World Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Axis or World Clock?
Axis ships an update every 5 weeks, and World Clock every 5 weeks. Most recently, Axis was updated on October 13, 2026 and World Clock on October 3, 2026.

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