Comparison

Axis vs Worlds Apart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. —Track multiple cities across time zones — Check your current location’s exact time — See sunrise & sunset times at a glance — Search from 10,000+ locations worldwide Axis is designed for simplicity and precision — a world clock that just works. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Worlds Apart

Understand the local time for people you care about, not just places. This app helps you find considerate times to connect and plan calls or travel by visualizing time zone differences and their impact on daily routines.

Highlights
  • Humanize time zones
  • Track local time, date, weather, and part of day for contacts
  • Contact signals for considerate communication
  • Time Machine for planning calls
  • Interactive widgets for home screen access
  • Offline travel planning with Fly Mode
  • Private by default, no tracking
Features
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World clocks tell you what time it is somewhere. Worlds Apart helps you understand what that time means for someone you care about. Are they starting their day or winding down? Is now a considerate time to call? When might work better for both of you? And when you travel, how does everyone’s time change along the way? Worlds Apart makes time zones feel human—not like a list of clocks, but like a time machine centered on people. PEOPLE, NOT JUST PLACES Save family, friends, teammates, or cities. See their local time, date, weather, part of day, and time difference from you at a glance. Contact signals such as Good Time, Maybe, and Quiet Hours provide simple guidance based on local time and contact hours you control. They never claim to know someone’s actual availability. PLAN WITH TIME MACHINE Scrub forward or backward through time to see what the same moment looks like for everyone. Find a better time to call without calculating time-zone differences yourself. SET UP INTERACTIVE WIDGETS Keep the people and places you care about on your Home Screen. Check their local context and scrub through time directly from interactive widgets—without opening the app. TRAVEL WITH FLY MODE Enter your departure, destination, dates, times, and optional layover. Fly Mode turns the itinerary into a visual journey through time while keeping the local time for people back home visible. Fly Mode works offline and follows the itinerary you entered. It does not claim to provide live flight location, delay, or arrival information. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account required • No contacts import • No calendar access • No advertising tracking • No third-party analytics • Saved people, places, preferences, and journeys remain on your device Whether the people you love are across the country, across the world, or waiting for you at your next stop, Worlds Apart helps you find a better moment to connect.

Screenshots

Axis4 screens
Worlds Apart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Worlds Apart at none against Axis's 2. Worlds Apart also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Axis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Worlds Apart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Axis ships an update every 5 weeks, Worlds Apart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Axis versus Worlds Apart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxisWorlds Apart
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU KATOJaishree Garg

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Axis

Subscriptions1
  • Axis Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Axis Premium$7.99
None

Worlds Apart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Axis free?
Axis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Worlds Apart free?
Worlds Apart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Axis or Worlds Apart have ads?
Neither Axis nor Worlds Apart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Axis or Worlds Apart?
Axis ships an update every 5 weeks, and Worlds Apart fortnightly. Most recently, Axis was updated on October 13, 2026 and Worlds Apart on October 24, 2026.

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