Comparison

Alt Time vs FlightStreamX

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

Head to head
About

Alt Time

This app provides lock screen widgets for iPhones, displaying both 12-hour and 24-hour time formats simultaneously. It offers five distinct widget styles and automatically adapts to your system's time settings for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Dual 12h/24h time display
  • Five lock screen widget styles
  • Automatic system time format detection
  • Real-time updates
  • One-tap setup
  • No data collection or tracking
Features
Currently charting
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Alt Time puts the times you actually need on your lock screen and home screen. See the opposite of your iPhone's clock format at a glance. If your phone shows 12-hour, the widget shows 24-hour — and the other way round. It follows your system setting automatically, so there is nothing to keep in sync. WHAT YOU GET Dial — a home screen clock face with two rings of numbers: 1–12 outside, 13–24 inside. The hour hand points at both at once, and the centre shows the time both ways, like 5:57 PM and 17:57. Small, medium or large, in ten finishes including parchment and black enamel. Show your own time or any city from your world clock. World clock — a home screen widget in small, medium or large, showing as many cities as you like in eight color finishes, with a sun and moon day-night glance. Looks right in StandBy. Alternate 12h/24h time — always the opposite of your system setting, updated automatically. Second time zone — search about 69,000 cities, not just capitals, and see that city's time labeled with its name. UTC / military time — 24-hour Zulu time for pilots, sailors, and anyone working across zones. Dual-time widget — two times side by side in a single lock screen slot, sized to match. Lock screen and home screen widgets, in circular and rectangular slots, tinted or clean. COMPLETELY OFFLINE The city database is built into the app. Searching it needs no network, so Alt Time works in Airplane Mode, on a plane, or with no signal at all. Nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere for it to go. NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account, and no data collected, stored or transmitted — ever. Requires iOS 17 or later.

About

FlightStreamX

Seamlessly transfer flight plans from your iPad's EFB apps directly to X-Plane on your desktop. This app eliminates manual file transfers, offering an instant, wireless workflow for flight simulation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Wireless flight plan transfer
  • Automatic X-Plane discovery
  • Instant flight plan conversion
  • Supports ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot
  • Cockpit-inspired interface
  • Resend flight plan feature
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FlightStreamX wirelessly sends flight plans from your iPad's Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to X-Plane on your desktop — instantly, over your local Wi-Fi network. SIMPLE WORKFLOW 1. Create a flight plan in ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot on your iPad 2. Tap Share and select FlightStreamX 3. Your flight plan appears in X-Plane automatically No cables. No USB drives. No manual file copying. Just share and fly. HOW IT WORKS FlightStreamX automatically discovers X-Plane running on your local network using the X-Plane beacon protocol. Once connected, it converts your EFB flight plan into X-Plane's native FMS 1100 format and transmits it directly — all in under a second. SUPPORTED EFB APPS • ForeFlight (.fpl flight plan files) • Garmin Pilot (.gfp flight plan files) FEATURES • Automatic X-Plane discovery — no IP addresses to configure • Real-time connection status with host details • Instant flight plan conversion and transmission • Resend capability — retransmit your last flight plan with one tap • Dark, aviation-inspired interface designed for cockpit use • Shows route summary with departure, destination, and waypoint count REQUIREMENTS • X-Plane 12 or greater (desktop) running on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone or iPad • ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot with a flight plan ready to share • iOS 18.0 or later PERFECT FOR • Flight sim enthusiasts who plan routes on their iPad • Virtual pilots practicing real-world procedures • Anyone who wants a seamless EFB-to-simulator workflow FlightStreamX bridges the gap between professional EFB apps and desktop flight simulation, giving you the same workflow real pilots use — plan on the iPad, fly on the desktop.

Screenshots

Alt Time4 screens
FlightStreamX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alt Time at 100% against FlightStreamX's 0%. Alt Time also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and price ($1.99 vs $8.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Alt Time costs $1.99 and FlightStreamX $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alt Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alt Time's written reviews are positive against 0% of FlightStreamX's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Alt Time versus FlightStreamX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlt TimeFlightStreamX
Price$1.99 — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMH Adventures LLCFlying Dragons

Customer experience

Alt Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlightStreamX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alt Time

No in-app purchases

None

FlightStreamX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alt Time free?
Alt Time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightStreamX free?
FlightStreamX costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alt Time or FlightStreamX?
Alt Time is rated higher. Alt Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FlightStreamX averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Alt Time or FlightStreamX have ads?
Neither Alt Time nor FlightStreamX shows ads.

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