Comparison

Zones vs Tocka

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

Head to head
About

Zones

Easily track time in multiple cities worldwide with a visually appealing interface. Set time-zone-specific reminders and sync them across devices. Home screen widgets provide at-a-glance access to crucial times.

Highlights
  • Track time in multiple cities
  • Time slider for future/past times
  • Time zone specific reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Zones helps you track time across multiple cities at once. Add the cities you care about and see their current time at a glance. Drag the time slider to find out what time it will be everywhere — perfect for scheduling calls or planning trips. WORLD CLOCK Add cities from a database of 10,000+ places worldwide, each with its country flag. See local times side by side and drag to compare across all of them. Your current location updates automatically. Beautiful time-of-day backgrounds and a clear "+1 day" indicator. REMINDERS Set reminders tied to a specific time zone and get notified at the right local time. Choose an exact time, a daily moment (morning, work start, noon…), or "X minutes before" an event. Repeat daily, on weekdays, weekends, or custom days. Pick a custom sound and mark important ones as Time-Sensitive. Add a reminder to Apple Calendar in one tap, or share it as an event file. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your most important cities and their current time right on your Home Screen. MADE FOR EVERYONE Available in English, Russian, Spanish, and French. Light, Dark, and System themes. Full Dynamic Type support for larger text. PRIVATE BY DESIGN iCloud Sync keeps your cities and reminders across all your devices. No account required — everything stays on your device and in your private iCloud. USEFUL FOR Scheduling meetings across time zones Keeping track of time where friends and family live Planning international travel Remote work coordination Terms of Use: https://afterform-dev.github.io/zonesapp-privacy/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://afterform-dev.github.io/zonesapp-privacy/

About

Tocka

This app offers a charming alarm clock, timer, and stopwatch experience with animated characters and interactive wake-up games. It features a dynamic world clock and is designed for all Apple devices, including Apple Watch. Unlock additional characters and features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Animated characters that react to time
  • Interactive wake-up games
  • Customizable timers with Lock Screen support
  • Precise stopwatch with laps and history
  • Dynamic world clock with sunrise/sunset times
  • Apple Watch app with complications
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
Features
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Tocka is the alarm clock, timer and stopwatch with a little character. Tocka lives in a hand-drawn world that moves with the time of day, and acts out everything you time: running laps, cooking dinner, or waking you up. ALARM CLOCK • Reliable alarms that ring through Focus and silent mode, on iPhone and Apple Watch • Wake-up games: solve a quick sum, shake it off or catch Tocka before the alarm stops • See "Rings in…" as you set it, skip the next one, and snooze your way TIMER • Spin the big dial or type the exact time • Run many timers at once, each on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Routines for cooking, Pomodoro focus sessions and HIIT intervals STOPWATCH • Precise timing with laps, splits and a lap chart • Every run kept in History, with how you did against your best • Starts on your iPhone, carries on on your Apple Watch, and back WORLD CLOCK • A themed globe that turns to night where the sun has set • Time differences, sunrise and sunset, and a good time to call MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • Apple Watch app with its own wake-up games and complications • Two-page layouts on foldables and iPad held sideways • Widgets, Control Center controls, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island A WHOLE CAST Start with Classic Tocka. Pumpkin visits every October and Snowball every December. Tocka Plus unlocks the whole cast all year (Moon, Pocket Watch, Bubble, Robot, Cactus, Snowball, Pumpkin and Doodle), each with its own world, plus Routines, wake-up games, History and character chimes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your alarms, timers and cities stay on your device. Tocka Plus is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guedio.com/apps/tocka/privacy

Screenshots

Zones4 screens
Tocka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tocka at 3 against Zones's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Zones sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tocka sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zones ships an update every 2 weeks, Tocka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zones versus Tocka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZonesTocka
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB87 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton FominJoe Guedes

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zones

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
3 purchases

Tocka

Subscriptions2
  • Tocka Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tocka Plus Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tocka Plus Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Zones free?
Zones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tocka free?
Tocka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zones or Tocka have ads?
Neither Zones nor Tocka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zones or Tocka?
Zones ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tocka every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zones was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tocka on October 31, 2026.

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