Astropad Workbench vs Atlas Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astropad Workbench
Access and control your Mac remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your machine, run desktop applications, and monitor tasks from anywhere with a high-performance, secure connection.
- Real-time Mac control
- Voice dictation to Mac
- Unified multi-display workspace
- Apple Pencil cursor control
- Hassle-free network connections
- End-to-end encrypted sessions
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Access and control your Mac from anywhere. Workbench is a high-performance remote desktop that lets you connect to your Mac from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your machine, run desktop apps, and check in on long-running tasks while away from your desk. Built by the team behind Astropad Studio and Luna Display, Workbench delivers fast, responsive control with crisp visual and reliable performance across all networks. ————— KEY FEATURES Fast, high-fidelity streamlining. Interact with your Mac in real time with responsive controls and sharp visuals. Voice input. Dictate text from your iPhone or iPad and send it directly to your Mac. Unified display. Consolidate multi-display setups into a single workspace that conforms to the resolution of your mobile device. Apple Pencil support. Use your Apple Pencil like a mouse for precise cursor control when interacting with Mac apps. No-hassle connections. Connect instantly without complicated router/network configurations, port forwarding, or manual setup. Secure by design. Astropad doesn’t capture your screen or track your activity, and sessions are secured by modern end-to-end encryption standards. ————— BUILT FOR REMOTE WORKFLOWS Workbench makes it easy to stay connected to your Mac wherever you are. Monitor running processes, access files, manage remote systems, or check in on tools and software that doesn’t have a mobile app. ————— PRICING Workbench includes a Free plan with 30 minutes of access per day. Upgrade to Unlimited for uninterrupted access (subscription required). ————— SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Mac: macOS 15 or later iPhone: iOS 26 or later iPad: iPadOS 26 or later
Atlas Time
Visualize global time zones and daylight patterns. Coordinate international meetings, plan travel, or simply explore the Earth's illumination at any given moment. Compare local times, dates, and sunrise/sunset information for multiple cities.
- Global time zone comparison
- Daylight and night boundary visualization
- Sunrise and sunset information
- Offline city catalog
- Works offline
- No account required
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Atlas Time creates a portrait of one shared moment across the globe. Coordinate a global meeting, plan travel, find the right time to call someone abroad, setup your world clock, or simply explore our beautiful blue planet. Swipe through time and watch the boundary between day and night move across Earth. Pinch to zoom and see more detail. Choose any date and time to see how daylight changes throughout the year or see everywhere sunlight reaches right now. Add cities and compare local times, dates, UTC offsets, daylight saving status, and sunrise or sunset information at a glance. Atlas Time includes a curated offline city catalog and is designed for iPhone and iPad, with landscape layouts that make full use of larger screens. The complete app works offline and requires no account or sign-in. One purchase includes everything, zero ads, no subscriptions, no gated content. Atlas Time includes Earth imagery adapted from NASA Earth Observatory’s Blue Marble Next Generation and Black Marble datasets. NASA does not endorse Atlas Time, and no affiliation is implied.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astropad Workbench at Free against Atlas Time's $0.99. Astropad Workbench also leads on ratings volume (177 vs 1). Atlas Time's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Astropad Workbench is free to download; Atlas Time costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atlas Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astropad Workbench has 177 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Astropad Workbench ships an update every 3 weeks, Atlas Time every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astropad Workbench | Atlas Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (177 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astro HQ | Howard Patty |
Customer experience
Astropad Workbench
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In-app purchases
Astropad Workbench
No in-app purchases
Atlas Time
No in-app purchases
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