Comparison

Timezone Spoofer vs MeshDrop

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

Head to head
About

Timezone Spoofer

Easily change your browser's timezone to any location worldwide. Ideal for developers and testers needing to simulate different time zones for web development and QA.

Highlights
  • Spoof browser timezone globally
  • 400+ IANA timezones
  • Instant timezone search
  • Site exclusion list
  • IP auto-detect
  • Light/Dark theme support
Features
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Timezone Spoofer lets you override your browser's timezone to any location worldwide. Perfect for developers, QA testers, and anyone who needs to simulate different time zones. KEY FEATURES • 400+ IANA Timezones — complete database covering every region • Instant Search — find timezones by city, country, region, or UTC offset (33,000+ city names indexed) • Easy Toggle — enable/disable spoofing with one click • Site Exclusion List — disable spoofing on specific domains • IP Auto-detect — automatically detect timezone from your IP address • Theme Support — Light, Dark, and System theme options • Keyboard Navigation — navigate timezone list with arrow keys • Tabbed Interface — clean Main and Settings tabs with category navigation • Toast Notifications — confirmation for every action • Per-tab Badge — see spoofing status (active, excluded, disabled) at a glance • Multilingual — English and Russian interface • Works everywhere — overrides timezone APIs in all frames including iframes HOW IT WORKS 1. Click the extension icon in Safari's toolbar 2. Enable timezone spoofing with the toggle 3. Search for your desired timezone (e.g., "Tokyo", "Miami", "UTC+5") 4. Select from results — the page reloads automatically The extension overrides JavaScript's Date and Intl.DateTimeFormat APIs to return values for your selected timezone. All data stays local in your browser. PERFECT FOR • Testing timezone-dependent web features • QA validation of international applications • Debugging date/time displays and calendars • Simulating user experiences across the globe • Checking timezone-specific content PRIVACY • No data collection or tracking • No analytics • All settings stored locally in your browser • Optional IP detection uses a configurable public API (off by default) • No personal data is transmitted

About

MeshDrop

Share text and files directly between your devices on the same local network without needing the cloud or an account. Devices discover each other automatically for quick, secure transfers. Supports resuming interrupted transfers and two-way messaging.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Send text and files
  • Resume interrupted transfers
  • Two-way messaging
  • Trusted device management
  • Live transfer status
  • Share Sheet integration
Features
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Share text, photos, videos and files directly between your iPhone, iPad and Mac with MeshDrop. No account, ads or cloud relay. CONNECT NEARBY Discover devices on your local network, use Bluetooth, or connect Apple devices over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi without joining the same network. Keep MeshDrop open on both devices; peer-to-peer Wi-Fi requires Wi-Fi to be enabled. ENCRYPTED TRANSFERS Local-network and Apple peer-to-peer connections use TLS 1.3 with device identity verification. Bluetooth transfers use encrypted system connections. Confirm a device once and remember it as trusted. A USEFUL CONVERSATION HISTORY Copy received text, read Markdown, view images and play videos from conversations and history. Preview or share received files, and optionally copy received text to the clipboard automatically. Delete an individual entry together with its received file and app-managed copies on this device; your original sent file and the other device's history are preserved. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES Follow transfer progress, share from other apps on iPhone and iPad, and choose from Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. The app follows your system language. Update both devices to MeshDrop 1.1 or later for encrypted native transfers. Earlier clients using the old unencrypted protocol cannot connect to this version.

Screenshots

Timezone Spoofer4 screens
MeshDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timezone Spoofer at fortnightly against MeshDrop's every 2 months. Timezone Spoofer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Timezone Spoofer against 5.0 for MeshDrop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timezone Spoofer ships an update fortnightly, MeshDrop every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timezone Spoofer versus MeshDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimezone SpooferMeshDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZero Day Labs FZE玉琴 孙

Customer experience

Timezone Spoofer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MeshDrop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timezone Spoofer

No in-app purchases

None

MeshDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timezone Spoofer free?
Timezone Spoofer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeshDrop free?
MeshDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timezone Spoofer or MeshDrop?
Timezone Spoofer and MeshDrop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Timezone Spoofer or MeshDrop have ads?
Neither Timezone Spoofer nor MeshDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timezone Spoofer or MeshDrop?
Timezone Spoofer ships an update fortnightly, and MeshDrop every 2 months. Most recently, Timezone Spoofer was updated on October 31, 2026 and MeshDrop on October 31, 2026.

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