Comparison

Sun TimeZone vs Stride Red

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

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Sun TimeZone

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Timezone turns world clocks into something beautiful. Instead of a list of numbers, watch the sun’s path across a 24-hour cycle as a smooth sine wave, with your selected cities plotted directly on the curve. A dynamic sky gradient shifts from starlit night to golden sunrise to bright day, making it instantly clear who’s awake, who’s asleep, and where the sun is. INTERACTIVE TIME DIAL Drag the scrubbing dial to glide through any hour of the day. Subtle haptic ticks mark each hour, while every timezone updates in real time. Perfect for finding that sweet spot where Tokyo, London, and San Francisco overlap. SUN PATH VISUALIZATION A scientifically inspired sine wave maps the sun’s arc over 24 hours. Each city appears as a color-coded marker, so you can immediately see which locations are in daylight and which are in darkness. DYNAMIC SKY & STARS The background is a living sky that transitions from deep midnight blues to warm sunrise tones to bright daytime hues. Softly twinkling stars animate across night regions, adding depth and atmosphere. SMART CITY SEARCH Add timezones by simply searching city names like “New Delhi,” “San Francisco,” or “Tokyo”—no need for IANA identifiers. With 50+ built-in aliases, you can also browse by region or GMT offset. DESIGNED FOR APPLE Crafted with Liquid Glass materials, fluid animations, and a dark-mode-first aesthetic. The layout adapts seamlessly: a compact stacked view on iPhone and a spacious side-by-side layout on iPad. KEY FEATURES - Sun-path sine wave with color-coded timezone markers - Interactive horizontal dial with haptic feedback - Animated day-to-night sky gradient - Twinkling star field in night zones - 8 vibrant accent colors for cities - Searchable picker with 50+ city aliases - Persistent state across launches - Responsive layouts for iPhone and iPad - No ads, no accounts, no tracking Whether you're coordinating across time zones, planning a call with family abroad, or simply curious where the sun is right now—Timezone makes it intuitive, visual, and immediate.

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Stride Red

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NOTICE: only works with iPhone Pro models (iPhone 13 Pro or newer) Stride Red uses your iPhone's LiDAR sensor to see in the dark, even total darkness, up to 15 feet away. Red monochrome coloration protects your low-light vision. Useful for walking the dog at night, hiking, hunting or fishing without using a flashlight! Note: do not rely on Stride Red while driving, cycling, operating equipment, crossing traffic, entering hazardous areas, or doing anything that requires full attention to your surroundings.

Screenshots

Stride Red2 screens

Verdict

The call

Sun TimeZone and Stride Red are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sun TimeZone versus Stride Red: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSun TimeZoneStride Red
PriceFreeFree
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS26.2 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArshdeep SinghSasan Sadat-Sharifi

In-app purchases

None

Sun TimeZone

No in-app purchases

None

Stride Red

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sun TimeZone free?
Sun TimeZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stride Red free?
Stride Red is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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