Sun TimeZone vs World Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Sun TimeZone
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Timezone turns world clocks into something beautiful. Instead of a list of numbers, watch the sunβs 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 whoβs awake, whoβs 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 sunβs 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 βNew Delhi,β βSan Francisco,β or βTokyoββno 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 nowβTimezone makes it intuitive, visual, and immediate.
World Clock
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Pin your cities once. Slide time forward or back. See the whole world's clock at a glance. Instantly know who's awake, what day it is for them, and when a moment works for everyone. WHAT YOU GET β Time shift scrubber: drag up to Β±12 hours in 15 min, 30 min, or 1 hr steps β Find Best Time: jump straight to the next window when everyone's awake β Flags, local times, UTC offsets, and timezone names for every city β Day/night indicator so you can see at a glance who's asleep β Tomorrow/yesterday badge when a city's date differs from yours β Tap any city's time to copy it to clipboard β One-tap share of the current shifted moment across all your cities, or as an image card β City search from a worldwide database β Reorder and remove cities freely β Dark mode, light mode, 12-hour or 24-hour clock PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your city list lives on your device. Works offline. No account needed. TimeShift Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited cities (free stays at 12), four premium accent themes, unlimited Find Best Time searches, Share as Card, and two alternate app icons. Built for remote workers, founders, frequent travelers β anyone juggling more than one clock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sun TimeZone at none against World Clock's 1. World Clock's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. World Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sun TimeZone asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sun TimeZone | World Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | β | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | β | iPhone, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arshdeep Singh | Tomash Sugint |
In-app purchases
Sun TimeZone
No in-app purchases
World Clock
- TimeShift Pro$3.99
Questions
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