Comparison

Hours vs Meridiem

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

Head to head
About

Hours

Easily compare and manage time across different cities worldwide. This utility helps you understand time differences, check local weather and daylight, and schedule events or reminders. It offers a clear, at-a-glance view of global time, perfect for coordinating across zones.

Highlights
  • Add and manage cities/time zones
  • Compare time differences instantly
  • Check weather and daylight
  • Create calendar events/reminders
  • Lock Screen widget for quick access
  • Spin dial for time progression
Features
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Hours is a simple way to work with time across cities. Add places, compare time, and understand what’s happening — anywhere, instantly. — Add and manage cities or time zones — Rename them to match people, teams, or places — Spin the dial to move through time — See time differences at a glance — Check weather and daylight — Turn any moment into a calendar event or reminder — Use the Lock Screen widget for quick access Whether you’re planning a call, working across time zones, or just figuring out “is now a good time?” — Hours keeps things clear and in sync.

About

Meridiem

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Meridiem is a world clock built for people who live across time zones — remote teams, long-distance relationships, frequent travelers, and anyone who needs to know what time it is somewhere else, at a glance. See the whole picture on a living 3D globe that tracks day and night in real time, with every city you follow pinned right where it belongs. Switch to Timeline to compare hours side by side, and let Golden Hour do the math for you — it automatically finds the best overlapping window to call, meet, or message someone in a different time zone. FEATURES - Interactive 3D globe with a real-time day/night terminator - Golden Hour: automatically finds the best time to connect across every city you track - Add any city in seconds, with smart matches for lesser-known places (search "Alaska" and Adak shows up; search "Guadalajara" and Mexico City appears, since they share a zone) - Fully customizable list — reorder or remove any city, including the ones Meridiem starts you with - A clean, calm, distraction-free design PRIVATE BY DESIGN Meridiem doesn't ask for your location, doesn't require an account, and doesn't connect to the internet at all. "You" is simply your iPhone's own time zone setting. There's no tracking, no analytics, and nothing about you ever leaves your device. Whether you're just curious what time it is in Tokyo right now, keeping up with family abroad, or coordinating with a team across three continents, Meridiem makes time zones feel simple again.

Screenshots

Hours4 screens
Meridiem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meridiem at 17.0 against Hours's 26.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hours versus Meridiem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoursMeridiem
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei MinkinAlejandro Paez

In-app purchases

None

Hours

No in-app purchases

None

Meridiem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hours free?
Hours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meridiem free?
Meridiem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hours or Meridiem have ads?
Neither Hours nor Meridiem shows ads.

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