Comparison

Cross vs Zeit

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

Head to head
About

Cross

Features
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Cross — Tasks, Done Your Way €4.99. Once. Forever. No subscriptions. No free tier. No compromises. Cross is built for people who take their workflow seriously — and who know that the best tools don't come with monthly invoices. Your notes already live in Notion. Your tasks should too. Cross connects directly to your Notion databases and keeps your to-dos exactly where your thinking happens. Add, complete, and organize tasks without opening a browser tab. No copy-pasting. No drift. WHAT YOU GET — Native Notion sync, always in real time — Minimalist Mode — Smart folders to cut across projects — Focus Timer to lock in and finish what you start — Home screen widgets for at-a-glance priorities — Clean, minimal design with nothing in the way BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T SETTLE Cross isn't for everyone. It's for the people who have already tried every productivity app and realized the problem isn't their system — it's that their tools don't talk to each other. Cross fixes that, quietly, without asking for anything more. ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER. Pay once. Get everything. Every future update, included. No upsells, no locked features, no subscription guilt. Just a tool that works — every single day.

About

Zeit

Effortlessly plan across different time zones with this app. Visualize city hours alongside your local time, preview future times with a swipe, and easily identify overlapping work hours. It offers iCloud sync and clean light/dark modes.

Highlights
  • Horizontal hour strips for multiple time zones
  • Visual working hours and off-hours
  • Swipe to preview future times
  • Unlimited city additions
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Light and dark modes
Features
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Zeit makes planning across time zones effortless. See every city's hour next to yours, swipe through the day, and instantly find the overlap — no mental math, no date rollover headaches. • Horizontal hour strips across every time zone you add • Working hours and off-hours shaded at a glance • Swipe to preview any future time; tap Now to snap back • Add unlimited cities — your local time is always first • 12-hour or 24-hour format • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Clean light and dark modes • Free, private, no accounts

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
Zeit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zeit at Free against Cross's $4.99. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zeit is free to download; Cross costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, Zeit monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cross versus Zeit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossZeit
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.226.2
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntje SchroderBlackbelt Labs

In-app purchases

None

Cross

No in-app purchases

None

Zeit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeit free?
Zeit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cross or Zeit have ads?
Neither Cross nor Zeit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross or Zeit?
Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zeit monthly. Most recently, Cross was updated on November 5, 2026 and Zeit on November 5, 2026.

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