Zonal Time vs ZoneTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Zonal Time
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Zonal is a beautifully crafted world clock for people who live, work, and connect across time zones. Whether you're scheduling a call with a client in Tokyo, checking in on family in London, coordinating with a remote team in New York, or planning a trip to Sรฃo Paulo โ Zonal makes it effortless to know what time it is, anywhere in the world, at any moment. Your world, on one screen. Add any city from over 100 destinations worldwide, or choose from all 50 US states and Washington DC. Each location appears as a sleek card showing the local time, date, timezone abbreviation, UTC offset, and a live day-progress bar that visualizes exactly where in the 24-hour cycle that place currently sits. A time-of-day phase label โ Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night, or Late Night โ tells you at a glance whether your contact is starting their day or winding down for the night. Slide through time. Zonal's timeline slider lets you move forward or backward up to 12 hours and watch every city on your list update simultaneously. Finding a meeting window that works for everyone has never been simpler. See the overlap, pick the time, and get on with your day. Set any time, any city. Tap the time display on any card to set a specific local time for that city using an elegant iOS-style wheel picker. Dial in the exact hour and minute and Zonal instantly converts it across every location on your list โ accounting for timezone offsets and daylight saving rules automatically. Need to pin a specific date and time? Use the built-in date and time picker to lock in any moment, past or future. Daylight saving, handled automatically. Zonal applies daylight saving rules for every location based on the exact date you're viewing. Scroll forward to November and watch US cities shift back an hour. Jump to summer in Australia and see the southern hemisphere DST come into effect. A clear DST badge on each card tells you when a clock has shifted so there are never any surprises. Reorder your world your way. Press and hold the drag handle on any card to pick it up and move it to exactly where you want it. A smooth floating preview follows your finger while a gold indicator shows precisely where the card will land. Designed to be enjoyed. Zonal ships with two refined themes โ a deep dark mode with warm gold accents for night-time use, and a light parchment mode that's equally premium in daylight. Your preference is saved automatically. Every detail, from the serif clock numerals to the hairline progress bars and the gentle animations, has been considered as part of a cohesive, considered design. Zonal isn't just a utility you reach for reluctantly. It's an instrument you'll actually enjoy using.
ZoneTime
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ZoneTime lines up every city you care about on one swipeable timeline, so you can see who's awake, spot the best time to call, and share the plan in one tap. No account. No sign-up. No email. No ads. Open it, add your cities, and plan the call. FEATURES โข A synced timeline for every city, color-coded by work hours, awake hours, and night โข 7,000+ cities and every timezone, searchable offline โ even by abbreviation like EST or CET โข Tap the timeline to plan a meeting, drag either edge to adjust it, and share by email, calendar, or message โข Groups for teams, family, or clients, with custom labels for each person โข Automatic daylight saving handling โข Light and dark themes, 12- or 24-hour time Your cities and groups stay on your iPhone, and every timezone lookup works offline. No tracking of you across other companies' apps or websites, and nothing shared with data brokers. TELL ME WHAT TO BUILD See something in another world clock that you wish this one had? Email mark@vibecode.review. I read every message and I build what people actually ask for โ that is how most of this app got here. I build these apps on my own, in retirement, as a way of giving back. No company, no investors, no marketing budget โ what you pay goes purely into developing the next feature and the next app. You'll probably laugh at what I charge. Free to start, no commitment up front. Most apps want that decision before you've seen a screen, then quietly bill you. Not this one โ nothing to remember to cancel. After 7 days of use it asks you to unlock it โ one payment, and that's the last you'll hear of it. Still not sure? Extend another week, free โ I'd rather you were genuinely happy with it before you pay. This app alone, or $5.99 for all 10 โ full apps across different categories, each one built because someone asked, and your payment covers every new app you ask me to build too. Never a subscription โ yours for good, updates included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zonal Time at none against ZoneTime's 3. ZoneTime's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ZoneTime sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zonal Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zonal Time ships an update every 3 months, ZoneTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zonal Time | ZoneTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rami AlZaid | Meng-Yi Hsu |
In-app purchases
Zonal Time
No in-app purchases
ZoneTime
- All-Apps Unlock$5.99
- Unlock ZoneTime$7.99
- Unlock ZoneTime Final$9.99
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