Comparison

VisualTimer vs Meridian

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

Head to head
About

VisualTimer

Features
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VisualTimer is a beautiful visual countdown timer featuring an analog clock face display. Set your timer with minutes and seconds, watch the colorful arc count down, and hear audio cues at key moments. Features include dark/light mode, resizable clock, flip/mirror display, and customizable sound.

About

Meridian

Features
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Know what time it is for everyone you care about, and whether they're awake, at a glance. Meridian puts your cities on a 3D globe you can spin with a finger, and gives each one a split-flap clock that flips like an old airport departures board. When it's night somewhere, that clock turns a cool blue, so you can tell who's asleep before you call, text or book a meeting. SEE THE WORLD, NOT A LIST β€’ A full-screen, interactive 3D globe with your cities pinned by their flags β€’ A moon marks every city where it's night right now β€’ Tap a city in your list and the globe spins to it FLIP CLOCKS THAT MEAN SOMETHING β€’ A split-flap clock for every city, labelled with its time zone (JST, CET, EST…) β€’ Night hours show in blue, so "can I call Mum?" is answered without doing the maths β€’ 12-hour or 24-hour time A TIME ZONE CONVERTER YOU DRAG β€’ Scrub the timeline up to 24 hours either way and watch every clock flip together β€’ Jump to any date to plan a trip, a meeting or a call across time zones β€’ Find the hour that works for London, New York and Tokyo in seconds FIND ANY CITY, ANY WAY β€’ Around 6,300 cities worldwide β€’ Search by city, by country, or by time zone: type PST, CET, IST, JST, GMT and more β€’ Add the same city twice and give each one its own name: "Mum", "Office", "Sam in Sydney" MADE FOR PEOPLE WITH SOMEONE ELSEWHERE β€’ Families and friends spread across countries β€’ Remote teams and international meetings β€’ Travellers, expats and anyone fighting jet lag β€’ Set a home time zone that's different from your phone's PRIVATE BY DESIGN Meridian has no account, no ads, no tracking and no analytics. It works completely offline. Your cities stay on your iPhone. Free. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

VisualTimer1 screens
Meridian4 screens

Verdict

The call

VisualTimer and Meridian are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
VisualTimer versus Meridian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualTimerMeridian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDatachain Consulting Pty LtdNishant Mittal

In-app purchases

None

VisualTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Meridian

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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