Comparison

Timezone Grid vs Meridiem

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

Head to head
About

Timezone Grid

Features
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Plan global meetings and track time zones at a glance. [City Grid] Add cities from around the world and see all their local times updated live. Each card shows the local time, UTC offset, date, and a day/night indicator โ€” everything you need at a glance. [Time Scrubber] Drag the slider up to ยฑ24 hours to instantly see what time it will be in every city. Snap to 15-minute steps for precision. Tap Now to jump back to live time. [City Detail] Tap any city card to see full details: large time display, UTC offset badge, DST status, and day/night info. [DST & Day/Night] Daylight saving time is handled automatically. A sun or moon icon shows whether it's daytime or night at a glance. [Reorder & Customize] Long-press cards to drag them into your preferred order. Swipe left to delete a city. Pin a home city for easy reference. [Presets] Save city combinations as presets and switch between them instantly. Perfect for teams spread across multiple time zones. [Share] Share the current time across all your cities as a formatted text snapshot โ€” great for team stand-ups or travel planning. Free to use. No subscription required.

About

Meridiem

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Meridiem is a world clock built for people who live across time zones โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

Timezone Grid4 screens
Meridiem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Timezone Grid at 15.1 against Meridiem's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
Timezone Grid versus Meridiem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimezone GridMeridiem
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpilyeong heoAlejandro Paez

In-app purchases

None

Timezone Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Meridiem

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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