Comparison

World Clock 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

World Clock

Features
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Pin your cities once. Slide time forward or back. See the whole world's clock at a glance. Instantly know who's awake, what day it is for them, and when a moment works for everyone. WHAT YOU GET โ€” Time shift scrubber: drag up to ยฑ12 hours in 15 min, 30 min, or 1 hr steps โ€” Find Best Time: jump straight to the next window when everyone's awake โ€” Flags, local times, UTC offsets, and timezone names for every city โ€” Day/night indicator so you can see at a glance who's asleep โ€” Tomorrow/yesterday badge when a city's date differs from yours โ€” Tap any city's time to copy it to clipboard โ€” One-tap share of the current shifted moment across all your cities, or as an image card โ€” City search from a worldwide database โ€” Reorder and remove cities freely โ€” Dark mode, light mode, 12-hour or 24-hour clock PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your city list lives on your device. Works offline. No account needed. TimeShift Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited cities (free stays at 12), four premium accent themes, unlimited Find Best Time searches, Share as Card, and two alternate app icons. Built for remote workers, founders, frequent travelers โ€” anyone juggling more than one clock.

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

World Clock4 screens
Meridiem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meridiem at none against World Clock's 1. World Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. World Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meridiem asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
World Clock versus Meridiem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld ClockMeridiem
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomash SugintAlejandro Paez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Clock

One-time1
  • TimeShift Pro$3.99
None

Meridiem

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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