Timezone World Clock vs AlphaTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timezone World Clock
Easily track multiple time zones with a visually appealing interface. Plan meetings across different regions and stay updated on upcoming events with home and lock screen widgets. This app prioritizes privacy with no account sign-ups or data tracking.
- World clock with up to 8 cities
- Time-of-day gradients
- Meeting planner across timezones
- Calendar event countdowns
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Timebase is a calmer way to keep time across the world. Add the cities you care about, scrub through the day to see what time it is everywhere at once, and plan meetings that actually land at humane hours. Watch your upcoming calendar events count down on the lock screen. Glance at every city from a widget on your home screen. Designed for people who live and work across timezones — distributed teams, remote workers, families abroad, frequent travelers, and anyone who just wants to know what time it is somewhere else right now. — FEATURES — WORLD CLOCK • Up to 8 cities, automatically ordered by timezone offset • Time-of-day gradients that flow with the hour, anywhere on Earth • Fluid parallax gradients that respond to how you hold your phone • Scrub vertically through the day — every clock moves together • Tap any city for daylight and the local date MEETING PLANNER • Pick participants by city, find a time that works for everyone • Anchor the meeting to anyone's timezone — your home or theirs • Save straight to your calendar with one tap UP NEXT • Native Apple Calendar integration — no signup required • See countdowns to your upcoming events • Pull to refresh for the latest changes WIDGETS (HOME & LOCK SCREEN) • Small, medium, large home screen widgets • Lock screen accessory widgets (circular, rectangular, inline) • Up Next countdown widgets in every size LIVE ACTIVITIES + DYNAMIC ISLAND • Lock screen card for your next event with a live ticking countdown • Branded gradient design that matches your event's time-of-day • Glance the time-to-next-meeting from the Dynamic Island SIRI + SHORTCUTS + SPOTLIGHT • "Hey Siri, what time is it in Tokyo?" • Spotlight indexed — search any of your cities from anywhere on iOS • Quick actions on app icon long-press CONTROL CENTER • One-tap Timebase tile (iOS 18+) ALSO • Auto-rotating app icon that changes through the day • Multiple alternate app icons • Full iCloud sync across your devices • No accounts, no signup, no tracking PRIVACY Timebase does not collect, store, or sell your data. Cities, settings, and calendar access stay on your device or sync via your own iCloud account. Crafted by @amrith.
AlphaTime
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AlphaTime makes it simple to see, compare, and convert time around the world. Whether you're working with international teams, staying connected with family and friends, traveling, or planning across time zones, AlphaTime puts the world's time zones into one clear, intuitive view. Free Features • View the current and chosen by you time across multiple locations • Start with four default cities: New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney • Pick a specific hour and minutes and see the corresponding time in every city • Choose the exact 5-minute interval you need • Convert time automatically across time zones • View live analog clocks • Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time formats AlphaTime Premium Unlock the full AlphaTime experience with an optional auto-renewable subscription. Premium includes: • Add new cities • Edit saved cities • Delete cities • Reorder your city list • Choose a saved city as your Reference City to convert time from any location in the world • Use the Time Strip to select a time in your Reference City and see that same moment across all your saved cities • Control the Return to Current Time behavior Subscription AlphaTime Premium includes a 1-month free introductory offer, followed by USD $0.99/month. Subscription availability and pricing may vary by region. You can cancel at any time through Apple's subscription management. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timezone World Clock at none against AlphaTime's 1. AlphaTime's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. AlphaTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Timezone World Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Timezone World Clock | AlphaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amrith Shanbhag | JEN EVANS TRUSHEVSKA |
In-app purchases
Timezone World Clock
No in-app purchases
AlphaTime
- AlphaTime Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
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