Timezone World Clock vs Time Strip
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.
Time Strip
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Time Strip puts a world clock on your Home Screen, with the hours aligned across cities. Each city has a row of hours, shaded from day to night. A single marker shows the current time across every row, so you can compare local times at a glance. • Show up to four cities in a Medium widget or seven in a Large widget. • See the date where each city’s day changes. • Use your preferred 12- or 24-hour clock, with light, dark and tinted appearances. Add the widget, then choose Edit Widget to select and reorder your cities. No accounts, tracking or network access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Time Strip at 3 against Timezone World Clock's 1. Timezone World Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Timezone World Clock | Time Strip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amrith Shanbhag | Emil Kashkevich |
In-app purchases
Timezone World Clock
No in-app purchases
Time Strip
No in-app purchases
Questions
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