Comparison

worldclock.today vs Desktop Mini Clock

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

Head to head
About

worldclock.today

This app visualizes time zones by replacing clock hands with city names on a single dial. A white center indicates daytime and a dark outer ring signifies nighttime, allowing for quick understanding of global time and who is currently awake. It supports up to eight cities and works offline.

Highlights
  • Cities as clock hands
  • Day/night indicator
  • Real-time global time
  • Supports up to 8 cities
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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The city is the hand. London at 4 o'clock means it's 4 PM there. Tokyo at 10 means 10 AM. City names replace clock hands on a single dial. They move in real time, just like hands would. White center = daytime. Dark outer ring = nighttime. One glance tells you the time in every city and who's awake right now. No lists. No math. No switching between clocks. Pick up to 8 cities. That's it. Built for remote teams, frequent travelers, and anyone tired of googling "what time is it in Dubai." Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac. No account. Works offline.

About

Desktop Mini Clock

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Desktop Mini Clock brings a precision LCD clock to every Apple platform — your Mac desktop, iPhone and iPad Home Screen, and Apple Vision Pro. MAC — ALWAYS-ON FLOATING PANEL A compact clock panel floats above your other windows, exactly where you need it. Lock position, stay always on top, or hide and reveal with a click. Drag anywhere, and the panel automatically stays on screen when your display setup changes. Start at login so the clock is always ready. iPHONE & iPAD — HOME SCREEN WIDGETS From a glanceable Small square to an Extra Large layout that pairs the clock with a full month calendar, pick the size that fits your life. Lock Screen accessories show the time at a glance. Set a personal photo as the widget background. APPLE VISION PRO — SPATIAL CLOCK Place the clock anywhere in your space. Scale from a subtle accent to a bold centerpiece. Hover over the date line to reveal the lunar annotation. Open the calendar or settings window while the clock stays in view. BILINGUAL — ENGLISH & TRADITIONAL CHINESE One tap switches the entire interface: date formats, weekday names, and lunar annotations all follow your language choice. Lunar calendar covers solar terms, traditional holidays, and leap months. CUSTOMIZE SETTINGS · LCD digit color and accent hue · 12 / 24-hour format · Seconds display with smooth progress bar · Date and lunar annotation on or off HONEST BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No network access needed.

Screenshots

worldclock.today3 screens
Desktop Mini Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Desktop Mini Clock at every 4 days against worldclock.today's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

worldclock.today ships an update every 2 months, Desktop Mini Clock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
worldclock.today versus Desktop Mini Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterworldclock.todayDesktop Mini Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca BarberisCHUN CHIEH TSAI

In-app purchases

None

worldclock.today

No in-app purchases

None

Desktop Mini Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is worldclock.today free?
worldclock.today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop Mini Clock free?
Desktop Mini Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do worldclock.today or Desktop Mini Clock have ads?
Neither worldclock.today nor Desktop Mini Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, worldclock.today or Desktop Mini Clock?
worldclock.today ships an update every 2 months, and Desktop Mini Clock every 4 days. Most recently, worldclock.today was updated on October 8, 2026 and Desktop Mini Clock on October 3, 2026.

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