Comparison

Elsewhere vs World Clock & Global Time

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

Head to head
About

Elsewhere

Experience the time in distant cities with immersive, atmospheric scenes that reflect local weather and seasons. See real-time weather, art, and time zones at a glance, making faraway places feel closer. Share moments with custom postcards and enjoy offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric city scenes reflecting time and weather
  • Live weather effects (rain, snow, fog, lightning)
  • Original art for each city
  • Shareable 'Moment' postcards
  • Offline search and time zone functionality
  • Customizable city order and art styles
Features
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A world clock that lets you feel the time elsewhere, not just calculate it. Elsewhere shows the cities you care about through beautiful, atmospheric scenes that shift with the local time, the weather, and the seasons. Morning light, evening skies, quiet nights, a sudden thunderstorm. Every city has a sense of place, and you can see it at a glance. Whether you're calling family abroad, working across time zones, planning a trip, or simply wondering what the world feels like right now, Elsewhere makes distant places feel a little closer. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Live weather in every city. Real rain streaks, snow drifts, fog, and lightning — powered by Apple Weather. • Original art for every city, hand-tuned across morning, midday, dusk, and night. • Share a Moment: export a postcard from any city, with a one-line phrase written for that exact place and time. • Beautiful even when you're offline. Search and time zones work without a connection — perfect for flights. • No ads. No tracking. No location permission required. BUILT FOR EVERY KIND OF TRAVELER • Remote workers coordinating across time zones • Families and friends scattered across continents • Travelers planning their next trip, or remembering their last • Anyone who finds the idea of "what time is it in Tokyo right now" quietly magical Tap a city to expand it into a full-screen scene showing the current weather and local time. Reorder, swap your home city, and choose between art styles per city. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic. Weather data provided by Apple Weather.

About

World Clock & Global Time

Features
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World Clock & Global Time is your all-in-one companion for managing time across the world. Search for any city or timezone, add multiple locations to your personal list, and stay connected with local time wherever you are. Explore detailed information for every added city, including latitude and longitude, location on an interactive map, timezone information, sunrise and sunset data, and moon details. Easily compare locations and understand the current time and celestial conditions around the world. Plan your day across different timezones with built-in alarms, calendar events, and reminders based on the timezone of your selected city. Whether you're coordinating with a global team, planning international travel, or staying in touch with friends and family abroad, everything stays organized in one place. Make your time information available at a glance with a powerful collection of widgets. Add Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Inline widgets, and Dynamic widgets to keep your favourite cities, global times, timezone information, and other useful details right where you need them. Key Features * Search and add cities from around the world * Track multiple cities and global times simultaneously * View latitude and longitude for each location * See cities and their positions on a map * Get sunrise and sunset information * View moon and lunar information * Set alarms based on selected locations * Create calendar events according to a city's timezone * Create reminders for different timezones * Home Screen widgets * Lock Screen widgets * Inline widgets * Dynamic widgets for live global time information World Clock & Global Time makes global time management simple, visual, and convenient—so you always know what time it is, where it is, and what’s happening there.

Screenshots

Elsewhere4 screens
World Clock & Global Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World Clock & Global Time at none against Elsewhere's 1. World Clock & Global Time also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Elsewhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. World Clock & Global Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Elsewhere versus World Clock & Global Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsewhereWorld Clock & Global Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiogo Andre AssumpcaoHimanshu Yadav

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Elsewhere

One-time1
  • City Scene$1.99
None

World Clock & Global Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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