Comparison

Shadowline vs Nice

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

Head to head
About

Shadowline

Visualize time zones with elegant clock faces or a single 24-hour dial. Plan meetings, manage jet lag with science-based advice, and view a live day & night map. Widgets offer at-a-glance city times.

Highlights
  • World clocks with customizable themes
  • 24-hour dial for at-a-glance time comparison
  • Meeting planner with calendar integration
  • Jet lag adjustment plans
  • Live day & night map with moon phase
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Shadowline turns time zones into something you can actually see. Track the cities that matter to you, then read them at a glance — as elegant clock faces, or on a single 24-hour dial where every city sits on one ring so you instantly see who's awake, who's asleep, and the hours you overlap. FEATURES • World clocks — Add any city on Earth and see its time, day or night, and offset from you. Reorder, rename, and theme each one. • 24-hour dial — All your cities on one circular timeline. Drag to scrub through the day and find a time that works everywhere. • Meeting planner — Swipe through upcoming hours and watch every city update together. Found a slot? Add it straight to your calendar. • JetLag IQ — Heading somewhere new? Get a simple, science-based plan to shift your body clock and land ready. • Day & night map — A live world map with the real sunlight terminator, plus sunrise, sunset, and moon phase. • Widgets — Put your favorite cities and the dial on your Home and Lock Screen in styles that match your look. Everything runs entirely on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking — your cities and settings never leave your phone. SHADOWLINE PRO Free to use with up to three cities. Unlock Shadowline Pro once — a single $2.49 purchase, no subscription — for unlimited cities, every widget style, and import/export. Yours forever.

About

Nice

Features
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A highly sophisticated world clock Search for and add cities Place widgets via favorites

Screenshots

Shadowline4 screens
Nice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nice at none against Shadowline's 1. Nice also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Shadowline's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). 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. Shadowline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nice asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadowline ships an update every 2 days, Nice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shadowline versus Nice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowlineNice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKKB CoRi Technologies Private LimitedJeong-Hoon Mo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shadowline

One-time1
  • Shadowline Pro$2.49
None

Nice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadowline free?
Shadowline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nice free?
Nice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shadowline or Nice have ads?
Neither Shadowline nor Nice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadowline or Nice?
Shadowline ships an update every 2 days, and Nice every 5 days. Most recently, Shadowline was updated on October 6, 2026 and Nice on October 24, 2026.

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