Comparison

Zonal vs ZoneTime

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

Head to head
About

Zonal

Features
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Zonal is a tiny, focused time-zone buddy. Add the cities and people you care about and see at a glance, what time it is for each of them right now. Need to find a slot that works across zones? Drag the dial at the bottom to travel up to 24 hours forward or back and watch every clock move together. When you find the moment, you've found your meeting time. โ€ข Every card is tinted by the local time of day there โ€” night, dawn, day, dusk โ€” so you can feel the time, not just read it. Each card shows its own date, too. โ€ข Name your entries. The name starts as the city but you can call it anything โ€” "HQ", "Mom", "Tampa". Add the same zone more than once under different names. โ€ข Tap any card for its detail page: live time, UTC offset... Set it as your base and every offset is shown relative to it. โ€ข Smart search knows common cities that aren't official time-zone names โ€” Beijing, San Francisco, Antwerp, Mumbai, and over a thousand more โ€” plus UTC and GMT. โ€ข Share an entry as a link; the person you send it to gets a preview and confirms before it's added. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads. Zonal works entirely on your device.

About

ZoneTime

Features
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ZoneTime lines up every city you care about on one swipeable timeline, so you can see who's awake, spot the best time to call, and share the plan in one tap. No account. No sign-up. No email. No ads. Open it, add your cities, and plan the call. FEATURES โ€ข A synced timeline for every city, color-coded by work hours, awake hours, and night โ€ข 7,000+ cities and every timezone, searchable offline โ€” even by abbreviation like EST or CET โ€ข Tap the timeline to plan a meeting, drag either edge to adjust it, and share by email, calendar, or message โ€ข Groups for teams, family, or clients, with custom labels for each person โ€ข Automatic daylight saving handling โ€ข Light and dark themes, 12- or 24-hour time Your cities and groups stay on your iPhone, and every timezone lookup works offline. No tracking of you across other companies' apps or websites, and nothing shared with data brokers. TELL ME WHAT TO BUILD See something in another world clock that you wish this one had? Email mark@vibecode.review. I read every message and I build what people actually ask for โ€” that is how most of this app got here. I build these apps on my own, in retirement, as a way of giving back. No company, no investors, no marketing budget โ€” what you pay goes purely into developing the next feature and the next app. You'll probably laugh at what I charge. Free to start, no commitment up front. Most apps want that decision before you've seen a screen, then quietly bill you. Not this one โ€” nothing to remember to cancel. After 7 days of use it asks you to unlock it โ€” one payment, and that's the last you'll hear of it. Still not sure? Extend another week, free โ€” I'd rather you were genuinely happy with it before you pay. This app alone, or $5.99 for all 10 โ€” full apps across different categories, each one built because someone asked, and your payment covers every new app you ask me to build too. Never a subscription โ€” yours for good, updates included.

Screenshots

Zonal4 screens
ZoneTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zonal at none against ZoneTime's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ZoneTime sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zonal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Zonal versus ZoneTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZonalZoneTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvert De SpiegeleerMeng-Yi Hsu

In-app purchases

None

Zonal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ZoneTime

One-time3
  • All-Apps Unlock$5.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime$7.99
  • Unlock ZoneTime Final$9.99

Questions

Is Zonal free?
Zonal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZoneTime free?
ZoneTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zonal or ZoneTime have ads?
Neither Zonal nor ZoneTime shows ads.

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