Comparison

GlobeTempus Plus vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

GlobeTempus Plus

Features
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The world clock and meeting planner for people who work across time zones — and for the people you work with. Add the cities of your colleagues, clients, friends and family. Slide one timeline and instantly see what time it is for everyone — with their working hours, date and weather — so you can pick a meeting time that works for all. WHY GLOBETEMPUS+ • No more time zone math: one timeline for every location • See who is at work, who is off and who is asleep • Invite people and see when they're actually busy • Set an alarm at their time — for a city or a person • Create the meeting right from the timeline, at the right time for everyone • Built for iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac with a clean dark design ALARMS AT THEIR TIME — NEW • Pick a time and days in their city: the alarm rings at that time there, wherever you are • Follows daylight saving changes on both sides and skips their public holidays • For people too: the alarm follows them when they travel to another time zone • Snooze with a countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island INVITE PERSON • Invite someone by email or message; once they accept, you both see each other's busy time • Only busy blocks are shared — never event titles, notes or attendees • Their card shows their local time, their city if they share it, and today's busy strip; all-day events show as Away • Either of you can stop sharing at any time, from the card or from Connections YOUR CALENDAR, EVERY ZONE • See your meetings on the timeline next to every city • Open any event for its details, notes, location and links • Pick a free slot and create the event in seconds — with a warning if it falls on someone's public holiday HOLIDAYS BUILT IN • A HOLIDAY badge on a card and in the widget shows who is out of office • Upcoming public holidays for every location, in more than 240 countries — including India, with regional holidays in Germany, the US, Canada and Australia DESIGNED FOR IPHONE DUO • Unfolded, your locations and people spread into two columns, packed without gaps • Folded, everything fits the outer display — fold and unfold at any time ON YOUR MAC • GlobeTempus+ for Mac lives in your menu bar — one click shows every time zone • Your locations, names and working hours sync via iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac FEATURES • World clock — city cards with local time, date, time difference and weather • Timeline — slide through hours and days to compare times across all your locations • Working hours — set working hours and days for each location • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Compact or extended cards, 12- or 24-hour time • Accurate daylight saving time (DST) and non-standard offsets • iCloud sync, no account needed UNLOCK EVERYTHING GlobeTempus+ is free with your location, two more cities, three people and one alarm — working hours, holidays and widgets included. Unlock Everything for: • Unlimited locations for every client, teammate and trip • Unlimited people to share busy time with • Unlimited alarms at their time • Your full calendar: open events and create meetings from the timeline Try it free for a week, then subscribe yearly or monthly — or buy it once. One purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Privacy Policy: https://carryapps.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://carryapps.com/terms/ Questions or ideas? Write to support@carryapps.com — we read every message.

About

Anchor

Effortlessly capture thoughts, notes, photos, and documents with a quick capture bar. This app automatically organizes your information and makes it searchable via Siri or Spotlight, acting as a private digital second brain. It intelligently connects related memories and offers widgets for easy access.

Highlights
  • One-tap capture bar
  • Searchable screenshots and photos
  • Automatic information extraction
  • Siri and Spotlight integration
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Anchor is a quiet second brain for your iPhone. Capture anything in one motion — a thought, a voice note, a photo, a screenshot or a scanned document — and Anchor files it for you. Then just ask Siri or search Spotlight, and it’s there. REMEMBER ANYTHING, IN ONE MOTION • A capture bar that’s always one tap away: type, dictate, snap or paste • Screenshots and photos become searchable — text is read on device • Scan warranties, receipts and whiteboards into memories FILED FOR YOU • People, places, dates and to-dos are pulled out automatically • With Apple Intelligence, Anchor writes clear titles and summaries, privately on device • Works on every supported iPhone — built-in extraction needs no special hardware JUST ASK SIRI • “Remember something in Anchor” • “Search Anchor” — the Wi‑Fi password, a door code, a book tip • Every memory is indexed in Spotlight, so you can find it without opening the app WAITING ON YOU • Anchor spots what you need to do and keeps it in view • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy • A Control Center control and Action button support for one-press capture • Capture from Apple Watch with your voice SEE HOW IT CONNECTS • A living graph links the people and topics in your life, so one memory leads to the next • Resurfaced: one memory worth seeing again, every day PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No tracking. Intelligence runs on your iPhone and sync stays in your private iCloud. ANCHOR PRO Try Anchor free with up to 15 memories. Anchor Pro unlocks unlimited memories — weekly, monthly or yearly. New subscribers can start with a free trial or an introductory price. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GlobeTempus Plus4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

GlobeTempus Plus and Anchor are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. GlobeTempus Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Anchor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlobeTempus Plus ships an update every 4 days, Anchor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GlobeTempus Plus versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobeTempus PlusAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIevgenii Lebidmatthew newman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GlobeTempus Plus

Subscriptions2
  • GlobeTempus Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • GlobeTempus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • GlobeTempus Plus Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions3
  • Anchor Pro Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Anchor Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Anchor Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is GlobeTempus Plus free?
GlobeTempus Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlobeTempus Plus or Anchor have ads?
Neither GlobeTempus Plus nor Anchor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GlobeTempus Plus or Anchor?
GlobeTempus Plus ships an update every 4 days, and Anchor every 5 days. Most recently, GlobeTempus Plus was updated on November 1, 2026 and Anchor on October 29, 2026.

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