Comparison

World Timezone Calendar vs TimeBuddy

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

Head to head
About

World Timezone Calendar

Easily schedule meetings and events across different time zones. This app helps you find the perfect time for global coordination by comparing multiple time zones and integrating with your existing calendar. Plan ahead with future time views and share events that automatically adjust to recipients' local times.

Highlights
  • Cross-timezone scheduling
  • View calendar in multiple timezones
  • Time travel to plan ahead
  • Add unlimited timezones
  • Day/night indicators
  • Home screen widget
  • Global event sharing
Features
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Coordinate global meetings, calls, and events without the timezone math. Standard world clocks only tell you what time it is right now. World Calendar goes further: it’s a powerful timezone converter and international meeting planner that lets you look into the future to find the perfect time for everyone. Whether you are scheduling a global team sync, planning an international trip, or calling family overseas, World Calendar integrates directly with your iOS Calendar to make cross-timezone scheduling effortless. CROSS-TIMEZONE SCHEDULING Compare multiple timezones side-by-side to instantly pinpoint the ideal meeting time. Tap anywhere to set a target time, and tap twice to seamlessly create an event directly in your calendar. VIEW YOUR CALENDAR IN MULTIPLE TIMEZONES World Calendar displays your existing events across all your selected timezones. Create, edit, and share events with a single tap, ensuring your global schedule is always perfectly aligned. KEY FEATURES: • Time Travel: Scroll into the future to plan days, weeks, or months ahead. • No Limits: Add and compare as many timezones as you need. • Day/Night Indicators: Instantly see if your contact is awake or asleep. • Home Screen Widget: Check your favorite timezones at a glance without unlocking your device. • Watch Widget and App: Put your recently selected timezones on your wrist • Easy Search: Find locations by city name, timezone abbreviation (e.g., EST, GMT), or UTC offset. • Global Sharing: Send event invites to other users that automatically adapt to their local timezone. • DST Accuracy: Fully automatic adjustments for daylight saving time changes globally. • Nautical Time Zones: Full support for standard UTC offsets without DST adjustments. • Landscape View: Turn your device for a wider, comprehensive timeline view.

About

TimeBuddy

This app helps you focus on tasks with a customizable multi-step timer. Break down goals into mini-goals and receive spoken alerts and reminders across devices. Track progress and share achievements with shareable graphics.

Highlights
  • Reusable multi-step timer sessions
  • Simultaneous session support
  • Cross-device reminders
  • Spoken timer alerts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Focus session history
  • Customizable graphic templates
Features
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TimeBuddy is a simple, multi-step productivity timer that helps you focus on your daily tasks. You can create a session for tasks like cooking, working out, or studying. Then break up your goal into steps or mini-goals. Here is an example of a quick 10-minute workout session: · Bodyweight Squats for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Push-Ups for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Plank with T-Rotation for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Alternating Standing Oblique Crunches for 2 minutes · Finish with a Rest for 30 second ——— Features ——— - Stay focused by running reusable multi-step timer sessions to achieve your goal. = Multiple sessions can run simultaneously. - Receive reminders across devices while progressing and finishing sessions. - Spoken alerts will talk you through your timers so you can stay focused. - Access sessions on the home screen with widgets. - Keep track of your progress with the focus session history. - Share your progress with our gorgeous customizable graphic templates. - Access sessions securely on all of your devices using iCloud. - Customize the appearance of the app with alternate theme colors and app icons. - Enjoy focusing in the dark with our gorgeous dark mode. ——— TimeBuddy Plus ——— TimeBuddy is made by me, Matt, a solo developer! I believe that TimeBuddy’s core features should be free for everyone to use, but if you want to support and help me work on the app full time, you can subscribe to TimeBuddy Plus to unlock all features. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a TimeBuddy Plus subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse

Screenshots

World Timezone Calendar4 screens
TimeBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Timezone Calendar at 76% against TimeBuddy's 0%. World Timezone Calendar also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (295 vs 5). TimeBuddy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. World Timezone Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeBuddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Timezone Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Timezone Calendar has 295 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of World Timezone Calendar's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimeBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Timezone Calendar ships an update every 4 months, TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
World Timezone Calendar versus TimeBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Timezone CalendarTimeBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (295 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings295 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeospike Pty LtdMasterMind Software LLC

Customer experience

World Timezone Calendar

All ratings295 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative14.0%

TimeBuddy

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

World Timezone Calendar

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 🐛 Inappropriate ads in free version
  • 🐛 Widget settings not saved
  • 🐛 Cannot add new events with double tap
  • 🐛 Timezone abbreviations not displayed
  • 🐛 Search feature doesn't work
Show 2 more
  • 🐛 Crashes when adding a city
  • 🐛 Widget expansion settings not saved

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more cities
  • Option to freeze time zones for comparison
  • Switch between 24-hour and AM/PM clock
  • Cleaner design with better calendar event integration
  • Ability to pick a specific date to view

TimeBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Timezone Calendar

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$19.95
4 purchases

TimeBuddy

Subscriptions3
  • TimeBuddy Plus$4.991 Month
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeBuddy Plus$49.99

Questions

Is World Timezone Calendar free?
World Timezone Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeBuddy free?
TimeBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Timezone Calendar or TimeBuddy?
World Timezone Calendar is rated higher. World Timezone Calendar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while TimeBuddy averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do World Timezone Calendar or TimeBuddy have ads?
World Timezone Calendar shows ads; TimeBuddy does not.
Which is updated more often, World Timezone Calendar or TimeBuddy?
World Timezone Calendar ships an update every 4 months, and TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. Most recently, World Timezone Calendar was updated on September 26, 2026 and TimeBuddy on September 29, 2026.

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