Comparison

Disappearing Bedside Clock vs ZoneTrekker

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

Head to head
About

Disappearing Bedside Clock

This bedside clock fades the display after an adjustable time, allowing for a peaceful rest. Touch, wave, or even a footstep can reveal the time. It offers optional dimming and voice activation for convenience.

Highlights
  • Disappearing clock display
  • Touch, wave, or vibration activation
  • Adjustable time fadeout
  • Optional brightness dimming
  • Voice activation with Siri
  • Digital or analog display
  • Customizable time color
Features
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A bedside clock that keeps you in the dark—except when you want to know the time. The clock display disappears after an adjustable time interval, letting you (and the device) rest peacefully. Touch the screen to check the time, which will again disappear after the adjustable interval. On iPhones in portrait orientation, you don't have to touch the screen to see the time. Simply wave your hand in front of the screen to activate the iPhone's proximity detector and the time display! Or, on all devices, enable adaptive vibration sensing to activate the display with a touch to your nightstand or even a footstep on your floor. Optional brightness dimming is also provided, which lowers the screen's backlight brightness on LCD devices once the clock has disappeared to produce an even darker display and lower power consumption. (The backlight is dimmed as low as possible automatically, but it is not turned off. On iPhones in portrait orientation, holding your hand in front of phone's proximity sensor for a full second will turn off the backlight. ) If you have enabled "Hey Siri!" you can activate the time display with your voice. Simply say "Hey Siri! Goodbye." to see the time! Use Siri to enable Do Not Disturb mode and manage alarms. Embrace the darkness! Features: * Digital or analog, 12 or 24-hour time display options (2 & 3-finger long press toggles) * Swipe right or tap to display the time * Adjustable, automatic time-display fadeout * Swipe left to immediately darken the display * Double tap to toggle between automatic disappearance mode and always-on time display * Pan vertically with two fingers to adjust undimmed display brightness * Optional automatic backlight dimming * Select normal or thin display fonts (one-finger long press to toggle) * Customize the time-display color * Hide date option * No-touch activation > proximity detection on iPhones in portrait orientation > adaptive vibration sensing > voice activation using Siri The default vibration sensitivity setting is quite high, so you may want to decrease it slightly if ambient vibrations are triggering the display unintentionally. No ads, no in-app purchases, no nonsense.

About

ZoneTrekker

Track local time, weather, holidays, and timezones for any location worldwide. Customize lists, set alarms, and compare time differences with visual aids. Get detailed weather history and holiday information.

Highlights
  • Customizable location lists
  • Real-time local time and weather
  • Public holiday tracking
  • Timezone comparison charts
  • Location-based alarms
  • 24-hour weather history
Features
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At a glance - local time, weather, public holidays, timezone comparisons and location alarms for any list of locations around the world Create your own custom list of locations that you are interested in Uses color coding to show working hours, non-working hours, nigh-time and public holidays - Main screen A custom list of locations of all your friends, family or associates Shows current status, day of week, local time, timezone, next alarm event, next public holiday, current temperature and weather description Customise this list, and add any location around the world, either from included 40,000+ in-app database, or via full internet map search - Location Details screen Tap on ellipsis to get full location detail summary, set or edit alarms, list of all holidays and observances for this year and next, and see a detailed 24hr weather history - Timezone comparisons See a full-screen graphic with local hours of the day laid side-by side for all your locations, with a red line showing the time right now Select any date to see how comparison hours shift when daylight savings starts or ends

Screenshots

Disappearing Bedside Clock4 screens
ZoneTrekker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Disappearing Bedside Clock at 4.3 against ZoneTrekker's 3.4. Disappearing Bedside Clock also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 63%) and ratings volume (92 vs 5). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99 and ZoneTrekker $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disappearing Bedside Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disappearing Bedside Clock has 92 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Disappearing Bedside Clock's written reviews are positive against 63% of ZoneTrekker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, ZoneTrekker every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Disappearing Bedside Clock versus ZoneTrekker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisappearing Bedside ClockZoneTrekker
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.3 (92 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings92 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidnight Oil Enterprises LLCozPDA

Customer experience

Disappearing Bedside Clock

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.9%

ZoneTrekker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Disappearing Bedside Clock

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Settings change on their own
  • App crashes on open after 14.2 update
  • Long-proximity gesture doesn't work
  • Backlight trick doesn't work in iOS 13
  • Screen doesn't go off
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  • Screen stuck at full brightness
  • Screen doesn't go completely dark
  • Backlight always on faintly
  • Wave feature works intermittently
  • Crash on open

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add outside temperature
  • Add alarm function
  • Add snooze/off button for iOS alarm
  • Option for specific hours for always-on vs. vibrate
  • Add weather information
Show 1 more
  • Change background color

ZoneTrekker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Disappearing Bedside Clock

No in-app purchases

None

ZoneTrekker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disappearing Bedside Clock free?
Disappearing Bedside Clock costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZoneTrekker free?
ZoneTrekker costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Disappearing Bedside Clock or ZoneTrekker?
Disappearing Bedside Clock is rated higher. Disappearing Bedside Clock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while ZoneTrekker averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Disappearing Bedside Clock or ZoneTrekker have ads?
Neither Disappearing Bedside Clock nor ZoneTrekker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disappearing Bedside Clock or ZoneTrekker?
Disappearing Bedside Clock ships an update every 4 months, and ZoneTrekker every 3 months. Most recently, Disappearing Bedside Clock was updated on November 1, 2026 and ZoneTrekker on November 1, 2026.

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