World Clock Time Zone Widgets vs Sunrise & Set
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Clock Time Zone Widgets
Easily track the time in multiple cities worldwide with customizable analog or digital clock widgets. Get instant access to local times from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island. Includes a conversion tool for comparing times and managing schedules across different zones.
- Analog and digital clock displays
- Search and manage 10,000+ cities
- Customizable city names
- Home, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island widgets
- Live Activities support
- Time zone conversion tool
- Sunrise/sunset and moon phase information
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Check the time, anytime! Track the local time in cities across the world, right from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island. Add cities to World Clock and select the analog or digital clocks. Then check the World Clock widget whenever you need to know the time. Features: • Attractive analog and digital clock displays, with options to display seconds and 24-hour time. • Simple UI for adding and managing cities. Search or browse 10,000+ cities by name. • Rename a city to create a custom clock, e.g., “Grandma’s House”. • Get your local time using location (GPS). • Widgets are available in many sizes and styles, including Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Today widgets. • Live Activities available on iOS 16.2+ and iPadOS 17+. See the Live Activity on your Apple Watch with iOS 18 and watchOS 11. • Stick a clock or two in the Dynamic Island with Live Activities and see them across all your apps. • Convert tool: set the date and time, compare the times across all your time zones, and then share, create a reminder, or add to your calendar with just a few taps. This is a must-have productivity tool for remote workers or anyone coordinating across time zones. • Includes easy instructions for adding the Widget to your home and lock screens. • Daylight hours shown visually, based on actual sunrise and sunset times. • Look up a location’s sunrise time, moon phase, time zone details, and more. • In-app purchase to remove ads and unlock extra features. One-time purchase — no subscriptions!
Sunrise & Set
Easily find the exact times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset for your current location. The app features colorful backgrounds that change with the time of day, offering a visually appealing and straightforward experience.
- Sunrise times
- Sunset times
- Moonrise times
- Moonset times
- Location-based data
- Colorful backgrounds
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Looking for a simple way to find the Sun and Moon times wherever you are in the world? With a simple tap of the location, and some fun colorful backgrounds to match the time of day, Sunrise & Set is a simple app for you to find your location and display the Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: World Clock Time Zone Widgets at 4.7 against Sunrise & Set's 3.7. World Clock Time Zone Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (77% vs 50%). Sunrise & Set's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. World Clock Time Zone Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sunrise & Set asks for nothing beyond the download.
World Clock Time Zone Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Clock Time Zone Widgets has 23K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of World Clock Time Zone Widgets's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sunrise & Set's.
World Clock Time Zone Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, Sunrise & Set every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Clock Time Zone Widgets | Sunrise & Set |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overdesigned, LLC | David Chester |
Customer experience
World Clock Time Zone Widgets
Sunrise & Set
Bugs and requests
World Clock Time Zone Widgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not updating correctly
- App crashing when adding/editing locations
- Incorrect time zone offsets for some locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more customization options for widgets
- Improve widget reliability and update speed
- Integrate with Apple Watch
- Add ability to calculate time differences between locations
- Provide a smaller widget size option
Sunrise & Set
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
World Clock Time Zone Widgets
- World Clock Pro$4.99
Sunrise & Set
No in-app purchases
