Comparison

World Clock by timeanddate.com vs Temp Mail

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

Head to head
About

World Clock by timeanddate.com

This app provides global time information, including current times, time zones, and DST details for cities worldwide. It also offers sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, and twilight times, along with country flags, currency, and dialing codes. A home screen widget offers quick access to city times.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget for city times
  • Automatic location detection
  • Time zone and DST information
  • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset times
  • Country flags and foreign currencies
  • Dialing codes
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Contains • A home screen widget for easy access to city times. • Automatic detection of your current location. • Time zone information. • Daylight Saving Time (DST) switch dates & times. • Sunrise & sunset times. • Moonrise & moonset times. • Twilight and dawn information. • Latitude and longitude coordinates. • Flags per country. • Foreign currencies. • Dialing codes (country and area codes). • Clock faces which change to show day & night. • iCloud sync across devices. • The app supports the Gregorian calendar The free app is funded by advertising. The upgrade (in-app purchase) removes all ads and provides functionality without limitations. timeanddate.com came online in 1998, and we have more than 15 years experience as the number one online provider of accurate and reliable time and date related information worldwide.

About

Temp Mail

Instantly generate a disposable temporary email address to receive emails and attachments without revealing your real inbox. Keep your personal email secure from spam, phishing, and unwanted mailings. Emails are automatically deleted after a set period.

Highlights
  • Instant disposable email generation
  • Receive emails and attachments
  • Hide from spam and phishing
  • No registration required
  • Automatic email deletion
  • Push notifications for new emails
Features
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Using Temp-Mail app, you can instantly generate disposable temporary email address and immediately receive emails, including photos or any other attachments. Forget about revealing your real email to everyone. It causes endless spam, advertising mailings, email hacking, and phishing attempts. Keep your real inbox clean and secure. Temp Mail provides a temporary, anonymous, free, disposable email address in 10minute mail style. This app is an advanced version of services also known as 10minutemail, disposable-mail, fake email, guerrillamail, mailinator, getairmail,mohmal mail, throwawaymail, tempmail, tempail, anonymous-mail, spambox, tmail, burnermail, trashmail, 20minute email, and others. But much more robust and with an option to unlock unique premium features. Why use Temp-Mail? ● Hide yourself from spam ● No registration is required ● Generate temporary disposable email ● Protect your privacy and anonymity by not allowing spam in your personal inbox ● Receive multiple or single attachment(s) which can be downloaded from email ● Multi-language ● Emails are constantly being securely deleted forever With Temp-Mail app, you can : ● Generate a new email address instantly ● Copy to clipboard or using QR-code ● Receive emails and attachments automatically ● Get push notification of new emails ● Read incoming emails, including attachments ● Download sources (EML), including attachments ● Quickly delete and/or generate new email addresses Access Extra features with Premium : ● Custom email names ● Multiple mailboxes ● In-app emails view ● Premium domains ● Extended email storage ● Premium support ● No ads If you choose to purchase Temp-Mail Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Premium subscription prices can depend on user country, you can see exact terms and prices clearly on purchase screen. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. All personal data are kept according to privacy policy, terms of service and available here: https://temp-mail.org/privacy-policy-app https://temp-mail.org/terms-of-service-app Temp-Mail in the press: Our service was mentioned a lot in various publications, youtube videos and social media posts. "Dealing with spam flooding your inbox can be stressful, and you have better things to do than go through and delete them." - Entrepreneur.com "It’s a great way of maintaining some anonymity and keeping your main email free from phishers, scammers, and dodgy data buyers." - TheNextWeb.com "The iOS app gives you a temporary e-mail address so that your 'real' inbox stays clean. This makes it an ideal solution for dealing with newsletters, bots and questionable websites"- Iphoned.nl "However, the more secure method is to take advantage of the Temp Email app. With this app, it will generate a temporary email address that isn't associated with you or your personal information. With this app, you will receive any emails sent to this email address such as any account verifications or confirmation codes." - Gadgethacks.com --- Please note: You cannot send email using this app, only receive. Moreover, our free service handling a couple millions emails per hour. Therefore, we are not able to store emails more than 1-2 hours and the domains may be the subject for change. Do not use temporary emails for registering important accounts or receiving sensitive data. We have no ability to restore emails or domains once removed. Please send us any suggestions or inquiries to : support@temp-mail.org

Screenshots

World Clock by timeanddate.com4 screens
Temp Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: World Clock by timeanddate.com at none against Temp Mail's shown. World Clock by timeanddate.com also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). Temp Mail's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (20K vs 104). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Clock by timeanddate.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Temp Mail sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Temp Mail holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temp Mail has 20K ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of World Clock by timeanddate.com's written reviews are positive against 47% of Temp Mail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
World Clock by timeanddate.com versus Temp Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Clock by timeanddate.comTemp Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (104 ratings)4.7 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings10420K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertimeanddate.comPrivatix LTD

Customer experience

World Clock by timeanddate.com

All ratings104 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative29.4%

Temp Mail

All ratings20,152 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative47.8%

User reviews

World Clock by timeanddate.com

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive timezone information and details
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Extensive city database with multiple timezones
  • 👍 Helpful daylight saving time information
  • 👍 Time zone conversion calculator feature

Room to improve

  • 🚫 No updates for years - app abandoned
  • 🚫 Widget functionality broken or unavailable
  • 🚫 iOS 18 compatibility issues
  • 🚫 Excessive location permission requests
  • 🚫 Outdated and dated visual design

Temp Mail

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Extremely helpful
  • 👍 Well-developed app
  • 🔒 Secure and private
  • 💡 Useful for creating temporary emails

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Excessive ads and paywalls
  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns

Bugs and requests

World Clock by timeanddate.com

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Widget not working or unavailable in iOS 18
  • Widget display cuts off time information
  • Widget crashes with 'unavailable to load' error
  • App crashes on startup after updates
  • Cities disappear from favorites list
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  • List reorders itself unexpectedly
  • Date display cut off on main page
  • Text missing on search page in iOS 17.1
  • Language changes automatically to German/Norwegian
  • Time zone calculations incorrect for some cities
  • In-app purchase not registering properly
  • Paid ad-free version still showing ads
  • App displays blank when opened
  • Jerky and unintuitive navigation

Requested features

15 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Weather information integration
  • Alarm/alert functionality
  • Tide time calculations
  • Time zone map visualization
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  • Ability to enter custom latitude/longitude
  • Countdown timer feature
  • Higher limit on favorite cities
  • Show seconds in digital display
  • Multiple widget design options
  • Time difference display in numbers
  • Future date/time calculation on main screen
  • Customizable background colors and font sizes
  • Pin to lock screen option
  • Seasons information display

Temp Mail

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unexpected format errors
  • Inability to receive verification codes
  • Disappearing email addresses
  • Login and subscription issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to keep email addresses for longer duration
  • Ability to use own email domain
  • Improved inbox management

In-app purchases

1 purchases

World Clock by timeanddate.com

One-time1
  • Basic Upgrade$2.99
6 purchases

Temp Mail

Subscriptions6
  • One week Premium$2.997 Days
  • One month Premium$7.991 Month
  • One month Premium with trial3 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Three months Premium$19.993 Months
  • Premium for 6 months$35.996 Months
  • One year Premium$58.991 Year

Questions

Is World Clock by timeanddate.com free?
World Clock by timeanddate.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Temp Mail free?
Temp Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, World Clock by timeanddate.com or Temp Mail?
Temp Mail is rated higher. World Clock by timeanddate.com averages 4.2 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Temp Mail averages 4.7 from 20K ratings.
Do World Clock by timeanddate.com or Temp Mail have ads?
Temp Mail shows ads; World Clock by timeanddate.com does not.
Which is updated more often, World Clock by timeanddate.com or Temp Mail?
World Clock by timeanddate.com ships an update every 2 months, and Temp Mail every 2 months. Most recently, World Clock by timeanddate.com was updated on November 1, 2026 and Temp Mail on November 14, 2026.

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