World Clock by timeanddate.com vs Receive SMS Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Receive SMS Online
Get temporary virtual phone numbers and email addresses to receive SMS and emails from anywhere in the world. Use these disposable credentials to verify websites and protect your personal number from spam. The service is free and continuously updated with new numbers and locations.
- Receive SMS on virtual numbers
- Temporary phone numbers in USA, Canada, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Denmark
- Verify and register for websites
- Receive emails online with temporary email addresses
- Download email attachments
- Disposable messages discarded after 2-3 days
- New virtual numbers refreshed monthly
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If you are suffering from spamming on your phone number here is the solution! Our service receives SMS from anywhere in the world to our temporary phone numbers in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Our phone numbers allow you to verify and register for various websites, totally free. Not only phone number, but you can also receive emails online using temp emails with fresh domains added every week! You'll be able to download the emails' attachments if any! and create unlimited temp emails! The phone numbers are disposable and all messages are discarded after 2-3 days. Provided virtual phone numbers are refreshed with new ones every 30 days. All our virtual numbers can receive messages globally from anywhere in the world even if the sender is in a different country. Best of all, the service will always remain minimal and free. If you require free online service in a country not currently being listed, please check back later as we continuously add new locations and numbers. It is now very easy to receive SMS online without effort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: World Clock by timeanddate.com at 4.2 against Receive SMS Online's 3.2. World Clock by timeanddate.com also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 27%). Receive SMS Online's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. World Clock by timeanddate.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Receive SMS Online asks for nothing beyond the download.
World Clock by timeanddate.com holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 153 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of World Clock by timeanddate.com's written reviews are positive against 27% of Receive SMS Online's.
World Clock by timeanddate.com ships an update every 2 months, Receive SMS Online every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Clock by timeanddate.com | Receive SMS Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (104 ratings) — better | 3.2 (153 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews — better | 27.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 | 153 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | timeanddate.com | Mustafa Aboulfotouh |
Customer experience
World Clock by timeanddate.com
Receive SMS Online
User reviews
World Clock by timeanddate.com
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Receive SMS Online
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 🚀 Quick service for some
- 😍 Very good app
- 👍 Great work
- 👍 Enjoyed the service
Room to improve
- anúncios Excessive ads
- 🐛 Cannot receive verification codes
- 🐛 Numbers are used
- 🐛 App is fake
- 🐛 Does not work
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
Receive SMS Online
Reported bugs
43 issues- Spamming advertisements every 2-4 seconds
- Cannot receive verification codes
- Upgrade is a big mess
- Cannot receive code on old email
- Difficult to access account
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- Cannot use email anymore
- Unable to receive an email
- Not loading
- No notification to chosen number
- Too many unbearable ads
- Numbers are used
- Cannot get emails or texts
- No more UK number
- Unable to receive SMS online
- Nothing in verification code section for US numbers
- Don't receive code
- Ads are too annoying
- Full of adds
- Email doesn't work
- Pub à chaque clic
- Scam numbers
- Nothing is working
- App is dead and no longer usable
- Cannot receive SMS anymore
- Issue receiving code from Sweden numbers
- Numbers are used or verification code not received
- 99% Werbung und 1% App
- Numbers are used by another person
- Wants credit card for $0 fee
- Fake
- Enormément de pub
- Worst app
- All numbers are used
- Useless and fake app
- Pior aplicativo
- Não envia o código
- Horrible
- Confused and cannot figure out how to use
- Too bad
- Furada
- Rubbish App
- Chinese users cannot receive verification codes
- App installs viruses on the phone
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back old email option
- Bring back UK number
- Add more countries and rare numbers
- Fix the upgrade
- Improve the app
In-app purchases
World Clock by timeanddate.com
- Basic Upgrade$2.99
Receive SMS Online
No in-app purchases
Questions
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