Earth Clock vs Time at Globe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earth Clock
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A utility app that combines aerial photography and a clock. Aerial photos are displayed randomly every minute. Aerial photos can be selected from the following: million cities around the world, Japanese cities and towns, World Heritage Sites, and OS X / macOS code names. Supports customization of date and time formats and fonts.
Time at Globe
View local times in over 20,000 cities worldwide with a visual representation of day and night on Earth. Explore city details like GPS, sunrise, and sunset times, with all local time data available offline.
- Local time for 20,000+ cities
- Interactive Earth globe with day/night
- City GPS and sunrise/sunset times
- Daylight saving date information
- Offline local time data
- Selectable time of day exploration
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This application provides information about local times in cities around the world. Additionally it shows Earth so it is very easy to find out, if it is day-time or night at specific locations. It is possible to select a city and the globe rotates, so that selected city is in the center. The application shows additional information about cities, like GPS, sunrise and sunset times, change of daylight saving dates. All data are stored locally and no internet connection is needed for local time information. Internet connection is used for advertisement only. Features: - Local time in more than 20000 cities - Beautiful Earth with day and night texture - Change order of cities - Select time of day to explore local times not only for current moment. Stay tuned, there is plan for new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earth Clock at none against Time at Globe's 1. Time at Globe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Time at Globe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earth Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Earth Clock ships an update every 4 months, Time at Globe every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Clock | Time at Globe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuhisa Asakawa | Rastislav Novotny |
In-app purchases
Earth Clock
No in-app purchases
Time at Globe
- Globe Time Extras$2.99
Questions
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Do Earth Clock or Time at Globe have ads?
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