Savvy Time vs Timezone.io (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Savvy Time grades higher than Timezone.io: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Savvy Time grades higher on features and platforms. Timezone.io grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Savvy Time
World clock and time zone converter for planning meetings
Timezone.io
World clock, time zone converter, team boards and a time API
Which one is for you
Pick Savvy Time if
- Fits if you convert meeting times between a few cities
- Works for iPhone owners who want a widget
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android, as no Android or Mac app is listed
- Tight if you stay free, as the website shows ads and the iPhone app saves only four places
- Watch out: the ad-free plan covers one browser only
- Watch out: the iOS in-app price was not shown on the App Store page read
Pick Timezone.io if
- Fits if you need to check the time in another city or compare two places
- Works for developers who want a free time zone API
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a calendar or scheduling app: it has no events or booking pages
- Skip it if you need a phone or desktop app, as it runs in the browser only
- Watch out: monthly API quotas are not enforced yet, and accounts will be emailed first
- Watch out: paid API plans are billed monthly and are non-refundable except where the law requires
How we grade them
| 3.0GPASavvy TimeVery good | 2.8GPATimezone.ioGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AAd-free is $1.99 a month, $9.99 a year or $34.99 once, under the $2.99 that the cheapest quarter of calendar tools starts at. | AThe reference site, converter and team boards are free, and the API's free plan allows 100,000 requests a month with commercial use. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe website is free with ads and the iPhone app is free for four saved places. | AFree outright for the site, and the API's free plan needs no card. |
| Features | CConverter, working-hours view, daylight saving changes, widgets and sharing. It does that job fully and it is a smaller job. | DOne narrow job: time zone data, a converter and team boards, with no events, invitations or booking. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating counted, but nothing to set up: open it and convert. | BNo store rating on record; it's a website you open and read with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone with widgets. No Android or Mac app is listed. | CWeb only, with a JSON API for developers. |
| Best for | converting meeting times across time zones | time zone reference, converter and API |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Savvy Time and Timezone.io. How we grade
Price against what you get
Savvy Time starts at $1.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Timezone.io starts at $20 a month and scores 2.0.
Savvy Time scores higher and starts $18.01 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 3 score higher than Savvy Time for less, and 70 score higher than Timezone.io for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Savvy Time | Timezone.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per month (website ad-free plan) | $20 per month |
| Free plan | The website is free with ads. The iOS app is free to download and saves four places; Pro lifts that limit. | The reference site, converter and team boards are free to use. The API's Free plan gives 100,000 requests a month at 5 requests a second, with every endpoint and commercial use, and needs no card. |
| Free trial | iOS annual subscriptions offer a 7-day free trial for eligible customers | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Savvy Time LLC | timezone.io |
| Price read from | savvytime.com | timezone.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Savvy Time
- The website carries ads unless you buy an Ad-Free plan, which applies to one browser.
- The iOS app saves four places on the free tier; unlimited places, larger widgets and no ads need Pro.
- iOS in-app purchase amounts are not shown on the App Store page read; the dollar prices here are for the website.
- The pages read list no Android or Mac app.
Timezone.io
- It is not a calendar or scheduling app: it has no events, invitations or booking pages, and it runs in the browser only.
- The pricing page says monthly API quotas are not enforced yet, and that accounts will be emailed before they are.
- Paid API plans are billed monthly through Stripe and are non-refundable except where the law requires otherwise.
- Descriptions on zone, country and city pages are AI-assisted drafts that the site says are fact-checked and reviewed by a person.
Key features
Savvy Time
- Time zone converter
- Add cities or time zones, then change a date or time to see the matching time everywhere.
- Working-hours view
- The iOS app shows the hours that work for the most places and moves every clock to the one you tap.
- Daylight saving changes
- Calculations account for clock changes, and the iOS app shows upcoming changes for saved places.
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- One Place and Compare Places widgets on iOS; the medium and large Compare Places widgets need Pro.
- Share and add to calendar
- A time comparison can be shared or added to a calendar.
Timezone.io
- World clock by zone, country and city
- Pages for every time zone, country and major city show the current local time, UTC offset and daylight saving dates, computed from the IANA time zone database.
- Time zone converter
- Compare the time in two places, with the offset between them spelled out.
- Team boards
- A team shares one public link, and teammates add themselves without an account. The board groups everyone by local time and has a slider to see who is awake at a later hour.
- Time zone API
- Endpoints look up the zone at a latitude and longitude, convert a time to up to ten zones with daylight saving gaps flagged, and list the candidates behind an abbreviation such as CST.
- Clear plan limits
- Every API plan has every endpoint, so plans differ only by request volume, per-second rate, support and SLA.
Plans
Savvy Time
Free$0
Website with ads; iOS app with four saved places and small widgets.
Ad-Free monthly$1.99
per month, billed monthly
Removes ads on savvytime.com in one browser; no account, restore with the purchase email.
Ad-Free yearly$9.99
per year
Same ad removal, billed yearly; the page says this saves 58% against monthly.
Ad-Free lifetime$34.99
one-time
Pay once, no renewals.
Timezone.io
Free$0
API plan: 100,000 requests a month, 5 requests a second, every endpoint, commercial use allowed, no card needed.
Developer$20
per month
API plan: 1 million requests a month, 25 requests a second, and 10% headroom before requests are refused.
Business$100
per month
API plan: 10 million requests a month, 100 requests a second, a 99.9% uptime SLA and priority email support.
Ways to pay less
Savvy Time
- Annual discount
Yearly ad-free plan
The ad-free page shows $9.99 a year against $1.99 a month and calls it a 58% saving.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime ad-free
A single $34.99 payment with no renewals on the website.
Timezone.io
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Savvy Time or Timezone.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Savvy Time is cheaper to start with: $1.99 a month, against $20 a month for Timezone.io. Savvy Time starts at $1.99 per month (website ad-free plan), and Timezone.io starts at $20 per month.
Which has a free plan, Savvy Time or Timezone.io?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Savvy Time and Timezone.io have a free plan.
Which platforms do Savvy Time and Timezone.io run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Savvy Time lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.