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Die App bietet leider nur wenige Möglichkeiten zur Personalisierung.
So können nur Text und Ziffern sowie die Anzeige der Sekunden aus-/eingeblendet werden.
Die Farbe der Punkte (und damit auch von Text und Ziffern) lässt sich eingeschränkt konfigurieren. Es stehen nur 14 Farben zur Auswahl, die mehr oder weniger gedeckt erscheinen. Knallige oder Pastellfarben fehlen komplett.

Das allein wäre nicht so schlimm:
Auf der Apple Watch (Ultra 2) ist die App so gut wie nutzlos, da sie das normale Zifferblatt nur nach Start der App anzeigt und selbst mit "Always-On" immer wieder auf das normale Zifferblatt zurückfällt.
Zudem wird sie von der Apple Watch App nicht als Ziffernblatt angezeigt, sondern nur als App.

Egal welche Einstellungen ich ausprobiert habe, lässt sich leider keine dauerhafte Anzeige des binären "Zifferblatts" einstellen.

Mein Fazit:
Die App tut auf dem iPhone das, was beschrieben ist. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Da sie für die Apple Watch - für den ich den Kauf getätigt habe - unbrauchbar ist, gebe ich nur 2 Sterne.
Mit 3,99 EUR ist die App, ohne die Möglichkeit sie vorher kostenfrei auszuprobieren, aus meiner Sicht deutlich zu teuer für das was sie leistet.
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding the Binary Watch app. We truly understand your frustration and apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced. We appreciate your detailed explanation of the limitations you've encountered while using the app on your Apple Watch. Unfortunately, as you've pointed out, the current functionality of the Binary Watch app on the Apple Watch is constrained by Apple's restrictions. The inability to set it as a permanent watch face and the limitations in displaying it as such are inherent to the platform's design, and we regret any frustration this may have caused. While we do our best to address user concerns and enhance the app's functionality, we encourage you to also share your feedback directly with Apple. Your input is invaluable in influencing future platform updates and improvements, and your voice can help shape the direction of the Apple Watch experience. Kind regards

Nice Format but Not in Widget

I’ve had an actual binary clock for some years, and have been looking for an app like it. What I want is for the app to (1) display seconds, (2) show hours, minutes, and seconds on three lines of up to 6 bits each (NOT binary-coded decimal), (3) have the option to not show decimal numbers next to the lights, and finally (4) do it all on a widget. Of the apps I have seen, this one comes the closest, failing only the last criterion — the widget does not show seconds and alway shows the decimal numbers. I’m hoping that the developer will give the widget the same options that the full-screen display has, in which case I I’ll give the app the full 5 stars.

UPDATE: Thanks DejaWorks for your reply! I do, however, have a couple of *decimal* digital clock widgets (3rd party, not Apple) that show seconds and update the widget ever second (search for “clock widget seconds” in the App Store). Is there some reason that this can’t be done with binary dots instead of decimal numerals??

P.S. I’m giving you 5 stars for at least trying, and for other fixed in the widget. And while you’re at it, how about a color selection in the widget?
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. On the widget; we cannot refresh the screen per second, this is why on the widget we cannot display the seconds. This is the Apple’s iOS limitation. UPDATE: Displaying provided date/time text by OS is different procedure than triggering a graphic update event. According to our experience and tries it didn’t work. We wish we had the seconds digit would blink in real time every seconds. Thanks for your update, appreciated.

Finde sie richtig gut

Nutze sie als Komplikation in der Mitte eines Zifferblatts. Hier sieht man die Stunden und Minuten. Wenn man darauf tippt dann auch Vollbild mit Sekunden. Bin sehr zufrieden. Würde mir Stunden und Minuten auch als Komplikationen für Ecken und Runde Zifferblätter wünschen.

Trotzdem top!

Not a dial

Useless for the apple watch. Don’t get fooled by the pictures, doesn’t work as dial.

Response from developer

Hi thank you for sharing your experience. Can you please update the last version ?Binary Clock is working on Apple Watch on thousands of users. I and my team included. For enquiries, please email to support@dejaworks.com

Help With Widget??

If you can help me figure out how this works as a widget, this will get 5 stars. So far, I do not see that as an option despite the description saying it is. Please let me know!

Response from developer

Please update the app to the latest version we renewed all widgets.

Good binary clock, too much bloom

It would be nice if we could use our mini-LED and OLED displays to their fullest, and not have so much artificial bloom on the binary indicators. The random stripe in the background could also be enjoyably removed. No reason for it to be there, other than to distract from the clock itself and waste a bit of extra battery.
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Response from developer

Inversion, 2.0.0 we made the LEDs bigger and removed the bloom effect. Thanks.

Nice Clock

Nice clock but I would like a BCD option. Also a widget would be nice!

Just Great

It's incredible and accurate.

Why so small?

The clock is small. There doesn’t seem to be a way to make the clock display bigger. On the watch the clock could be fully twice as big, it’s so small it’s hard to read. The settings in the app don’t seem to control the widget or the watch app.

Response from developer

We made the size bigger in new version please update.

Nice Format but Not in Widget

I’ve had an actual binary clock for some years, and have been looking for an app like it. What I want is for the app to (1) display seconds, (2) show hours, minutes, and seconds on three lines of up to 6 bits each (NOT binary-coded decimal), (3) have the option to not show decimal numbers next to the lights, and finally (4) do it all on a widget. Of the apps I have seen, this one comes the closest, failing only the last criterion — the widget does not show seconds and alway shows the decimal numbers.

I’m hoping that the developer will give the widget the same options that the full-screen display has, in which case I’ll give the app the full 5 stars.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. On the widget; we cannot refresh the screen per second, this is why on the widget we cannot display the seconds. This is the Apple’s iOS limitation.

Cool if you like Binary

I own a binary wrist watch so this app is pretty cool, they should have option for 24hr or 12hr.
If you are just getting into it you can see the numbers in the hours, min, and sec. Once you know how to read it you can turn the numbers off and only you will know the time. People seem impressed with my wrist watch so the same should happen with this app.
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