NetTime vs Binary Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NetTime
This utility app displays the current time as a decimal, known as 'beats'. A day is divided into 1,000 beats, with each beat lasting 86.4 seconds. It offers a consistent time representation globally, unaffected by time zones or daylight saving changes.
- Displays time in decimal beats
- 1,000 beats per day
- Time zone and daylight saving neutral
- Optional Notification Centre display
- Calculates beats for any given time
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NetTime: an app to show the current number of beats on your iOS device! A beat is the time represented as a decimal. There are 1,000 in a day, each of which lasts 86.4 seconds. The time in beats is the same no matter where you are in the world, regardless of whether daylight savings is in effect! NetTime shows the current number of beats on your iOS device and (optionally) notification centre. It can also calculate the number of beats at any given time. All feedback and suggestions are more than welcome!
Binary Clock
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A simple, flexible, customizable binary clock app that let's you see time in binary coded decimals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NetTime at every 3 months against Binary Clock's every 12 months. NetTime also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NetTime ships an update every 3 months, Binary Clock every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetTime | Binary Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waving Cat Apps Ltd. | Sayan Goswami |
In-app purchases
NetTime
No in-app purchases
Binary Clock
No in-app purchases
