LSTclock vs @Beat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LSTclock
This utility app displays local sidereal time for registered locations on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. It can also calculate sidereal time and Julian Date for any date and time, and sync locations between devices.
- Local sidereal time display
- Julian Date calculation
- Supports multiple registered locations
- Location sync between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Date and time specific calculations
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LSTclock is an iOS/iPadOS/watchOS app that displays the local sidereal time (LST) at registered location(s). On iOS/iPadOS, it can also calculate LST and Julian Date for any date and time. The list of locations can be synced between iPhone and paired Apple Watch(es).
@Beat
This app displays and converts Swatch Internet Time (.beat time) across your Apple devices. It allows you to set alarms and notifications based on this unique time system, which divides the day into 1000 beats.
- Display .beat time
- Convert local time to .beat time
- Convert .beat time to local time
- Set .beat time alarms
- Set .beat time notifications
- Supports iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad
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Display .beat time on your iPhone, Apple watch or iPad. Convert your local 24-hour time to .beat time and vice-versa. Set an alarm or a notification for defined .beat times. Swatch Internet Time (.beat time) is a decimal time concept with no timezone introduced in 1998 by the Swatch Group. Instead of hours and minutes, the solar day is divided into 1000 parts called ".beats".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: @Beat at 4.4 against LSTclock's 3.8. @Beat also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 55%). LSTclock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
@Beat holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of LSTclock's written reviews are positive against 82% of @Beat's.
LSTclock ships an update every 2 months, @Beat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LSTclock | @Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuyoshi Sawada | Julien Mulot |
Customer experience
LSTclock
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In-app purchases
LSTclock
No in-app purchases
@Beat
No in-app purchases
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