Hue Clips vs Binary Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hue Clips
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Want to let guests easily control the Philips Hue lights a room? Just connect the Hue Clips app to your Philips Hue system and create Hue Clip codes! You can place this code in a room. Guests can scan the code and use it to control the lights in that room. No more tapping Hue Bridge buttons. Your guests don't even need to install this app first, they can just scan the code and on iOS 14 the App Clip will instantly allow control.
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: Hue Clips at every 6 weeks against Binary Clock's every 12 months. Hue Clips also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 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.
Hue Clips ships an update every 6 weeks, Binary Clock every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hue Clips | Binary Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Q42 | Sayan Goswami |
In-app purchases
Hue Clips
No in-app purchases
Binary Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hue Clips free?
Is Binary Clock free?
Do Hue Clips or Binary Clock have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hue Clips or Binary Clock?
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