@Beat vs XQUAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
@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".
XQUAD
This app offers intelligent off-grid positioning and navigation with team creation, destination guidance, and short message capabilities. It's designed for outdoor adventures, search and rescue, and various group activities.
- Off-grid positioning and navigation
- Team creation and management
- Destination navigation
- Short message sending/receiving
- Electronic fence
- SOS function
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Xquad 03 is a new type of intelligent off-grid positioning and navigation device which integrates built-in GPS module, radio technology and spread spectrum technology etc.It has the functions of team creation, destination navigation, sending and receiving short messages in the team, electronic fence, and SOS in the team etc.It is very suitable for outdoor adventure, gliding flight, military development, search and rescue, fire fighting, skiing, camping, music festival, cycling and other scenes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: @Beat at 82% against XQUAD's 0%. @Beat also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). XQUAD's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: @Beat has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of @Beat's written reviews are positive against 0% of XQUAD's.
@Beat ships an update every 5 months, XQUAD monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | @Beat | XQUAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Mulot | Beijing Tele Industry Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
@Beat
XQUAD
In-app purchases
@Beat
No in-app purchases
XQUAD
No in-app purchases
