Comparison

@Beat vs Binary Clock by jhale.dev

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

@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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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".

About

Binary Clock by jhale.dev

This utility displays time using binary code, representing numbers with illuminated dots. It offers personalization options and includes instructions for reading the binary time format. The application is open-source.

Highlights
  • Binary time display
  • Customizable settings
  • Instructions for binary time
  • Open-source code
  • Personalization options
Features
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Instead of the digits 1, 2, 3, etc... this clock uses columns of dots that turn on and off like the 1s and 0s of the binary form of the number. Binary Clock also includes several settings you can use to personalize the clock to your liking. Just press and hold the clock to access them. If you don't know how to tell time on a Binary Clock, check out the instructions in the blog post announcing the app: https://links.jhale.dev/binaryclock Binary Clock is open-source! Check out the code yourself on GitHub: https://github.com/thehale/BinaryClock DISCLAIMER: All marketing pictures in this app store listing are designed to complement the nerdy theme of this app. The presence of various books in some marketing pictures in this app store listing does not imply an endorsement of this app by the authors of those publications. Those authors retain copyright and trademark rights to their works.

Screenshots

@Beat4 screens
Binary Clock by jhale.dev4 screens

Verdict

The call

@Beat and Binary Clock by jhale.dev both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Binary Clock by jhale.dev's written reviews are positive against 82% of @Beat's. Binary Clock by jhale.dev also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). @Beat's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for @Beat against 4.5 for Binary Clock by jhale.dev. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: @Beat has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of @Beat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Binary Clock by jhale.dev's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

@Beat ships an update every 5 months, Binary Clock by jhale.dev every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
@Beat versus Binary Clock by jhale.dev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter@BeatBinary Clock by jhale.dev
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien MulotJoseph Hale

Customer experience

@Beat

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

Binary Clock by jhale.dev

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

@Beat

No in-app purchases

None

Binary Clock by jhale.dev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is @Beat free?
@Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binary Clock by jhale.dev free?
Binary Clock by jhale.dev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, @Beat or Binary Clock by jhale.dev?
Binary Clock by jhale.dev is rated higher. @Beat averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Binary Clock by jhale.dev averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do @Beat or Binary Clock by jhale.dev have ads?
Neither @Beat nor Binary Clock by jhale.dev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, @Beat or Binary Clock by jhale.dev?
@Beat ships an update every 5 months, and Binary Clock by jhale.dev every 4 months. Most recently, @Beat was updated on July 7, 2026 and Binary Clock by jhale.dev on June 4, 2026.

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