@Beat vs Pebble Core
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".
Pebble Core
Manage your smartwatch, customize settings, and explore a variety of watchfaces and apps. Sync health data, control notifications, and update firmware. Supports a wide range of smartwatch models.
- Bluetooth pairing
- Watchface and app gallery
- Firmware updates
- Notification control
- Health data sync
- Developer tools
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Pebble Core is the official iPhone app for managing your Pebble smartwatch, Pebble Index 01 ring and other Core Devices products. Pair your watch and/or ring, customize your settings, and discover a growing ecosystem of watchfaces, apps, and tools designed for your device. Features include: • Bluetooth pairing and reconnection • Watchface and app gallery browsing • Firmware updates and bug reporting • Notification control and preferences • Health data sync (steps, sleep, heart rate*) • Developer tools for sideloading and debugging This app supports all Core Devices smartwatches (Pebble 2 Duo, Pebble Time 2, Pebble Round 2), Pebble Index 01 ring, and older Pebble models (Pebble, Pebble Steel, Pebble Time, Time Steel, Time Round, and Pebble 2) Built for long battery life, fast sync, and full compatibility. This app is open source - https://github.com/coredevices/mobileapp.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pebble Core at every 11 days against @Beat's every 5 months. Pebble Core also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 19) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). @Beat's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 70%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for @Beat against 4.5 for Pebble Core. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 72 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of @Beat's written reviews are positive against 70% of Pebble Core's.
@Beat ships an update every 5 months, Pebble Core every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | @Beat | Pebble Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 70.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Julien Mulot | Core Devices LLC |
Customer experience
@Beat
Pebble Core
Bugs and requests
@Beat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pebble Core
Reported bugs
1 issue- None mentioned
Requested features
1 request- Standard email registration option
In-app purchases
@Beat
No in-app purchases
Pebble Core
No in-app purchases
