@Beat vs Swatch Time
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".
Swatch Time
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Swatch Time displays time in '.beats' and in local time. Users are available worldwide. You are able to swipe from one to the other and share the Internet time to your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swatch Time at every 5 weeks against @Beat's every 5 months. Swatch Time also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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.
@Beat ships an update every 5 months, Swatch Time every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | @Beat | Swatch Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Mulot | Nicolas Fillion |
In-app purchases
@Beat
No in-app purchases
Swatch Time
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is @Beat free?
Is Swatch Time free?
Do @Beat or Swatch Time have ads?
Which is updated more often, @Beat or Swatch Time?
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