Comparison

@Beat vs Pixel Clock Pixel

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

Pixel Clock Pixel

Features
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Pixel Clock is a nightstand clock drawn pixel by pixel. Big digits, a black background that stays black on OLED, and dimming that goes far lower than the screen itself. FEATURES • Pixel digits that fill the screen, on iPhone and iPad, upright or on its side • Swipe up or down to dim, all the way down to a faint glow • Double tap for ember mode: only the digits, as dark as it gets • Alarms with weekdays, a slow sunrise before they ring, and snooze • Seven colours plus any colour you like; light, dark or pure black background • Tap for the date, the next alarm and the battery • A few pixels fall from the digits on the hour • A StandBy widget for when your phone charges on its side • No account, no ads, no tracking ALARMS The alarm rings with a soft chime while Pixel Clock is on screen. A notification is scheduled as a backup for when it is not.

Screenshots

@Beat4 screens
Pixel Clock Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pixel Clock Pixel at 17.0 against @Beat's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
@Beat versus Pixel Clock Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter@BeatPixel Clock Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien MulotDimitry van den Berg

In-app purchases

None

@Beat

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Clock Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is @Beat free?
@Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Clock Pixel free?
Pixel Clock Pixel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do @Beat or Pixel Clock Pixel have ads?
Neither @Beat nor Pixel Clock Pixel shows ads.

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