Comparison

Internet Beat vs YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

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

Head to head
About

Internet Beat

This utility app displays time in a universal, time zone-independent format called 'Beats'. A beat represents 1/1000 of a day, allowing for synchronized global coordination. It also offers a decimal beat view for enhanced precision.

Highlights
  • Universal time in 'Beats'
  • Time zone independent
  • Decimal beat viewing
  • Event coordination tool
  • Global synchronization
Features
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Internet Beat time, or as some know it, Swatch Beats, is a clock which displays time in 'Beats'. A beat is 1/1000 of a day with no time zones. Everyone on the planet sees the same time and as such can be used to coordinate events, chat sessions, or just look cool. This application supports side viewing which displays decimal beats. Feel free to suggest changes and improvements.

About

YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

Features
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YAT Free is a timer app designed to make it fast and easy to create customized timed routines for any purpose. YAT Free has a clean, intuitive, and generalized design, making it a versitile app for multiple uses. Create timed routines for exercise, yoga, cooking, presentations, massage, art modelling, meditation, gaming - whatever your needs happen to be. Routines consist of any number of steps, each of which includes any number of repetitions. "Break" steps divide a routine into sections, where each section is started manually by pressing the "Start" button when you are ready. YAT Free includes a stopwatch with a novel "Repeated Trials Mode" option, which is designed for timing something multiple times and automatically calculating the average (for a more accurate or representative result). For further utility, YAT Free also includes a clock with large digits (for easy reading at a distance) and an optional ticking sound. YAT Free Features: - can (optionally) read step titles aloud at the beginning of each step - configurable time for transitioning between steps - choose color and fonts to suit your taste - 42 alert sounds to choose from - multiple vibration patterns to choose from - light and dark themes, to fit the room lighting - runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (iOS 9.0+) - portrait and landscape support A paid version of YAT is also available, if you would prefer an ad-free experience or you wish to support the developer..

Screenshots

Internet Beat1 screens
YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

Internet Beat and YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Internet Beat ships an update every 48 months, YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Internet Beat versus YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInternet BeatYAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 42 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas CherryKevin Brain

In-app purchases

None

Internet Beat

No in-app purchases

None

YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Internet Beat free?
Internet Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite free?
YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Internet Beat or YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite have ads?
Neither Internet Beat nor YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Internet Beat or YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite?
Internet Beat ships an update every 48 months, and YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite every 42 months. Most recently, Internet Beat was updated on September 30, 2026 and YAT (Yet Another Timer) Lite on October 6, 2026.

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