Comparison

Binary vs Clocks in Motion

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

Head to head
About

Binary

This utility displays time using binary code represented by LED-style buttons. It offers customizable display modes, an alarm, and a countdown timer, making it educational for learning binary counting.

Highlights
  • Binary time display
  • 24 or 12 hour mode
  • Alarm clock functionality
  • Countdown timer
  • Customizable button colors
  • Optional sound alerts
Features
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Display time using LED-type buttons that correspond to binary values for the hours, minutes, and seconds. Educational for learning binary counting. Options: * 24 or 12 hour mode * Alarm Clock * Countdown Timer mode * Optional "beep" sound * Select a variety of colors for the buttons.

About

Clocks in Motion

This utility app transforms analog clock hands into a dynamic seven-segment digital display. It offers customizable 12 or 24-hour formats and supports both light and dark themes to match system settings or user preference.

Highlights
  • Analog hands form digital display
  • 12 or 24-hour format
  • Light and dark appearance modes
  • System-based theme switching
  • Kinetic art integration
Features
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A clock so beautiful you'll watch it change. Every digit is drawn by tiny analog clock faces—24 in all—their hands sweeping into position each minute to spell out the time. Part timepiece, part kinetic art. Give it sixty seconds. You'll never want a plain digital clock again. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • A living display for your nightstand, desk, or shelf • Minimal, elegant, and mesmerizing to watch • One-time $0.99 — no subscriptions, no ads, no in-app purchases HOW IT WORKS Each digit is a 3×2 grid of six clock faces. Forty-eight hands choreograph themselves every sixty seconds, sweeping smoothly to their new positions to redraw the time. ALARMS Create alarms with a label, choose which days they repeat, and set a snooze from 1 to 30 minutes. When an alarm fires, a countdown Live Activity appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, showing exactly how much snooze time remains. ALWAYS-ON / BEDSIDE MODE Long-press the clock to enter always-on mode: the display dims, overlays disappear, and the idle timer is disabled—perfect as a quiet bedside or desk clock. Tap once to exit. AIRPLAY Send the clock to an Apple TV or any AirPlay 2 display. It fills the screen in the full television layout and stays perfectly in sync. WIDGET Add the medium Home Screen widget—independently configurable per instance for time format, theme, and accent color. CUSTOMIZE • 12-hour or 24-hour format • Light, Dark, or System theme • Hand accent: System, Blue, Green, or Amber ACCESSIBILITY Reduce Motion snaps transitions instead of sweeping. Increase Contrast switches to a high-separation opaque palette. VoiceOver reads the current time as one element. The same beautiful clock is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Screenshots

Binary3 screens
Clocks in Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Binary at Free against Clocks in Motion's $0.99. Binary also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Clocks in Motion's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 13 months). On 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

Binary is free to download; Clocks in Motion costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clocks in Motion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binary ships an update every 13 months, Clocks in Motion every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Binary versus Clocks in Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinaryClocks in Motion
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWyllys IngersollStefano Acerbetti

Customer experience

Binary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Clocks in Motion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Binary

No in-app purchases

None

Clocks in Motion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Binary free?
Binary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clocks in Motion free?
Clocks in Motion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Binary or Clocks in Motion?
Clocks in Motion is rated higher. Binary averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Clocks in Motion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Binary or Clocks in Motion have ads?
Neither Binary nor Clocks in Motion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Binary or Clocks in Motion?
Binary ships an update every 13 months, and Clocks in Motion every 4 weeks. Most recently, Binary was updated on October 2, 2026 and Clocks in Motion on September 19, 2026.

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