Binary vs CipherRecorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Binary time display
- 24 or 12 hour mode
- Alarm clock functionality
- Countdown timer
- Customizable button colors
- Optional sound alerts
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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.
CipherRecorder
Securely store your usernames and passwords for websites and applications. This app prioritizes your privacy with no network connection and offers biometric authentication for enhanced security.
- Add, edit, and delete password records
- Customizable name, username, password, and icon
- Face ID and fingerprint recognition
- Offline data storage
- No network connection
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Have you ever tried to forget your username or password when logging in to a website or application? I often forget it myself, don’t be afraid, this application can record your username and password, and this application will not connect to the network and involve any of your privacy. Please feel free to use it. This password record application contains functions: 1. Add password record items, you can edit name, user name, password and icon 2. Support deletion and modification, collection 3. Need to open faceid or fingerprint recognition to ensure security 4. Not involved The network connection guarantees the absolute security of the data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CipherRecorder at 100% against Binary's 50%. CipherRecorder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Binary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 13 months vs every 30 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CipherRecorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Binary asks for nothing beyond the download.
CipherRecorder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Binary's written reviews are positive against 100% of CipherRecorder's.
Binary ships an update every 13 months, CipherRecorder every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Binary | CipherRecorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wyllys Ingersoll | 昶燎 张 |
Customer experience
Binary
CipherRecorder
In-app purchases
Binary
No in-app purchases
CipherRecorder
- Remove Ads$0.99
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