Binary vs OnlyNumbers
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.
OnlyNumbers
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Pick a date in the past or future and and see exactly how far away it is, in days, months, or years. Keep as many as you like. Name them, or not. View in full screen. Swipe to delete, hold and drag to reorder. Pin one to your home screen as a widget and see it without opening the app. Light and dark follow your system. Text scales with your accessibility settings, all the way up. No accounts. No data collection. No ads. Your numbers stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OnlyNumbers at every 9 days against Binary's every 13 months. Binary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Binary ships an update every 13 months, OnlyNumbers every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Binary | OnlyNumbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wyllys Ingersoll | Mike Parker |
In-app purchases
Binary
No in-app purchases
OnlyNumbers
No in-app purchases
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