Binary Clock Time vs Linux Basics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Binary Clock Time
This application displays the current time using a binary format represented by changing shades of blue circles. It includes a tutorial to help users learn how to read binary time quickly.
- Binary time display
- Color customization
- Built-in tutorial
- Watch app support
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This is the most awsomest Binary Clock. It features circles that change from one shade of blue to another which indicate the time. It can be a challenge for some people to master reading binary time but with the tutorial on the information page in this app you'll be reading it in no time. Features -Change colour of circles. -Tells the time! -Watch app
Linux Basics
Learn essential Linux commands and concepts through an interactive, gamified mobile experience. Gain practical, day-to-day knowledge and discover useful tips presented in a fun and engaging format.
- Interactive learning
- Gamified approach
- Practical daily knowledge
- Cool tips
- Easy to learn
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Our new mobile interactive and gamified approach makes it easy and fun to learn Linux usage from the basic, the app gives practical day to day knowledge and cool tips in a gameful way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Linux Basics at none against Binary Clock Time's shown. Linux Basics also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Clock Time holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Binary Clock Time's written reviews are positive against 77% of Linux Basics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Binary Clock Time ships an update every 13 months, Linux Basics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Binary Clock Time | Linux Basics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better | 4.4 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron F Stephenson | Gabi Karasin |
Customer experience
Binary Clock Time
Linux Basics
In-app purchases
Binary Clock Time
No in-app purchases
Linux Basics
No in-app purchases
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