TI vs @Beat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TI
This utility app displays the current time in various unconventional formats, including decimal, hexadecimal, and Swatch Internet time. It's designed for users who appreciate unique and challenging ways to view time, with some formats requiring specialized knowledge to interpret.
- Decimal time display
- Hexadecimal time display
- Swatch Internet time
- Trigonometry clock
- PT clock
- Large, easy-to-read digits
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This clock App is meant for all those users who like to get the time in unusual or challenging ways. This App can display the time in many different ways, like for example as decimal time (which was introduced in the French Revolution), as hexedecimal time (the idea goes back to the 19th century), as "Swatch Internet time" and many others. The most challenging clocks are the trigonometry clock and the PT clock, which requires some mathematical or chemical knowledge to interpret the time correctly. This clock is for "Geeks" ;-) The App shows the time in big letters which are easy to read even from the distance. So you can use an (old) iOS device put it on a shelf so it just shows the time. Feel free to make suggestions for other "geeky" clocks I can add in the future...
@Beat
This app displays and converts Swatch Internet Time (.beat time) across your Apple devices. It allows you to set alarms and notifications based on this unique time system, which divides the day into 1000 beats.
- Display .beat time
- Convert local time to .beat time
- Convert .beat time to local time
- Set .beat time alarms
- Set .beat time notifications
- Supports iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad
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Display .beat time on your iPhone, Apple watch or iPad. Convert your local 24-hour time to .beat time and vice-versa. Set an alarm or a notification for defined .beat times. Swatch Internet Time (.beat time) is a decimal time concept with no timezone introduced in 1998 by the Swatch Group. Instead of hours and minutes, the solar day is divided into 1000 parts called ".beats".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: @Beat at Free against TI's $0.99. @Beat also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (82% vs 73%). TI's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
@Beat is free to download; TI costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
@Beat holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of TI's written reviews are positive against 82% of @Beat's.
TI ships an update every 8 months, @Beat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TI | @Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Clauss | Julien Mulot |
Customer experience
TI
@Beat
In-app purchases
TI
No in-app purchases
@Beat
No in-app purchases
