Comparison

Zulu Time Now vs Binary Display

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

Head to head
About

Zulu Time Now

This app displays Zulu time (UTC/GMT) alongside your local time, with customizable formats and widgets for easy access. It's designed for pilots, military personnel, and anyone needing precise global timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Zulu and local time display
  • Adjustable time by sliding
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Standby mode widget support
  • Customizable time/date formats
  • Seconds display option
Features
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Introducing "Zulu Time Now" – Your Ultimate Time Companion! Stay in sync with the world and elevate your timekeeping experience with our innovative iOS app designed for pilots, military personnel, amateur radio operator and casual users. "Zulu Time Now" seamlessly integrates Zulu time (UTC/GMT) with your local time, offering a comprehensive set of features to cater to your timekeeping preferences. Key Features: • Zulu and Local Time Display: Effortlessly view Zulu time and your local time in both portrait and landscape modes, ensuring you're in tune with global and regional time zones. Both times are adjustable just by sliding your finger sideways. • Time Zones display: Add cities, countries, or time zones to see current times instantly, and easily adjust past or future times by sliding sideways for precise planning. • Apple Watch App & Complications: Stay connected on the go with our Apple Watch integration. Check Zulu time directly from your wrist with our sleek interface and enhanced complications, perfect for pilots and busy professionals. • Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Access Zulu time conveniently from your Home and Lock screens with our dynamic widgets, providing at-a-glance information without the need to open the app. • Standby mode: Users can add the widget in the new Standby mode, introduced by Apple with iOS 17. It allows users to display the Zulu and local times at all time, while the device is charging in landscape mode. • Customizable Time and Date Formats: Tailor the app to your preferences with configurable time and date formats. Choose between 24-hour, 12-hour, or Military time formats, and select from options like long, medium, short, ISO, TAF/METER, and 5-digit Julian (ordinal) date formats. • Seconds Display: Precision matters! Opt to display seconds for Zulu and/or local times, keeping you on track with every passing moment. Devices supported • All iPhones and iPads with iOS 16 and above • All Apple Watches with WatchOS 9 and above. • Please note that Apple Watch Series 4 and later models support WatchOS 9 or higher. Whether you're in military, a pilot, an amateur radio operator or simply someone who values precision in timekeeping, "Zulu Time Now" is your go-to app for staying connected to global time standards. Download now and embark on a journey where time knows no boundaries!

About

Binary Display

Features
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Make time a little more interesting. Binary Display turns the time and date into a clean LED-style binary display—on your iPhone, iPad, Home Screen, and Apple Watch. LEARN THE PATTERN Each LED row follows simple binary values, and the built-in guide helps you read the display with confidence. MAKE IT YOURS • Switch between circular, pixel, and numeric LED styles • Pick from included color themes and type styles • Show the time and date your way KEEP IT CLOSE • Add Binary Display widgets to your Home Screen • Sync your settings with Apple Watch and complications • Choose a compact clock setup for the moments you glance most BINARY DISPLAY PRO Binary Display Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks custom and photo themes, premium themes and fonts, and local weather. A purchase is not required to use the core binary clock, date display, included themes, widgets, or Apple Watch app. Some features require location permission to show local weather. Widget availability and refresh behavior vary by Apple platform. Terms of Use: https://onethreesix.studio/en/legal/binary-display/terms

Screenshots

Zulu Time Now4 screens
Binary Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zulu Time Now and Binary Display are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Zulu Time Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Binary Display sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Zulu Time Now versus Binary Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZulu Time NowBinary Display
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (844 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings844 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonsaisoft LLCVasic Stefan

Bugs and requests

Zulu Time Now

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App causes phone to lag
  • Widget only shows 12-hour time

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set alarms based on Zulu time
  • Override screen lock to keep app open
  • Apple Watch support and complications
  • 24-hour time format in widget

Binary Display

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zulu Time Now

One-time1
  • Premium Version$4.99
1 purchases

Binary Display

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Zulu Time Now free?
Zulu Time Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Binary Display free?
Binary Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zulu Time Now or Binary Display have ads?
Neither Zulu Time Now nor Binary Display shows ads.

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