Comparison

Desk Clock vs Binary Display

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

Head to head
About

Desk Clock

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a beautiful desk clock. Prop it on a nightstand, a dock, or your desk, pick a face, and let it run. The screen stays awake for as long as the clock is up. TEN FACES, EACH ONE CRAFTED - Digital, in three materials: solid, frosted, and glass - Flip, the classic split-flap board - Analog, a Bauhaus-inspired dial with a golden second hand - E-ink, quiet as paper - Pixel, LED, and Time Tuner, for a warm retro glow - Card, Caption, and Photo, ambient faces with personality Swipe to change faces. Long-press to browse them all in a gallery. EASY ON YOUR EYES AT NIGHT Most faces sit on a true black canvas, so the screen stays quiet in a dark room and OLED displays sip power. The Photo face goes further: its scenery changes from day to night with the real sun in your time zone. MADE FOR THE DESK AND THE BEDSIDE - Works in portrait and landscape - No ads, no account, nothing to set up FREE TO USE, ONE PURCHASE TO OWN IT ALL Digital, Flip, and E-ink are free, and you can preview every face live. A single lifetime purchase unlocks all ten. No subscription. PRIVACY Desk Clock collects no data. No analytics, no tracking, nothing leaves your iPhone.

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 displayβ€”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 β€’ Switch between circular, pixel, and numeric LED styles β€’ Pick from included color themes and type styles β€’ Show the time and date your way KEEP IT CLOSE β€’ Add Binary Display widgets to your Home Screen β€’ Sync your settings with Apple Watch and complications β€’ 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

Desk Clock4 screens
Binary Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Binary Display at 4 against Desk Clock's 1. Binary Display also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Desk Clock 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.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Desk Clock versus Binary Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesk ClockBinary Display
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh PhongVasic Stefan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Desk Clock

One-time1
  • All Access$9.99
1 purchases

Binary Display

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly3 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Desk Clock free?
Desk Clock 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 Desk Clock or Binary Display have ads?
Neither Desk Clock nor Binary Display shows ads.

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