US Debt Checker
US Live National Debt Clock
Only for Apple TV
Free · In‑App Purchases
Apple TV
Watch the U.S. national debt tick up in real time on your TV. Live clock, debt by administration, per-person breakdowns, and ambient screensaver mode.
US Debt brings the U.S. national debt to your living room — live, ticking, and impossible to ignore.
The debt clock on your Dashboard increments every second using the real average rate of debt growth calculated from official U.S. Treasury data. No guesswork. No estimates pulled from thin air. Just the actual pace at which America borrows money, visualized in real time.
WHAT'S INSIDE
LIVE DEBT CLOCK
The hero number ticks up every second. Watch $3,000 get added to the national debt in the time it takes to read this sentence. A pulsing LIVE indicator and optional tick sound keep you grounded in the moment.
DEBT BY ADMINISTRATION
The History tab shows a bar chart of how much debt was added under each presidential term from Reagan through today. No commentary — just the numbers, per president, per party.
DEBT IN PERSPECTIVE
The Context tab breaks down what the debt means per citizen, per taxpayer, and per household — with detailed explanations behind each figure. See the debt-to-GDP ratio, daily interest costs, and per-second interest burn rate.
BREAKDOWN TAB
Drill into the two components of the debt: Debt Held by the Public (foreign governments, the Fed, investors) and Intragovernmental Debt (Social Security trust funds, Medicare, pension funds). Tap any card for a deep-dive explanation.
"BY SHOW'S END" CALCULATOR
Pick a show length — 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, or custom — and see exactly how much debt was added while you were watching. Plus relatable comparisons: how many coffees, cars, F-35 jets, or minimum-wage work-hours that represents.
AMBIENT SCREENSAVER MODE
Leave the app running and after a few minutes of inactivity, a full-screen ambient debt clock activates — drifting orbs, a pulsing counter, and a deep space aesthetic. Perfect for always-on display setups or conversation-starting background visuals.
AUTO-REFRESH
Data silently refreshes every 60 seconds in the background. A freshness indicator in the corner shows exactly when the data was last updated. No loading spinners. No interruptions.
THE DATA
All debt figures come from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Fiscal Data API — the same official government source used to report the national debt to the public. This is public domain data, freely available, and updated daily on business days.
The live ticking counter is an extrapolation based on the real average rate of debt growth over the past year. It is clearly an estimate — the U.S. Treasury does not publish a real-time debt feed.
US Debt is non-partisan. It presents official data without editorial commentary or political advocacy. The numbers speak for themselves.
DESIGNED FOR APPLE TV
Built specifically for tvOS with the Apple TV remote in mind. Full focus navigation, Liquid Glass design, interactive detail cards, and an ambient screensaver that turns your TV into a living debt clock when idle.
By using this app, you agree to the Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Information
- Seller
- Di Nerd Apps LLC
- Size
- 20.5 MB
- Category
- Finance
- Compatibility
Requires tvOS 26.0 or later.
- Apple TV
Requires tvOS 26.0 or later.
- Apple TV
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Large Tip! $9.99
- Small Tip $0.99
- Medium Tip $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Di Nerd Apps LLC