Black Lite vs The Matrix Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Lite
Discover exclusive, fully animated live wallpapers for your iPhone. These stunning visuals feature deep colors and wide color gamuts to bring your lock screen to life with incredible designs.
- Exclusive live wallpapers
- Fully animated designs
- Deep color palettes
- Wide color gamut
- Inspired by incredible devices
- Stunning lock screen visuals
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Exclusive Live Wallpapers for iPhone On the App Store since 2016 spanning 165 country top charts, comes with a big overhaul for iOS 26. These fully animated iPhone wallpapers are truly stunning. Deep colors make your lock screen come to life. Incredible live wallpapers inspired by incredible devices. Wide color gamut brings these wallpapers to life in a beautiful manner that perfectly matches the amazing displays on your devices. Terms & EULA : https://www.unicornapps.com/black-terms-eula Privacy Policy: https://www.unicornapps.com/black-privacy-policy support@unicornapps.com
The Matrix Clock
Experience a visually stunning screen with cascading characters. Interact with the display to customize settings and optionally disable the clock. Enjoy a unique aesthetic for your device.
- Cascading character display
- Interactive screen settings
- Optional clock disable
- Customizable text appearance
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Enjoy the beautiful screen with beautiful texts coming down! Tap on the screen to flip and change settings. You can disable the clock if you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black Lite at 4.6 against The Matrix Clock's 2.3. Black Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 37%). The Matrix Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Black Lite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and The Matrix Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Lite has 4.4K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Black Lite's written reviews are positive against 37% of The Matrix Clock's.
Black Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, The Matrix Clock every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Black Lite | The Matrix Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better | 2.3 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronan Stark | Goro Sato |
Customer experience
Black Lite
The Matrix Clock
Bugs and requests
Black Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Wallpapers not working as advertised
- App crashes on launch for some users
Requested features
3 requests- More free live wallpaper options
- Ability to create custom live wallpapers
- Support for older iPhone models
The Matrix Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Lite
- Black - Yearly$6.991 Year
- Black - Lifetime$19.99
The Matrix Clock
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Black Lite free?
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Do Black Lite or The Matrix Clock have ads?
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