Comparison

OLEDX vs Pixel Pulse

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

Head to head
About

OLEDX

Enhance your iPhone's OLED display with a customizable clock and information interface. View time, weather, battery, personal notes, and icons with energy-efficient, visually striking designs. Features include dual time zones, analog/digital clocks, and adjustable brightness.

Highlights
  • Display Time and Date
  • Current Weather Face
  • Display Battery Information
  • Display Icon or Personal Note
  • Dual Time Zone Interface
  • Analog Or Digital Clock
  • Energy Efficient
  • Multiple Watch Faces
Features
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A simple Clock/Information Interface made to take advantage of the iPhone OLED displays. Keep track of time, add a personal note, check the weather, add icons or images to the Information Interface. The interface takes minor jumps each minute (3 pixels), this is built as a safety measure for OLED panels. OLEDX is highly energy efficient. By using the most efficient methods to accomplish its main purpose OLEDX achieves very low power consumption. The iPhone OLED screens make it possible to have zero light emitting from pixels that are not being used, the entire screen will look completely dark while the information interface pixels will emit light. Features: -Display Time and Date -Current Weather Face -Display Battery Information -Display Icon or Personal Note -Display Icon -Dual Time Zone Interface -Analog Or Digital Clock -Proximity Sensor Monitoring -Energy Efficient -Multiple Watch Faces -Face color customization -Star Roofs -Adjust brightness of the interface by panning up and down across it. And more. Star roofs once set will go into a slide show mode and will loop through the set. This is done in order to prevent a single roof from being displayed for extended periods of time. The Settings button shows on and off when you first enter the app, but you can tap on that position of the screen anytime to access the settings menu. Screen brightness can be adjusted by panning up and down with your finger across the interface.

About

Pixel Pulse

This app helps prevent screen burn-in and fix image retention on OLED displays. It offers various pixel massage cycles and smart reminders to maintain your screen's long-term quality. Some advanced features require a paid subscription.

Highlights
  • Prevent screen burn-in
  • Fix image retention
  • Pixel massage cycles
  • Smart reminders
  • Daily care routines
  • Intensive pixel recovery
Features
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Prevent screen burn-in and fix image retention on OLED iPhones/iPads. Pixel Pulse gently restores your display with daily care and vibrant pixel massage cycles. Find out what is on your screen in 30 seconds. Burn-in test, dead pixel check and a verdict that tells you what can be fixed — and what cannot. Give your iPhone the screen care it deserves. Pixel Pulse: OLED Screen Care is a lightweight app designed to gently refresh your screen and help prevent image retention through smooth, professionally inspired color cycles — similar to techniques used by premium OLED TVs and monitors. * 4Power Pulse — Intensive Pixel Recovery Screen Massage Modes – Quick Touch: 30 sec burst – Daily Care: 2–3 min ritual – Deep Pulse: 5+ min refresh – Power Pulse: Intensive Pixel Recovery And more: - Smart reminders ensure you never skip a session. - Best used while charging for optimal results. - Also take care of your screen in different languages - switch in settings Why screen massage? OLED and AMOLED displays can suffer from uneven pixel wear due to static elements like keyboards or status bars. Pixel Pulse uses subtle motion and smooth transitions to “exercise” pixels — like stretching for your display — which may help reduce temporary image retention and maintain long-term screen quality. *Some features, such as Daily Care and Deep Pulse, are available with a paid subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://deepqeeb.pro/pixel-pulse-terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

OLEDX4 screens
Pixel Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OLEDX at 4.6 against Pixel Pulse's 3.9. OLEDX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 9). Pixel Pulse's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OLEDX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Pulse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OLEDX holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OLEDX has 5.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OLEDX ships an update every 10 months, Pixel Pulse weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OLEDX versus Pixel Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOLEDXPixel Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.2K ratings) — better3.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonan StarkMaksym Kiryanov

Customer experience

OLEDX

All ratings5,161 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral13.4%
Negative37.9%

Pixel Pulse

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

OLEDX

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Screen goes black after some time
  • Time display not accurate
  • Paid features not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhones

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add weather information
  • Allow custom wallpapers
  • Improve alarm functionality
  • Add notification support
  • Improve brightness/dimming controls

Pixel Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OLEDX

One-time1
  • OLEDX Premium$3.99
4 purchases

Pixel Pulse

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is OLEDX free?
OLEDX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Pulse free?
Pixel Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OLEDX or Pixel Pulse?
OLEDX is rated higher. OLEDX averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Pixel Pulse averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do OLEDX or Pixel Pulse have ads?
Pixel Pulse shows ads; OLEDX does not.
Which is updated more often, OLEDX or Pixel Pulse?
OLEDX ships an update every 10 months, and Pixel Pulse weekly. Most recently, OLEDX was updated on September 28, 2026 and Pixel Pulse on September 29, 2026.

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