The Metric Clock vs Pixel Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Metric Clock
This app displays the current time in metric format, with 10 hours per day and 100 minutes per hour. It offers a unique way to view time, inspired by historical and popular culture references. Customize the interface colors and switch between local and universal metric time.
- Metric time display
- 10 hours per day
- 100 minutes per hour
- Customizable interface colors
- Local and Universal metric time
- Decimal time conversion
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Popularized by the Simpson's season 10 episode, "They Saved Lisa's Brain" and implemented by French Revolutionaries from 1793 to 1795, metric time consists of 10 hours per day and 100 minutes per hour. Mid-day is 5:00 and midnight is 10:00, easier than imperial numbers for orienting your day-to-day activities. With the clock's simple and direct display, you can show your friends a different way to tell time, or set up a display on your desk, with your iPhone or iPad. Metric minutes are a little bit longer than imperial minutes, so be patient when watching the time progress. Because there are 100 minutes in an hour, the time 4:85 is equivalent to 4.85 (decimal); click on the time to convert between colon or a period in the time display. Click the paint brush button to change the colors of the interface. Also, switch back and forth between local metric time and Universal metric time with the globe button.
Pixel Clock
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Make time a little more playful with Pixel Clock - Grid. This landscape clock uses animated pixel digits and lets you customize the pixel color, background, and themes. Add a moving RGB border, falling-digit transitions, heart balloons triggered by a shake, and a weekday indicator. Swipe to the second clock to view another time zone, adjust its offset, and enjoy shatter-and-restore effects and a seconds progress bar. The settings menu supports 13 languages. On first launch, the app selects a matching device language when available; you can change it any time. If your language is not supported, English is used.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Metric Clock at 10.0 against Pixel Clock's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Metric Clock ships an update every 4 days, Pixel Clock every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Metric Clock | Pixel Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Dietrich | YIMING SHI |
In-app purchases
The Metric Clock
No in-app purchases
Pixel Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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