Comparison

Pixels vs Pebble Core

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

Head to head
About

Pixels

Enhance your tabletop gaming experience with digital dice that offer customizable LED colors and animations. Set up unique profiles for specific rolls, add custom audio cues, and even integrate with smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED colors and animations
  • Profile creation for specific rolls
  • Audible roll results
  • Custom audio clip integration
  • Web requests for smart home integration
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Light Up Your Game with Pixels Dice! Enjoy the analog feel of dice in your hand with all new digital features available when connected to this Pixels app. Use the Pixels app to customize LED colors and animations on your dice, using profiles and rules to make things happen exactly how you want to enhance your TTRPG session. Create a “Nat 20” profile that plays a unique animation of rainbow colors whenever you roll a natural 20, or a “Fireball” profile that plays a flickering orange color when your d6 rolls max damage. Use the app’s built-in Speak Numbers profile to make your roll results audible for the whole table! Or add your own audio clips to be played on rolls. Use web requests to communicate with external sites like IFTTT. Create rules that change the colors of your smart light bulbs based on your roll results. — COMING SOON: - ACCESSIBILITY: Improved navigation, screen reader compatibility, and new user settings. Switch between light and dark mode, increase contrast, adjust animation speeds, and more!

About

Pebble Core

Manage your Pebble smartwatch, Index 01 ring, and other Core Devices products. Pair devices, customize settings, and explore a gallery of watchfaces, apps, and tools. Sync health data and control notifications.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth pairing
  • Watchface and app gallery
  • Firmware updates
  • Notification control
  • Health data sync
  • Developer tools
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Pebble Core is the official iPhone app for managing your Pebble smartwatch, Pebble Index 01 ring and other Core Devices products. Pair your watch and/or ring, customize your settings, and discover a growing ecosystem of watchfaces, apps, and tools designed for your device. Features include: • Bluetooth pairing and reconnection • Watchface and app gallery browsing • Firmware updates and bug reporting • Notification control and preferences • Health data sync (steps, sleep, heart rate*) • Developer tools for sideloading and debugging This app supports all Core Devices smartwatches (Pebble 2 Duo, Pebble Time 2, Pebble Round 2), Pebble Index 01 ring, and older Pebble models (Pebble, Pebble Steel, Pebble Time, Time Steel, Time Round, and Pebble 2) Built for long battery life, fast sync, and full compatibility. This app is open source - https://github.com/coredevices/mobileapp.

Screenshots

Pixels3 screens
Pebble Core4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pebble Core at every 11 days against Pixels's every 3 months. Pebble Core also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 22). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pixels against 4.5 for Pebble Core. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 74 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 70% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixels ships an update every 3 months, Pebble Core every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixels versus Pebble Core: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelsPebble Core
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better4.5 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2274 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB164 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSystemic Games, LLCCore Devices LLC

Customer experience

Pixels

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Pebble Core

All ratings74 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Pixels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pebble Core

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • None mentioned

Requested features

1 request
  • Standard email registration option

In-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Pebble Core

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pebble Core free?
Pebble Core is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixels or Pebble Core?
Pixels is rated higher. Pixels averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Pebble Core averages 4.5 from 74 ratings.
Do Pixels or Pebble Core have ads?
Neither Pixels nor Pebble Core shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixels or Pebble Core?
Pixels ships an update every 3 months, and Pebble Core every 11 days. Most recently, Pixels was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pebble Core on November 5, 2026.

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