Comparison

Pixels vs Nixiewatch

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

Nixiewatch

Features
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NixieO’Clock brings the atmosphere of classic tube displays to iPhone and iPad in a clock experience designed to be both functional and visually absorbing. More than a simple digital clock, it focuses on the warmth, depth, and glowing presence of Nixie-inspired digits to create a distinctive retro object for your desk or bedside. Its display is designed to feel calm, magnetic, and contemplative, with a carefully crafted glow effect that gives time a softer and more immersive presence on screen. In landscape mode while charging, NixieO’Clock becomes a refined ambient desk clock that blends utility with a strong visual identity. Touch controls let you personalize the experience while preserving its minimal style: • Tap the date area to show or hide the full date. • Tap the time area to enable or disable the blinking separator. • Press and hold to cycle through three brightness levels: low, medium, and high. Features: • Nixie-inspired clock with a realistic, warm glowing visual effect • Current time and date based on local device settings • Minimal touch controls for display customization • Three-step brightness adjustment for day or night use • Landscape-friendly design for desk or bedside charging • No ads, no tracking, no distractions

Screenshots

Pixels3 screens
Nixiewatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pixels at Free against Nixiewatch's $1.99. Pixels also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Nixiewatch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Pixels is free to download; Nixiewatch costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixels ships an update every 3 months, Nixiewatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixels versus Nixiewatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelsNixiewatch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystemic Games, LLCMarco Stuppini

In-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Nixiewatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nixiewatch free?
Nixiewatch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixels or Nixiewatch have ads?
Neither Pixels nor Nixiewatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixels or Nixiewatch?
Pixels ships an update every 3 months, and Nixiewatch fortnightly. Most recently, Pixels was updated on October 10, 2026 and Nixiewatch on October 8, 2026.

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