Comparison

iDaliClock vs Pixel Clock

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

Head to head
About

iDaliClock

This app displays a melting digital clock where digits morph into their new shapes as time changes. It offers date display, 12/24 hour toggling, and adjustable digit count via gestures. Inspired by a 1984 Macintosh program.

Highlights
  • Melting digit animation
  • Date display on tap
  • 12/24 hour toggle
  • Adjustable digit count
  • Gesture controls (swipe, pinch)
Features
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Dali Clock is a melting digital clock. When a digit changes, it morphs into its new shape. Tap to display the date. Double-tap to toggle 12- and 24-hour time. Swipe or pinch to change the number of digits displayed. You may have first seen this program in 1984 on the original Macintosh 128k!

About

Pixel Clock

Features
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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.

Screenshots

iDaliClock2 screens
Pixel Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Clock at every 6 days against iDaliClock's every 10 months. iDaliClock's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDaliClock ships an update every 10 months, Pixel Clock every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iDaliClock versus Pixel Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDaliClockPixel Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJamie ZawinskiYIMING SHI

In-app purchases

None

iDaliClock

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDaliClock free?
iDaliClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Clock free?
Pixel Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iDaliClock or Pixel Clock have ads?
Neither iDaliClock nor Pixel Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDaliClock or Pixel Clock?
iDaliClock ships an update every 10 months, and Pixel Clock every 6 days. Most recently, iDaliClock was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pixel Clock on October 9, 2026.

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