My Picture Clock vs Pixel Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Picture Clock
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Would you like to create a clock decorated with your favorite photos? This app is a clock app that allows you to display your own photos and collected images. You can register 20 photos of your choice and display 3 of them at any time. In addition, you can register 20 photos as background images. You can move the time text, analog clock, and photos with your finger. The analog clock and photo can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Touching the time character switches to the setting mode. When in setting mode, touch to change the year, month, and date to various formats. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Photos and backgrounds can be rotated and converted to sepia color. Rotation of the screen in portrait and landscape is also supported. The text size can be adjusted in steps by pressing buttons such as "2X" and "3X". Background color can be selected from 10 colors. You can choose from 78 different tones for the time signal. Please try to make your own original clock with this app!
Pixel Clock
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Make time a little more playful with Pixel Clock - Grid, a landscape pixel clock for your desk, nightstand or wall. NEW: CYBER CITY Watch the time on a giant billboard in a living neon city, with flying traffic, rain, glowing windows and a cozy window view with a sill you can play with. Turn on Music Visualizer and the city pulses to the sound around you. Cyber City is a premium face: try it free for 24 hours, then unlock it forever with a one-time purchase. No subscription. CLASSIC (FREE) Animated pixel digits with customizable colors, backgrounds and themes, a moving RGB border, falling-digit transitions, heart balloons when you shake, and a weekday indicator. DUAL TIME (FREE) See a second time zone side by side, adjust its offset, and enjoy shatter-and-restore effects and a seconds progress bar. MAKE IT YOURS 12/24-hour time, seconds, date, weekday and battery display, in 13 languages. Works on iPhone and iPad. The microphone is used only for Music Visualizer. Sound is analyzed on your device and never recorded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Clock at none against My Picture Clock's shown. Pixel Clock also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. My Picture Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Picture Clock ships an update every 5 weeks, Pixel Clock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Picture Clock | Pixel Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihoko Araki | YIMING SHI |
In-app purchases
My Picture Clock
- My Picture Clock with no ads$2.99
Pixel Clock
- Cyber City 1-day TrialFree
- Cyber City – Unlock Forever$2.99
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