Comparison

Pixel Clock vs Clockist

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Clock

Features
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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.

About

Clockist

Enhance your device with artistic clock faces and dynamic visual effects. Boost productivity with a built-in Pomodoro timer and focus tracking tools. Customize your display with various themes, animations, and detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Artistic clock styles
  • Dynamic visual effects
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Focus tracking
  • Advanced analytics
  • Customization options
Features
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Stand your iPhone or an old iPad sideways on your desk. Now it's a clock. Clockist has six clocks, each a tribute to a real piece of design: the split-flap airport board, the cold-cathode Nixie tube, the German minimalist desk clock, e-ink paper, a titanium instrument dial and Liquid Glass. Swipe left or right for a different clock. The screen stays on. SIX CLOCKS • Mechanical Flip — Solari-style cards that really flip every minute (free) • Paper — big numerals with an ink-on-paper feel (free) • Nixie Tube — unlit cathodes still visible inside the glass, in amber, ice, jade or rose • Classic Desk Clock — a nod to German industrial design, with selectable backlight; sound and settings live on the panel • Titanium — brushed, blasted, weave or guilloché finish • Liquid Glass — six flowing colors Every clock works in landscape and portrait, with a 24-hour option, seconds and a mechanical tick. DAYS: COUNT DOWN OR UP • Count down to a day, or count up from one • Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year and count to the next one • Days within 30 days, anniversaries and every 100th day show up on the clock face for a while • Show the count in large numerals in place of the time • Get a reminder at 9 AM on the day, or add it to Calendar • Days back up to iCloud and restore on a new phone FOCUS TIMER The same clock becomes a focus timer: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, same look. Add rain, ocean waves, night forest, campfire, café, library, brown noise or a mechanical tick. HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS • A Home Screen widget for every clock, with its own appearance, Nixie color or titanium finish • Paper Calendar: the month and the time together • Days widgets in small, medium and large (and extra large on iPad); the large one lists all your days; four styles • Lock Screen clock and Days CLOCKIST PRO Free: the Mechanical Flip and Paper clocks with their widgets, the focus timer with every soundscape, and up to 3 days. Pro unlocks all six clocks, every Liquid Glass color, all Pro Home and Lock Screen widgets, and unlimited days. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://tobefun.cn/en/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://tobefun.cn/en/term-of-use/

Screenshots

Pixel Clock4 screens
Clockist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Clock at weekly against Clockist's every 5 months. Pixel Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Pixel Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Clockist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Clock ships an update weekly, Clockist every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Clock versus Clockist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel ClockClockist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIMING SHI丹 刘

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pixel Clock

One-time2
  • Cyber City 1-day TrialFree
  • Cyber City – Unlock Forever$2.99
3 purchases

Clockist

Subscriptions2
  • Clockist Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Clockist Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clockist Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Pixel Clock free?
Pixel Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clockist free?
Clockist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixel Clock or Clockist have ads?
Neither Pixel Clock nor Clockist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Clock or Clockist?
Pixel Clock ships an update weekly, and Clockist every 5 months. Most recently, Pixel Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Clockist on October 15, 2026.

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