Comparison

Pixel Clock vs backlighter

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

backlighter

Transform your phone into a versatile lighting tool for creative projects. Adjust colors and brightness, and even preview how the light looks on your face with the front camera. Capture selfies with applied lighting effects directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Full-screen customizable light
  • Custom color picker with hex code input
  • Save favorite colors
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Front-camera preview for selfie lighting
  • One-tap selfie capture with applied light
Features
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Backlighter transforms your phone into a powerful portable light source for photography, videography, and content creation -- now with a built-in selfie camera. FEATURES - Full-Screen Light — Your entire screen becomes a clean, even light source in any color you choose - Custom Colors — Pick the exact shade you need with an intuitive color picker, or enter a specific hex code for precision - Favorite Colors — Save your go-to colors for instant access - Brightness Control — Adjust screen brightness directly in the app for the perfect intensity - Fullscreen Mode — Triple-tap to hide everything and use your entire screen as a light - No Ads, No Account — Just open and use. Your settings stay on your device. - Front-Camera Preview — Flip on the front camera to see how the backlight color looks on your face in real time - One-Tap Capture — Snap a full-frame selfie with the backlight applied and save it straight to your photos / device. We don't upload the photo to any of our servers.

Screenshots

Pixel Clock4 screens
backlighter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: backlighter at none against Pixel Clock's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. backlighter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Clock ships an update weekly, backlighter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pixel Clock versus backlighter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Clockbacklighter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIMING SHIMath Folder LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pixel Clock

One-time2
  • Cyber City 1-day TrialFree
  • Cyber City – Unlock Forever$2.99
None

backlighter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Clock free?
Pixel Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is backlighter free?
backlighter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Clock or backlighter have ads?
Neither Pixel Clock nor backlighter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Clock or backlighter?
Pixel Clock ships an update weekly, and backlighter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Clock was updated on November 4, 2026 and backlighter on October 31, 2026.

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