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. 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.

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

Pixel Clock and backlighter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Pixel Clock ships an update every 6 days, backlighter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
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 frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIMING SHIMath Folder LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Clock

No in-app purchases

None

backlighter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Clock free?
Pixel Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
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 every 6 days, and backlighter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Clock was updated on October 9, 2026 and backlighter on October 12, 2026.

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