Pixel Pulse vs Screen Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Pulse
This app helps prevent screen burn-in and fix image retention on OLED displays. It offers various pixel massage cycles and smart reminders to maintain your screen's long-term quality. Some advanced features require a paid subscription.
- Prevent screen burn-in
- Fix image retention
- Pixel massage cycles
- Smart reminders
- Daily care routines
- Intensive pixel recovery
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Prevent screen burn-in and fix image retention on OLED iPhones/iPads. Pixel Pulse gently restores your display with daily care and vibrant pixel massage cycles. Find out what is on your screen in 30 seconds. Burn-in test, dead pixel check and a verdict that tells you what can be fixed — and what cannot. Give your iPhone the screen care it deserves. Pixel Pulse: OLED Screen Care is a lightweight app designed to gently refresh your screen and help prevent image retention through smooth, professionally inspired color cycles — similar to techniques used by premium OLED TVs and monitors. * 4Power Pulse — Intensive Pixel Recovery Screen Massage Modes – Quick Touch: 30 sec burst – Daily Care: 2–3 min ritual – Deep Pulse: 5+ min refresh – Power Pulse: Intensive Pixel Recovery And more: - Smart reminders ensure you never skip a session. - Best used while charging for optimal results. - Also take care of your screen in different languages - switch in settings Why screen massage? OLED and AMOLED displays can suffer from uneven pixel wear due to static elements like keyboards or status bars. Pixel Pulse uses subtle motion and smooth transitions to “exercise” pixels — like stretching for your display — which may help reduce temporary image retention and maintain long-term screen quality. *Some features, such as Daily Care and Deep Pulse, are available with a paid subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://deepqeeb.pro/pixel-pulse-terms-of-use.html
Screen Test
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Check your iPhone display in seconds. Screen Test fills the screen with pure colors so dead, stuck or faded pixels stand out, and helps you test touch, burn-in and uniformity before you buy or sell a phone. Free: • Color test: white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, cyan and magenta at full brightness. Tap for the next color, long press to see its name. Premium (one-time purchase, no subscription): • No ads • Touch grid: drag over every cell to find dead touch zones • Multi-touch: see how many fingers the screen detects at once • Gradients, gray levels and checkerboard: spot burn-in, banding and uneven panels • Custom color: fill the screen with any color • Stuck pixel fixer: rapid color cycling, with a photosensitivity warning • Used iPhone check: run the tests in order, mark pass or problem with a note, share a PDF report and keep a history on your device Who it is for: • Checking a used or new iPhone before you buy it • Finding dead pixels, stuck pixels and OLED burn-in • Finding dead touch zones after a drop or a screen repair • Repair shops checking a display before and after a repair Bought Screen Test before it became free? Premium is already yours. Use "Restore purchases" in Settings if needed. Tips: clean the screen first, test dark colors in a dim room and light colors in a bright room. Languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian and Chinese (Simplified). To change the language, open iOS Settings, scroll to Screen Test and choose Language. Privacy: no account, no camera or microphone access. Reports stay on your device. Ads are served by Google AdMob; you can choose whether to allow tracking. The stuck pixel fixer flashes colors rapidly and is not suitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yunusgunduz.com/pp/ScreenTester-PrivacyPolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Screen Test at none against Pixel Pulse's 4. Pixel Pulse's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Pixel Pulse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Screen Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Pulse ships an update weekly, Screen Test every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Pulse | Screen Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksym Kiryanov | Yunus Gunduz |
In-app purchases
Pixel Pulse
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$19.99
Screen Test
No in-app purchases









