Comparison

LumaClock vs Pixel Clock Pixel

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

Head to head
About

LumaClock

Features
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LumaClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an immersive full-screen digital clock. Explore 30 carefully crafted visual styles, from clean graphic faces and animated particles to aurora-inspired scenes and star fields. Create a clock that fits your space: • Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time • Show hours and minutes, or include seconds • Show or hide the date and battery level • Switch color palettes on supported styles • Use portrait or landscape orientation on iPhone and iPad • Keep the display awake for desk, bedside, studio, or ambient use • Turn the optional ticking sound on or off • Use the app in English or Simplified Chinese Tap the clock face to hide the controls and enjoy an unobstructed display. Your selected style, color choices, and display preferences are saved on your device. Privacy by design: • No account or sign-in • No advertising or third-party analytics • Clock rendering and preferences stay on your device • An internet connection is not required for normal clock display A selection of clock styles is available without purchasing Pro. Lifetime Pro is available as a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase that unlocks all Pro styles, additional color choices, and future Pro style releases. There is no subscription or recurring charge.

About

Pixel Clock Pixel

Features
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Pixel Clock is a nightstand clock drawn pixel by pixel. Big digits, a black background that stays black on OLED, and dimming that goes far lower than the screen itself. FEATURES • Pixel digits that fill the screen, on iPhone and iPad, upright or on its side • Swipe up or down to dim, all the way down to a faint glow • Double tap for ember mode: only the digits, as dark as it gets • Alarms with weekdays, a slow sunrise before they ring, and snooze • Seven colours plus any colour you like; light, dark or pure black background • Tap for the date, the next alarm and the battery • A few pixels fall from the digits on the hour • A StandBy widget for when your phone charges on its side • No account, no ads, no tracking ALARMS The alarm rings with a soft chime while Pixel Clock is on screen. A notification is scheduled as a backup for when it is not.

Screenshots

LumaClock4 screens
Pixel Clock Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Clock Pixel at none against LumaClock's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. LumaClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Clock Pixel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
LumaClock versus Pixel Clock Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumaClockPixel Clock Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer修武 许Dimitry van den Berg

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LumaClock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$1.99
None

Pixel Clock Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LumaClock free?
LumaClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Clock Pixel free?
Pixel Clock Pixel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LumaClock or Pixel Clock Pixel have ads?
Neither LumaClock nor Pixel Clock Pixel shows ads.

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