Comparison

Clock Stand 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

Clock Stand

Features
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Clock Stand turns your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, always-on clock for your desk or nightstand — and it's completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No catch. Just a gorgeous clock. A DOZEN GORGEOUS THEMES Make it yours and match any room — switch live, day or night: • Digital faces — Midnight, Paper, Sunset, Forest, retro Nixie, soft Ambient, and a split-flap Departures board • Artistic analog faces — Bauhaus, Aurora, Eclipse, Porcelain, and Helios • Subtle gradients and lighting: refined and modern, never garish • Big, legible time in portrait or landscape WAKE TO THE WEATHER Our signature feature: don't just wake at a set time — wake to the sky. Create a custom weather alarm that goes off when the weather turns to rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms, wind and more. Pick the condition, and Clock Stand watches the sky for you. You won't find this on your stock clock. ALARMS THAT WORK • Dependable alarms that ring even when the screen sleeps • Snooze and repeat, with in-app Stop and Snooze • See your next 24 hours of alarms right on the clock • Suggest a wake-up time from your Health sleep ALWAYS-ON, YOUR WAY • Keeps the screen awake while it's on its stand • Battery-aware: let it sleep below a set level, or stay on only while charging • Brightness slider — or just swipe left/right to dim • Auto-dim when a Focus such as Sleep is active WEATHER AT A GLANCE • Current conditions and temperature from Apple Weather • Completely optional — turn it off anytime WIDGETS • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and a Control Center toggle • Themed to match your clock MADE FOR EVERYONE • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape • Available in 9 languages Free, forever. No ads, no in-app purchases, no sign-up — just a beautiful clock for your space. Weather data provided by Weather.

About

Pixel Clock Pixel

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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

Clock Stand4 screens
Pixel Clock Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pixel Clock Pixel at 17.0 against Clock Stand's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Clock Stand versus Pixel Clock Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock StandPixel Clock Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandar PecanovDimitry van den Berg

In-app purchases

None

Clock Stand

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Clock Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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