Turn your iPhone or iPad into a retro LED display. Put it on a stand on your desk or nightstand, and Pixlay shows the time, the weather, your next meeting and much more in glowing, animated pixels. Got an old iPhone in a drawer? Give it a new job. HOW IT WORKS • Pixlay keeps the screen on and cycles through your views on its own • Swipe for the next view, tap to open the settings • Pick the views you like and set the pixel size, with a live preview of every view • Tip: keep your device on its charger FREE VIEWS • Clock – 12 or 24 hours, small or large • Date – the month as a pixel calendar with today glowing red, plus weekday and week number • Calendar – your next event, how long until it starts, and the next 12 hours in your calendar colors • Weather – animated pixel weather for your location with today's low and high, in °C, °F or K • Day count – an animated hourglass counts the days to your big date, with fireworks when it's here • Marquee – your own text scrolling by like an LED sign • Tasks and notes – six to-dos to tick off and a note that stays in sight • Also: greeting, stopwatch, time to sunrise or sunset, battery WIDGET The pixel clock for your Home Screen and StandBy, in small or medium. PIXLAY PRO Unlock every view, make Pixlay your own and remove the ads: • Pixel Paint – paint your own pixel pictures, or turn a photo into pixel art • Ambient scenes – starry sky, rain, snow, aquarium, campfire, fireworks and the Game of Life, to match the weather or at random • Night mode – dimmed or red from sunset to sunrise, or at your own times • Forecast – the next 12 hours as pixel columns: temperature, then chance of rain • Weather details – barometer with trend, wind with its direction, chance of rain • Steps – today's steps from Apple Health, with a bar to your daily goal • Birthdays – "Anna turns 30 in 3 days" • Progress – how much of the year, month, week and day (or workday) is done • World clock – two cities with day or night at a glance, 61 cities to choose from • Moon – today's phase as a pixel moon • Timer with alarm • Bitcoin – price and block height • Your own order and time for every view • No ads, ever Pixlay also runs on Apple Vision Pro. YOUR PRIVACY • Pixlay reads your step count from Apple Health on your device only. It is never stored, shared or used for advertising. • Birthdays, tasks, notes and pictures stay on your device. STEPS FROM APPLE HEALTH (Pixlay Pro) See how many steps you have taken today, next to a pixel sneaker and a bar towards your daily goal. With your permission, Pixlay reads your step count from Apple Health. It stays on your device and is never shared. Ideas and feedback are always welcome: Settings → About → Contact us. SUBSCRIPTION Pixlay is free to use with ads. Pixlay Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms & Conditions: https://twentysixcode.com/terms-conditions-pixlay Terms of Use (EULA): https://twentysixcode.com/pixlay-end-user-license-agreement-eula Privacy Policy: https://twentysixcode.com/privacy-policy-pixlay
Version 27.2 • Oct 22, 2026
YOUR VIEWS AS A TIMELINE The views settings are new: every view is a live card, in the order it shows and sized by how long it stays. Add views from the gallery, remove them with a tap. With Pro, drag the cards into your own order and give each view its own time. PIXELS THAT FIT YOUR SCREEN The new "Auto" pixel size picks the best size for your screen, with bigger pixels on iPad and the larger iPhones. You can still choose a size yourself. ALSO • Made for iPhone Duo, on the outer and inner screen • Small fixes and improvements
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