Pixlay - Home Pixel Display27.1 - App Store

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.

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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 History CLOCK DESIGNS (Pro)
Your clock, your way: binary, as a word clock that spells out the time ("IT IS TEN PAST TEN") or as a pixel analog clock with a second hand.

PIXEL COLORS (Pro)
Let your pixels glow in amber, retro green or neon blue instead of white. Weather, scenes and your pictures keep their colors.

RAIN ALERT (Pro)
When rain starts or stops within the next hour, Pixlay shows how many minutes are left, with a raining cloud. The minute forecast is available in some countries, among them Germany, the UK and the US. 27.1 3d ago Pixlay – the biggest update yet.

NEW VIEWS
• Pixel Paint (Pro): paint pixel pictures or turn photos into pixel art
• Ambient scenes (Pro): starry sky, rain, snow, aquarium, campfire, fireworks and the Game of Life
• Forecast (Pro): the next 12 hours as pixel columns
• Steps (Pro): today's steps from Apple Health
• Birthdays (Pro) and Progress for the year, month, week and day (Pro)
• Moon phase (Pro) and Marquee, your own scrolling text

REDESIGNED
• Weather with animated pixel pictures and today's low and high
• Date as a pixel calendar of the month
• Calendar with your next event and the next 12 hours
• Day count with an animated hourglass and fireworks – now free
• Weather details with barometer, wind direction and a raining cloud
• World clock with day and night, now 61 cities

MORE
• Widget for your Home Screen and StandBy
• Night mode (Pro): dimmed or red at night
• Your own order and time for every view (Pro)
• New settings with a live preview of every view
• A new intro and launch screen
• Fewer ads: at most one every 5 minutes
• World clock and moon are now part of Pixlay Pro
• Many fixes, for example the day count now counts calendar days, and the chance of rain shows the real percentage 27.0 Sep 30 Bug fixes. 1.2.9 Jan 14 Small changes & improvements. 1.2.8 Jan 13 UI updates.
Fixed some bugs. 1.2.7 05/23/2025 Small changes & improvements. 1.2.6 05/12/2025 Fixed some small bugs. 1.2.5 03/11/2025 Improved backend.
Fixed some bugs. 1.2.4 03/03/2025 Update background tasks for more efficiency.
New settings design.
Some bug fixes. 1.2.3 02/09/2025 New Settings UI Design. 1.2.2 12/11/2024 Backend updates.
General improvements. 1.2.1 12/01/2024 Some bug fixes & UI changes. 1.2.0 11/07/2024 Small changes & some bug fixes. 1.1.9 09/19/2024 Some bug fixes.
Small improvements. 1.1.8 07/06/2024 Some UI changes. 1.1.7 05/14/2024 Some general updates & improvements. 1.1.6 04/30/2024 UI changes & updates. 1.1.5 04/07/2024 Custom adjustable pixel size.
You can now change the size of the pixels. 1.1.4 03/28/2024 Some overall improvements. 1.1.3 03/21/2024 Fixed some bugs.
UI updates. 1.1.2 03/11/2024 New weather view timing bug fix.
Small changes & improvements. 1.1.1 03/10/2024 New weather view.
Now with data about air pressure, windspeed & chance of rain. 1.1.0 03/06/2024 Weather UI updates.
Bug fixes. 1.0.9 02/28/2024 UI updates.
Small changes & improvements. 1.0.8 02/22/2024 New WorldClock function with 40 cities to choose from.
DayCount bug fixes and UI updates. 1.0.7 02/19/2024