Wallpaper Maker vs Simple Notch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallpaper Maker
Design unique lock screen wallpapers with custom borders, live animations, and smart notch adaptation. Easily position widgets and transform any photo into a professional-looking background. Access a vast library of templates and creative tools for personalized device aesthetics.
- Smart Notch Adaptation
- Widget-Ready Design
- Custom Borders & Dock Customization
- Live Animations
- DIY Lock Screen Creation
- 100+ Creative Templates
- HD Export
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Create wallpapers from your own photos. Add screen borders and Dynamic Island decorations, make matching wallpapers for two, or turn several photos into a Live Photo. FEATURES • Preview the notch, Dynamic Island, rounded corners and layout before saving. • Edit photos with colors, gradients, filters, calendars and decorative widgets. • Make Live Photo wallpapers from several photos; set the cover, crop, order, transitions and duration. • Create matching couple wallpapers with paired left and right designs. • Rotate wallpapers with iOS Shortcuts and Personal Automation, by sunrise, sunset or time. • Export HD wallpapers to Photos or share them; iPad wallpaper exports are also supported. Decorations are part of the exported wallpaper. Export size follows the selected device model; image detail also depends on your source photo. Live Photo playback depends on iOS and the wallpaper settings. PrettyScreen Pro Unlock premium styles and materials, remove ads and watermarks, and export HD wallpapers without limits. Some materials feature artwork by designer Hideaki Nakatani (@heyeased). Subscriptions Monthly and annual plans are charged to your iTunes account after confirmation. Auto-renewal can be disabled in Account Settings. Purchasing a subscription during a free trial forfeits the remaining trial period. Privacy Policy: https://app.mockmemo.com/apps/perfect-wallpaper/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://app.mockmemo.com/apps/perfect-wallpaper/terms/
Simple Notch
Design custom wallpapers for your iPhone's Dynamic Island or notch. Choose from over 80 styles, import your own background image, and save your creation to set as your wallpaper.
- Create island & notch wallpapers
- Over 80 styles available
- Import custom background images
- Save to album
- Set as wallpaper
- Supports iPhone 15, 14, 13 series
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This is a creative app that allows you to create island & notch wallpapers for your iPhone 17, iPhone 16, iPhone 15, etc. Just as shown in the screenshots above. Choose from over 80 styles to create your own island & notch wallpapers or lock screens. It only takes three steps. 1. Import a photo for the background 2. Select the style you like 3. Save it to your album and set it as your wallpaper If you have any suggestions, please let us know. The content will be continuously updated and optimized. Hope you like it :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Notch at every 11 days against Wallpaper Maker's every 3 months. Simple Notch also leads on ratings volume (425 vs 127) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). Wallpaper Maker's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 59%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wallpaper Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Wallpaper Maker against 4.6 for Simple Notch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 425 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Wallpaper Maker's written reviews are positive against 59% of Simple Notch's.
Wallpaper Maker ships an update every 3 months, Simple Notch every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Wallpaper Maker | Simple Notch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (127 ratings) | 4.6 (425 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 58.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 玉伶 杨 | 振山 董 |
Customer experience
Wallpaper Maker
Simple Notch
Bugs and requests
Wallpaper Maker
Reported bugs
10 issues- OS update issues with icon reflection
- Pop-ups and UI lag
- Cannot delete app
- Wallpaper size is wrong
- Border missing in final image on new iPhones
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- Pendant color is not white, shows lock icon
- VIP features locked after update
- Output is always empty
- Top white color of pendant is slightly different
- App crashes during adjustment
Requested features
10 requests- More options like website
- Ability to create arts like website
- Hide dock option
- Minimalist app icons
- 3D border option
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- More Lock Screen options
- Share creations feature
- Support for iOS 14 widgets
- Support for iPhone 12 models
- Add back mode without starting over
Simple Notch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wallpaper Maker
- Pro Feature Month$0.991 Month
- Pro Feature Year$2.991 Year
- Pro Feature Forever$7.99
Simple Notch
- Simple Notch PRO$1.99
