Wallpaper Maker vs HTML Sandbox³
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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PrettyScreen is a wallpaper maker and editor for the shape of your iPhone screen. Create custom 4K backgrounds, lock screen designs and home screen themes with your photos, colors and borders. 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. 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/
HTML Sandbox³
Design custom lock and home screens with dynamic shortcuts for weather, battery, calendar, and RSS feeds. Join a large community for themes and support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Dynamic shortcut integration
- Weather shortcuts
- Battery status shortcuts
- Calendar event shortcuts
- RSS feed shortcuts
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The HTML Sandbox app allows you to create custom lockscreens and homescreens using shortcuts app incl. weather, battery status, calendar events, RSS feeds and more. Download of complimentary shortcut can be found in app. With over 18,000 members, join the supportive HTML Sandbox community to find new themes and get 24/7 assistance. Please note this app is designed for iPhone only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wallpaper Maker at 4.6 against HTML Sandbox³'s 4.0. Wallpaper Maker also leads on ratings volume (127 vs 4). HTML Sandbox³'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. HTML Sandbox³ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wallpaper Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallpaper Maker has 127 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wallpaper Maker ships an update every 3 months, HTML Sandbox³ daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wallpaper Maker | HTML Sandbox³ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (127 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 玉伶 杨 | Eric Roembach |
Customer experience
Wallpaper Maker
HTML Sandbox³
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
HTML Sandbox³
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
HTML Sandbox³
No in-app purchases
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