YahaLive vs Notchify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YahaLive
Create custom live wallpapers for your iPhone. Combine different images, videos, or GIFs to craft unique animated backgrounds that can be displayed on your lock screen. Easily generate and share your creations.
- Generate from video
- Generate from GIFs
- Generate from multiple images
- Video trimming
- Custom live wallpaper creation
Read full descriptionHide full description
You want to set your lovely character as your wallpaper, but you feel embarrassed if your boss sees it. YahaLive is an app to make a live wallpaper. Create Live Photos by combining the wallpaper you want to show and the wallpaper you don't want to show. Function. - Generate from video - Generated from GIFs - Generate from multiple images - Video Trimming Attention: - Live Wallpaper is only available for iPhone 6s and later models. - Only the lock screen can be moved by 3D Touch. The home screen doesn't work. - Live wallpaper has no sound - To share the Live Photos you've generated, use the "AirDrop" or "Message App".
Notchify
Create personalized wallpapers for your iPhone and iPad with customizable borders and nine cutout styles. This app is completely free, ad-free, and does not collect your data. An optional upgrade offers additional features and faster exports.
- Customizable borders
- Nine cutout styles
- Home and Lock Screen design
- Supports all iOS 18 devices
- Ad-free experience
- Zero data collection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Design striking wallpapers for your Home and Lock Screen. Add your own personal touch to your iPhone with a granular customization and many styles to choose from. From Island to Notch (and home button!), Notchify has you covered. Zero ads, zero trackers. Notchify supports every iPhone that's compatible with the latest version of iOS. — The app is entirely supported off of upgrading to Notchify Pro, which unlocks new features along with Unlimited Exports: - Unlimited Exports: no delay between exporting. Export as much as you want and as many times as you want. - Choose a custom app icon with Notch and Island variants and many color options - Customize the app's appearance
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notchify at none against YahaLive's shown. Notchify also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 56%). YahaLive's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (205 vs 11). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. YahaLive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notchify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
YahaLive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YahaLive has 205 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of YahaLive's written reviews are positive against 75% of Notchify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YahaLive ships an update monthly, Notchify every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YahaLive | Notchify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (205 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MoriRanMaru | Gryzle LLC |
Customer experience
YahaLive
Notchify
In-app purchases
YahaLive
- プレミアム機能$1.99
Notchify
- Notchify Pro$0.99
Questions
Is YahaLive free?
Is Notchify free?
Which has better reviews, YahaLive or Notchify?
Do YahaLive or Notchify have ads?
Which is updated more often, YahaLive or Notchify?
Other comparisons
