Notch Remover vs Status Bartender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notch Remover
This app allows users to hide the notch on their device's status bar by modifying wallpapers. It creates a seamless display experience by blending the notch into the background. Users can see impressive visual transformations in the provided screenshots.
- Hides status bar notch
- Modifies wallpaper for notch
- Creates seamless display
- Camouflages top bar
- Blends notch with display
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Notch Remover lets you hide the notch in the status bar! Notch Remover modifies your wallpaper to adjust for the notch. Check out some of the amazing results in the screenshots! Featured in The Verge, ABC News, USA Today, MacRumors, Mashable, Fortune, SlashGear, CNET and more! "For iPhone X users who want a perfectly rectangular display, they can now splurge on Notch Remover, designed to camouflage the top bar that interrupts the complete edge-to-edge display." - ABC News "Designed to help hide the notch on your iPhone X's home and lock screens by adding a simple black bar atop your wallpapers to better blend the notch and display." - USA Today
Status Bartender
Enhance your screenshots and screen recordings by replacing the default status bar with a custom, polished version. Choose from various styles, including classic times and full battery indicators, and remove distracting recording markers for a cleaner look.
- Remove default status bar
- Replace with custom status bar
- Classic time display (9:41)
- Full battery indicator
- Remove screen recording marker
- Customizable status bar color
- Customizable time display
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Raise the bar on your screenshots and screen recordings with Status Bartender. Say goodbye to those pesky status bars ruining your perfect shots. Status Bartender swoops in like a superhero, removing the existing status bar and replacing it with a sleek, beautiful version that's sure to impress. We're talking the classic 9:41 time, a Wi-Fi signal stronger than your morning coffee, and a full battery – because who wants to see a low battery warning in their screenshots? And for all your screen recordings, Status Bartender goes above and beyond by getting rid of the distracting red 'screen recording' marker. You're in control with Status Bartender. Choose your status bar color – white, black, or even transparent if you're feeling mysterious. And if you want to mix things up, you can customize the displayed time too. Get ready to take your screenshots and screen recordings to the next level with Status Bartender.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Status Bartender at 100% against Notch Remover's 15%. Status Bartender also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). Notch Remover's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Status Bartender is free to download; Notch Remover costs $0.99 up front. Status Bartender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notch Remover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notch Remover holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notch Remover has 579 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Notch Remover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Status Bartender's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notch Remover ships an update every 5 months, Status Bartender every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notch Remover | Status Bartender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (579 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axiem Systems | Ramik Sadana |
Customer experience
Notch Remover
Status Bartender
Bugs and requests
Notch Remover
Reported bugs
3 issues- Images too wide to use
- App crashes on some devices
- Saved images don't apply properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to crop/resize images
- Option to remove notch globally
- Support for animated wallpapers
Status Bartender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notch Remover
No in-app purchases
Status Bartender
- Unlimited Exports$1.99
Questions
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