Comparison

Wallpaper Maker vs Borderize

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wallpaper Maker

Create unique bordered wallpapers for your phone's home and lock screens. Easily import photos or use included images, customize border colors and styles, and export your creations to apply them directly.

Highlights
  • Create bordered wallpapers
  • Import photos or use included images
  • Customize border color, style, and opacity
  • Export wallpapers to photo library
  • Apply wallpapers from Photos app
Features
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Make your phone shine with custom bordered wallpapers! Notched is a tool for creating cool and distinct wallpapers for your phone. Quickly and easily make wallpapers for your home or lock screen in just four simple steps: - Import any photo from your library or choose from a great selection of included images - Set border color, style (single line, double line, gradient or rainbow) and opacity - Export wallpaper to your photo library - Apply wallpaper to your home or lock screen from the Photos app, via the "Use as Wallpaper" action

About

Borderize

Features
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Borderize is a powerful iOS app that allows you to unleash your creativity and transform your ordinary photos into stunning bordered wallpapers. With a wide selection of inbuilt borders and themes, you can effortlessly add a touch of elegance, fun, or uniqueness to your images. Whether you're looking to personalise your home screen or lock screen, Borderize provides a seamless and intuitive user experience to make your wallpapers truly stand out. Enhance your device's aesthetics with Borderize! Customise your wallpapers like never before. Choose from an extensive collection of themes, including "Blast," "Army," "Black," "Bricks," "Fruits," "Flowers," "Dots," "Animals," "Metals," "Colours," "Chevron," and many more. Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and elevate your wallpapers to the next level. Adjust border width, create circular-shaped angles, and even add a touch of blur to your borders. Download Borderize today and make your device uniquely yours! Key Features: - Vast collection of inbuilt borders and themes to choose from. - Seamlessly change photos and apply different themes to create visually captivating wallpapers. - Customise border width to suit your style and preferences. - Add circular shapes or angles to your images for a unique look. - Increase or decrease blur to create stunning and immersive borders. - Intuitive and user-friendly interface for a smooth editing experience. - Save and share your personalised wallpapers directly from the app. - Enhance your device's home screen and lock screen with your own touch of artistry. Unlock a world of creativity with Borderize and bring your wallpapers to life!

Screenshots

Wallpaper Maker4 screens
Borderize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wallpaper Maker at none against Borderize's shown. Borderize's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallpaper Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Borderize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wallpaper Maker versus Borderize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallpaper MakerBorderize
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (311 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings311 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB33 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArmchair EngineeringNileshKumar Rathod

Bugs and requests

Wallpaper Maker

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Corners off screen on iPad
  • Notch not lining up on iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Extended wallpaper feature causes white blur
  • App no longer works after iOS update
  • Cannot change phone type after initial selection
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  • Border runs under notch and corners
  • Watermark makes app unusable
  • Wallpaper preview looks good, but effect doesn't apply
  • Notched border not present when saved as wallpaper
  • Crashes frequently
  • Does not align with notch
  • App crashes after iOS update

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update for iPhone 14/15
  • Fix double line opacity
  • Add border for oval dock/top half
  • Increase color scale/add color sliders/hex codes
  • Add neon glowing lines
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  • Option for triple color
  • Exported wallpaper sized correctly
  • Lock screen and home screen specific embellishments
  • Access to other Photos folders
  • Allow browsing photo albums beyond 'moments'
  • Support for newer iPhones (12 mini, 12 Pro Max, XsMax)

Borderize

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wallpaper Maker

One-time1
  • Notched Unlock$2.99
1 purchases

Borderize

One-time1
  • Remove All Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Wallpaper Maker free?
Wallpaper Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Borderize free?
Borderize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wallpaper Maker or Borderize have ads?
Borderize shows ads; Wallpaper Maker does not.

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