Comparison

Wallpaper Maker vs Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers

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

Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers

Create custom animated edge lighting wallpapers for your iPhone. Personalize glowing borders, choose notch and Dynamic Island layouts, and use your own photos as backgrounds. Save designs as Live Photos for a dynamic Lock Screen.

Highlights
  • Custom LED-style borders
  • Notch and Dynamic Island support
  • Live Photo wallpaper export
  • Use personal background images
  • Adjustable border styles and shapes
  • Device fit controls
  • Wallpaper collections
Features
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Edge Lighting: Live Wallpapers Transform your iPhone screen with glowing edge light wallpapers, animated borders, and beautiful background styles. Edge Lighting lets you create custom wallpapers with colorful LED-style borders, notch and Dynamic Island layouts, live photo effects, and personal background images. Design a wallpaper that fits your device, matches your style, and looks great on your Lock Screen. Key Features Custom Edge Lighting Wallpapers Create bright LED-style borders with neon, rainbow, pastel, and custom color combinations. Adjust the border size, glow, speed, and style to make your wallpaper look exactly how you want. Live Photo Wallpaper Export Save animated edge lighting designs as Live Photos and use them as wallpapers through the Photos app. Notch and Dynamic Island Support Choose layouts for notch, Dynamic Island, camera hole, or no cutout. Adjust cutout width, height, radius, and position for a better fit on your iPhone screen. Background Image Support Use built-in wallpapers or choose your own photo from the Photos app. Adjust background zoom and position before saving so your image fits nicely inside the edge design. Border Styles and Shapes Choose from different edge styles, including clean lines and decorative border patterns. Customize the look to match your mood, wallpaper, or device theme. Device Fit Controls Fine-tune margins, corner radius, border thickness, horizontal position, and iOS wallpaper adjustment settings for a better Lock Screen result. Wallpaper Collections Browse curated wallpapers, trending designs, most downloaded styles, presets, and daily reward wallpapers. Easy Save and Setup Guide Save your wallpaper to Photos, then follow the built-in tutorial to set it on your iPhone Lock Screen. Why Choose Edge Lighting Create custom glowing wallpapers Supports notch and Dynamic Island layouts Save animated designs as Live Photos Use your own photos as backgrounds Adjust wallpaper fit before saving Browse beautiful preset wallpaper collections Designed for iPhone Lock Screen customization Make your iPhone screen glow with custom edge lighting wallpapers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://edge-lighting-e84b6.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Wallpaper Maker4 screens
Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wallpaper Maker at none against Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers's shown. Wallpaper Maker also leads on ratings volume (312 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallpaper Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Wallpaper Maker against 4.5 for Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallpaper Maker has 312 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallpaper Maker ships an update every 4 months, Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wallpaper Maker versus Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallpaper MakerEdge Lighting LED Wallpapers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (312 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings312 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB22 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArmchair EngineeringVasilkoff Ltd

Customer experience

Wallpaper Maker

All ratings311 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative14.7%

Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

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)

Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wallpaper Maker

One-time1
  • Notched Unlock$2.99
6 purchases

Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers

Subscriptions5
  • Edge Lighting One Week Premium$3.997 Days
  • Edge Lighting One Week Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Edge Lighting One Month Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Edge Lighting Year Premium Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Edge Lighting One Year Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Edge Lighting Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Wallpaper Maker free?
Wallpaper Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers free?
Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wallpaper Maker or Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers?
Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers is rated higher. Wallpaper Maker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 312 ratings, while Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Wallpaper Maker or Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers have ads?
Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers shows ads; Wallpaper Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Wallpaper Maker or Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers?
Wallpaper Maker ships an update every 4 months, and Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers weekly. Most recently, Wallpaper Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Edge Lighting LED Wallpapers on November 5, 2026.

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