Comparison

Hide The Notch vs Gacha Architect

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

Head to head
About

Hide The Notch

Customize your iPhone X wallpaper to creatively hide the notch. Use pre-set images or your own photos with various effects to design unique backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Notch hiding wallpapers
  • Use own photos
  • Apply effects
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • iPhone X companion
Features
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Your wallpaper is the picture you look at most often in your life. Fifty times a day, a hundred. Someone, a place, a light, a three second memory before you answer a message. And there is a notch in it. This app adjusts your wallpaper to hide it. The top of the screen turns black, the same night as the one already around the camera, the kind only OLED screens can make, and your picture carries on underneath as if nothing had happened. Notch, punch hole, Dynamic Island: whatever your phone calls it, it disappears. You choose your photo, the one that matters, and frame it the way you want. Or you start from a gradient and push it around with your finger until you land on the right colour, the one you would not have found anywhere else. There are several ways to make the notch disappear, and a single setting for each. You try, you see straight away, you keep the one you like. Then the picture is yours. It lands in your photos, at the exact size of your screen. You keep it, you send it to someone, you make another one tomorrow because the light has changed. Free. No ads, no account, no tracking, no subscription. Your photos never leave your phone.

About

Gacha Architect

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"Stop guessing. Start calculating with mathematical precision." Most gacha calculators rely on Monte Carlo simulations—random trials that only give you an approximation. MirrorLab is different. We use DP-based state space analysis to provide the exact mathematical probability distribution for your pulls. ■ Day-One Support: Arknights: Endfield Optimized for the complex mechanics of Arknights: Endfield 1.0. Chartered Headhunting: Full implementation of the 120-pull Featured Guarantee (Spark). Arsenal Issue: Accurate modeling of the 80-pull guarantee and the 100/180/260... repeating mileage system. Hybrid Efficiency: Calculate how many Arsenal Tickets you’ll gain from character banners to plan your next 6-star weapon. ■ Why MirrorLab? Precision DP Engine: Forget the variance of Monte Carlo. Our engine uses recursive logic to calculate exact probabilities for every possible outcome. Refund Factor: Factor in 'Certificates' from duplicate pulls to determine your actual cost-per-pull and re-investment efficiency. Architect's Report: Visualize "Worst-Case Scenarios" and "Efficiency Zones" to optimize your spending and avoid mindless pulling. ■ Two Analysis Modes [Basic Mode] Quick Check Enter base rates, pity counters, and costs. Instantly see the pulls required for 50% / 90% / 99% success. Cost conversion to real-world items (e.g., pizza slices) for better financial perspective. [Pro Mode] Deep Dive Customize and edit Soft Pity curves. Get exact Expected Values and Standard Deviations. View detailed probability distribution histograms. ■ Roadmap: Coming Soon Full support for the following titles is coming soon: Genshin Impact Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Honkai: Star Rail Wuthering Waves ■ Key Features Works Offline: No internet required for calculations. Privacy First: No login, no data collection, no unnecessary permissions. Dark/Light Theme: Minimalist 'Mirror' interface designed for focus. Save & Share: Save your custom presets for any banner or game. Calculate before you pull. MirrorLab is the smartest sandbox for your gacha strategy.

Screenshots

Hide The Notch4 screens
Gacha Architect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hide The Notch at none against Gacha Architect's shown. Gacha Architect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hide The Notch ships an update every 3 weeks, Gacha Architect every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Hide The Notch versus Gacha Architect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide The NotchGacha Architect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxime Thirouinkiha kwon

In-app purchases

None

Hide The Notch

No in-app purchases

None

Gacha Architect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hide The Notch free?
Hide The Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gacha Architect free?
Gacha Architect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hide The Notch or Gacha Architect have ads?
Gacha Architect shows ads; Hide The Notch does not.
Which is updated more often, Hide The Notch or Gacha Architect?
Hide The Notch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gacha Architect every 2 days. Most recently, Hide The Notch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gacha Architect on October 28, 2026.

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