Comparison

Notch Wallpapers vs Simple Notch

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

Head to head
About

Notch Wallpapers

Features
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Customize the lock and home screen of your iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max or iPhone XR with Custom X Notch app! This app uses special backgrounds with black positioned shapes to hide the notch from the interface, making it more clean and customizable. Or you can even add fullscreen bezels shaped according to the screen curves to create amazing geometrical designs to the entire screen. Create your own custom background screens: - Multiple Notch Styles - Beautifully designed custom designed full-screen frames - Special themes like Cat Ears and Super Hero notchs - Use your own Wallpapers or Camera roll Photos - Allows to scale and zoom to fit your pictures It is easy as 1 2 3! 1. Choose a notch style or full-screen bezel 2. Choose your photo and scale the way you want 3. Preview and save and set as Wallpaper Try it now and amaze your friends with your new iPhone style! Optional Subscription: Custom X Notch Tools PRO offers a weekly subscription at USD $0.99, monthly at $2.99 and annual at $11.99, please note prices may vary depending on sales taxes or countries. - The user will be asked to login to his iTunes account (if not already) prior to the purchase and the payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Additional information is provided stating that subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. PRIVACY POLICY: No information is shared between third parties or the developer, as this application is offline. Therefore, your data remains just for you. Terms Link: https://bit.ly/2tWZ5cM

About

Simple Notch

Design custom wallpapers for your iPhone's Dynamic Island or notch. Choose from over 80 styles, import your own background image, and save your creation to set as your wallpaper.

Highlights
  • Create island & notch wallpapers
  • Over 80 styles available
  • Import custom background images
  • Save to album
  • Set as wallpaper
  • Supports iPhone 15, 14, 13 series
Features
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This is a creative app that allows you to create island & notch wallpapers for your iPhone 17, iPhone 16, iPhone 15, etc. Just as shown in the screenshots above. Choose from over 80 styles to create your own island & notch wallpapers or lock screens. It only takes three steps. 1. Import a photo for the background 2. Select the style you like 3. Save it to your album and set it as your wallpaper If you have any suggestions, please let us know. The content will be continuously updated and optimized. Hope you like it :)

Screenshots

Notch Wallpapers4 screens
Simple Notch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Notch Wallpapers at none against Simple Notch's shown. Notch Wallpapers also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Simple Notch's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price and in-app purchases 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. Notch Wallpapers sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Simple Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notch Wallpapers ships an update every 2 months, Simple Notch every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notch Wallpapers versus Simple Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotch WallpapersSimple Notch
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (426 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Yamashita振山 董

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Notch Wallpapers

Subscriptions2
  • Custom X Notch Premium W3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Custom X Notch Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • CustomXNotchs Remove Ads$0.99
  • CustomXNotchs PRO Upgrade$1.99
1 purchases

Simple Notch

One-time1
  • Simple Notch PRO$1.99

Questions

Is Notch Wallpapers free?
Notch Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Notch free?
Simple Notch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notch Wallpapers or Simple Notch have ads?
Simple Notch shows ads; Notch Wallpapers does not.
Which is updated more often, Notch Wallpapers or Simple Notch?
Notch Wallpapers ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Notch every 11 days. Most recently, Notch Wallpapers was updated on November 4, 2026 and Simple Notch on November 6, 2026.

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