Comparison

Notchless vs Pixel Island

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

Head to head
About

Notchless

Discover and upload unique wallpapers designed to cleverly conceal your phone's notch. Contribute your own creations to a growing library and enhance your device's interface with a seamless look.

Highlights
  • Download notch-hiding wallpapers
  • Upload your own wallpapers
  • Extensive wallpaper library
  • Intuitive touch-driven interface
  • Designed for iPhones and iDevices
Features
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Download and upload wallpapers for your phone that hide the notch. Go full Notchless! Furthermore, you can also contribute to the extensive library. If your wallpaper fits the criteria to blend into the notch and make the interface look Notchless, your background will show up in the list in under 72 hours. Yep, we thought of you X users and we came up with a simple intuitive, touch-driven app that provides wallpapers that look amazing on the new iPhone. They also look great on any iDevice you are using.

About

Pixel Island

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Adopt a tiny pixel-art companion… living right in your Dynamic Island! Pixel Island turns your iPhone's Dynamic Island into a mini terrarium: an animated pet walks, breathes and keeps you company all day long while you use your other apps. YOUR PET, CREATED BY AI • Pick any photo: you, your cat, your favorite character… • AI turns it into an animated pixel-art sprite in seconds • It joins your collection and moves into the Dynamic Island AN ISLAND FULL OF COMPANIONS • 45+ pixel-art pets: cat, fox, axolotl, T-Rex, panda… • Dozens of animations: idle, walk, sleep… • Favorites, renaming, collection synced to your account WIDGETS EVERYWHERE • Your animated pet right on the Home Screen • Clock, battery, countdown and quote widgets • Alternate app icons to match your setup PREMIUM • Unlock the full catalog and every widget • Monthly gems to create your AI pets • 3-day free trial on the monthly plan Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your Apple account settings. — Privacy Policy: https://ywrld14.github.io/pixel-island-site/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://ywrld14.github.io/pixel-island-site/terms.html

Screenshots

Notchless4 screens
Pixel Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Notchless at 3 against Pixel Island's 1. Notchless also leads on iOS requirement (11.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Notchless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Island sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notchless versus Pixel Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotchlessPixel Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMihai alexandru BoldYanis ZINE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notchless

One-time1
  • Kill the ads$0.99
7 purchases

Pixel Island

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • 200 Gems$3.99
  • 600 Gems$8.99
  • 2000 Gems$22.99
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  • Lifetime Premium$34.99

Questions

Is Notchless free?
Notchless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Island free?
Pixel Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notchless or Pixel Island have ads?
Neither Notchless nor Pixel Island shows ads.

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