Simple Notch vs HaloCall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create island & notch wallpapers
- Over 80 styles available
- Import custom background images
- Save to album
- Set as wallpaper
- Supports iPhone 15, 14, 13 series
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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 :)
HaloCall
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This is a security protection app, with interrelated user roles of guardian and guarded. When the guarded needs emergency support in case of danger or special circumstances, they can send an SOS alert through the app or the associated PA02 terminal. After receiving the alert, the guardian can view the current location of the guarded on the map and take corresponding support actions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HaloCall at none against Simple Notch's 1. HaloCall also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Simple Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HaloCall asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Notch ships an update every 11 days, HaloCall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Notch | HaloCall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (425 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 振山 董 | LEEDS |
In-app purchases
Simple Notch
- Simple Notch PRO$1.99
HaloCall
No in-app purchases
