Comparison

Icon Themer vs Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Icon Themer

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with custom icons and app names. Easily link new icons to your favorite apps or Apple's Shortcuts. Save your custom icon designs directly to your camera roll.

Highlights
  • Custom icon creation
  • App name customization
  • Link icons to apps
  • Save icons to camera roll
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Customize your iPhone screen with cute icons! ◆ The app is super easy to use! ◆ ① Set an icon image. ② Set the app name. ③ Link the icon image and app name to the app which you want to open with this app or Apple's “Shortcuts“. *You can also save the icon image into your camera roll. ◆ Future plans ◆ We will add icons as appropriate. Thank you for your warm support message for the review! Auto-renewal Subscription: *ThumbYou offers an auto-renewal subscription of - $3.99/month, Gold Plan - $2.99/month, Silver Plan - $1.99/month, Bronze Plan *Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. *Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. *Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. *Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. *Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. *Current subscription may not be canceled during an active subscription period. *You have also cancel your subscription at following web address: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy : http://www.lisfee.com/privacy-policy.html Terms and Conditions : http://www.lisfee.com/about-rule.html

About

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

Personalize your iOS home screen with custom icons and widgets. Create unique icon sets using a vast library of glyphs, your own photos, or custom colors and gradients. Save different configurations for quick style changes and generate matching wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Create custom icons from glyphs or photos
  • Apply custom backgrounds, borders, and gradients
  • Generate custom wallpapers
  • Add icons and widgets to lock screen
  • Save and switch between icon configurations
  • Seamlessly open App Store apps via Shortcuts
Features
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Iconboard allows you to create, manage, and apply icon configurations for your iOS homescreen: - Add icons to your lock screen thanks to Widgets (requires iOS 16) - Create consistent icon sets in seconds. - Create custom icons from over 1,500 glyphs, applying custom background and border colors & gradients. - Import images to apply them as icons - Save different setup configurations to quickly change your styles. - Generate custom wallpapers as solid or gradient files. - Customize the action to be performed when opening the icons. - Invisible icons: Place your icons in any position on the screen with this feature. - Custom icon themes to take your customizations further. - Open App Store apps seamlessly thanks to Shortcuts. WIDGETS Iconboard lets you create lock screen and home screen widgets so you can open your favorite apps more quickly. You can use it to open your calendar, reminders, settings, and even other favorite apps like TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, or Locket MAKE ICONS WITH YOUR PHOTOS With its unique image recognition capabilities, Iconboard can extract colors from your pictures and create a beautiful palette with your icons. It really looks like they belong together! * System apps do not open without the shortcuts app because of operating system limitations. Notification badges are also unavailable for this same reason. -- Subscription Details -- • Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after the expiration of the free trial. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. • Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/iconboardios/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://zipoapps.com/iconboardios/terms/

Screenshots

Icon Themer4 screens
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets at none against Icon Themer's shown. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 54%). Icon Themer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Icon Themer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 — 4.3 for Icon Themer against 4.4 for Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 969 and 637 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Icon Themer's written reviews are positive against 65% of Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icon Themer ships an update every 4 days, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Icon Themer versus Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcon ThemerCustomize Icon・Themes, Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (969 ratings)4.4 (637 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings969 — better637
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB352 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLisfee, Inc.ZipoApps

Customer experience

Icon Themer

All ratings966 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative35.6%

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

All ratings636 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Icon Themer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transparent backgrounds not working as expected
  • Corrupted/bad profiles preventing icon downloads
  • Majority of icons not working after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for iPad
  • Ability to resize icons
  • Option to recolor uploaded icons
  • Integrate with widget customization
  • Automatic icon assignment based on app bundle ID

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Icon Themer

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Plan$1.991 Month
  • Silver Plan$2.991 Month
  • Gold Plan$3.991 Month
10 purchases

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Premium features3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium features3 Days trial$8.997 Days
One-time8
  • Neu Icon Pack$1.99
  • Neu Red Icon Pack$1.99
  • Orb Icon Pack$2.99
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  • Orb 2 Icon Pack$2.99
  • Awesome Tip$6.99
  • Great Tip$8.99
  • Iconboard Pro (Offer Lifetime)$12.99
  • Really Generous Tip$14.99

Questions

Is Icon Themer free?
Icon Themer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets free?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Icon Themer or Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is rated higher. Icon Themer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 969 ratings, while Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets averages 4.4 from 637 ratings.
Do Icon Themer or Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets have ads?
Icon Themer shows ads; Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Icon Themer or Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets?
Icon Themer ships an update every 4 days, and Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets monthly. Most recently, Icon Themer was updated on November 11, 2026 and Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets on November 11, 2026.

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