Comparison

iScreen vs Mesh Gradient

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

Head to head
About

iScreen

Personalize your phone's home screen with a vast array of widgets, themes, and wallpapers. Customize your lock screen, control center, and even add interactive elements for a unique and fun user experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets for home and lock screens
  • iOS 26 inspired features
  • Dynamic Island customization
  • DIY static and dynamic wallpapers
  • Charging animations
  • Couple widgets for shared personalization
  • Interactive widgets for quick actions
Features
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* Phone Style, iScreen it! * iScreen - personalized homescreen with various Widgets & Themes & Wallpaper to make your phone screen stand out! * iOS 27 Unlocked​! Introducing upgraded 4×6 ExtraLarge Widget. Spacious layout at a glance! Special feature: 【iOS 27】 Upgraded 4×6 ExtraLarge Widget: super-sized photos, albums, Polaroids, calendars, panels, watch faces, music players, schedules, folders, and more. Also DIY your own personalized ExtraLarge Widget! 【Liquid Glass】 All widgets support Liquid Glass dreamy style. Real-time weather Liquid Glass widget, Liquid Glass theme sets. Unlock your desktop's hidden beauty! 【Space Wallpaper】 Massive space wallpaper templates (viral cliff-jumping wallpapers, naked-eye 3D photo DIY, anime, futuristic tech space). Instant impact the moment you open phone! 【Control Center】 Customize your Control Center style with colorful icons. Features include a Counter, Water Reminder, Book of Answers, Dice Roll, and Quick Launch—combining beauty and practicality. 【DIY Wallpapers】 Create static or dynamic wallpapers with rich templates like Polaroid, Heart Puzzle, Flip Card, and Animated Marquee Lights to make your home screen unique. 【Widgets】 Includes popular widgets such as Dynamic Panel, Photo Wall, Weather, Battery, Countdown, Calendar, X-Panel, Emoji Notes, Digital Clock, Ferris Wheel, Windmill, and Air Conditioner. It also offers creative lock screen styles like Emojis, Animations, and Icons, with support for transparent effects — making your phone both fun and practical. 【Charging Animation】 Cool and interesting charging animations with custom effects for a personalized charging experience. 【Couple Widgets】 Sweet widgets designed for couples and friends. Send messages and photos to each other’s screens, and check real-time distance, weather, and moods. 【Interactive Widgets】 Quickly complete to-do check-ins or play games like Whack-a-Mole and Arcade without opening the app—adding fun to your daily routine. 【Themes & Wallpapers】 A vast collection of daily updated themes and wallpapers, including trending styles like Ins, minimalist, pink & black, AI art, and paper-cut designs. Easily elevate your home screen’s style and personalize your phone! 【Dynamic Island】 We offers a variety of fun features, such as Pet Island, Plant Island, Animation Island, Weather Island, Panel Island, Calendar Island, Signature Island, Launcher Island, Timer Island, and more. It comes with multiple built-in creative animations, and you can also custom upload images or avatars to your Dynamic Island and set exclusive quotes Use Of Terms: https://www.xmzerone.com/about/deskagreement.html Privacy Policy: http://www.xmzerone.com/about/deskprivacy.html

About

Mesh Gradient

Features
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Create stunning mesh gradients in seconds. Mesh Gradient is a simple yet powerful tool for generating beautiful, customizable gradients. With just a few taps, you can design unique color blends for wallpapers, app backgrounds, illustrations, and UI designs. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or creative enthusiast, Mesh Gradient helps you bring your ideas to life with vibrant, fluid color transitions. Features: • Create unique mesh gradients instantly • Customize colors and points • Choose gradient orientation: portrait or landscape • Adjust resolution up to 8K (1K, 2K, 4K, 8K) • Select aspect ratios and apply optional blur • Export in PNG, JPEG, or HEIC format • Smooth, intuitive, and ad-free experience • Works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad Perfect for creating wallpapers, backgrounds, UI mockups, and social media visuals.

Screenshots

iScreen4 screens
Mesh Gradient3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iScreen at Free against Mesh Gradient's $0.99. iScreen also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#6 vs #159). Mesh Gradient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iScreen is free to download; Mesh Gradient costs $0.99 up front. iScreen sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Mesh Gradient asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iScreen ships an update weekly, Mesh Gradient every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iScreen versus Mesh Gradient: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriScreenMesh Gradient
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (151K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings151K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#6 — better#159
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size551 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiamen ShenZhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd.Hassan Taleb

Bugs and requests

iScreen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets disappearing or turning black
  • Charging animation not working properly
  • Interaction widgets becoming premium-only

Requested features

4 requests
  • More skin tone and character customization options
  • Ability to remove app name from widgets
  • Translate all widgets to English
  • Improve stability and reliability of widgets

Mesh Gradient

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

iScreen

Subscriptions13
  • Weekly VIP3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Quarterly VIP$3.993 Months
  • Noble VIP-Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly VIP$7.991 Month
  • Exclusive VIP-Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Privileged VIP-Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Super VIP-Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Privileged VIP-Quarterly$14.993 Months
  • Yearly VIP$19.991 Year
  • Exclusive VIP-Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Noble VIP-Quarterly$19.993 Months
  • Noble VIP-Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Supreme VIP-Yearly$25.991 Year
One-time4
  • Purchase Single Theme$0.99
  • Purchase one Wallpaper$0.99
  • Super VIP$12.99
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  • Permanent VIP$23.99
None

Mesh Gradient

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iScreen free?
iScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesh Gradient free?
Mesh Gradient costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iScreen or Mesh Gradient have ads?
iScreen shows ads; Mesh Gradient does not.
Which is updated more often, iScreen or Mesh Gradient?
iScreen ships an update weekly, and Mesh Gradient every 4 months. Most recently, iScreen was updated on September 25, 2026 and Mesh Gradient on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, iScreen or Mesh Gradient?
iScreen currently peaks at #6 in the App Store charts, and Mesh Gradient at #159. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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