Comparison

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets vs Ycon

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

Head to head
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/

About

Ycon

Easily customize app icons by taking a screenshot. Find unique icons for frequently used apps that aren't readily available. Personalize your device's look with custom visuals.

Highlights
  • Screenshot icon customization
  • Find custom icons
  • Personalize app icons
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Want to customize icons, But you can't find any icons for the apps you use frequently? Ycon lets you customize your icons with just a screenshot!

Screenshots

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets4 screens
Ycon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ycon at free with in-app purchases against Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's subscription. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Ycon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.4 for Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets against 4.4 for Ycon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 636 and 169 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ycon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, Ycon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets versus Ycon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomize Icon・Themes, WidgetsYcon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (636 ratings)4.4 (169 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings636 — better169
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsMoriRanMaru

Customer experience

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

All ratings634 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative27.3%

Ycon

All ratings165 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral23.3%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and 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

Ycon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

Subscriptions5
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Iconboard Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium features3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Premium features3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Iconboard Pro (Yearly)$12.991 Year
One-time9
  • 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
  • Iconboard Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
1 purchases

Ycon

One-time1
  • Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets free?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ycon free?
Ycon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Ycon?
Ycon is rated higher. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 636 ratings, while Ycon averages 4.4 from 169 ratings.
Do Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Ycon have ads?
Ycon shows ads; Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Ycon?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, and Ycon every 5 weeks. Most recently, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ycon on October 24, 2026.

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