Comparison

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets vs Colordinate

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

Colordinate

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Colordinate generates one-of-a-kind digital compositions based on your geographic coordinates and the current date. Each image is made of two parts: a pattern drawn from your exact location, and a color palette that changes daily giving every creation a unique temporal and spatial fingerprint. Whether you’re traveling, revisiting somewhere special or just noticing the world around you, Colordinate transforms that experience into a personal artwork. This app it’s a way of remembering a place, a time, a feeling not with words but through a visual language only your moment could produce. It’s like keeping a visual diary of the places that matter most. But how does it work? • Open the app wherever you are, that becomes your spot. • For best GPS accuracy, try to be in an open space with a clear view of the sky. • A unique color grid is generated based on your exact location and the current date. • Love what you see? Tap to save it to your archive. That moment is now yours, forever! Main Features: • Turn your location into generative abstract patterns • Enjoy a daily-changing color palette based on the date • Create and collect unique visual pieces tied to moments in time • A poetic way to track your travels, favorite spots, or milestones • Save and use your creations as wallpapers or digital keepsakes • A mindful, minimalist way to appreciate time and place This app invites you to pause and ask: What does this moment look like right here, right now? See your world differently—download Colordinate today.

Screenshots

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets4 screens
Colordinate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colordinate at none against Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's 10. Colordinate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Colordinate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, Colordinate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets versus Colordinate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomize Icon・Themes, WidgetsColordinate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (637 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings637 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsalessia frezzetti

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

Colordinate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Colordinate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets free?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colordinate free?
Colordinate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Colordinate have ads?
Neither Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets nor Colordinate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Colordinate?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, and Colordinate every 4 days. Most recently, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets was updated on November 3, 2026 and Colordinate on October 30, 2026.

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