Comparison

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets vs Mockuply

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

Mockuply

Quickly transform your ideas into visual mockups with intuitive drawing tools and AI-powered generation. Effortlessly create, edit, and share designs for apps, websites, or features. Your work automatically syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Intuitive scribble and shape tools
  • AI-powered idea generation
  • Text insertion and styling
  • Element selection, drag, and resize
  • Add notes to designs
  • Export and share as images
  • Automatic iCloud synchronization
Features
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Mockuply - Simple Mockups, Anywhere Turn your ideas into visual mockups in seconds. Whether you're designing an app, planning a website, or sketching a new feature, Mockuply makes it effortless to create and share your vision. Create with Ease - Draw freely with our intuitive scribble tool - Add rectangles, circles, and lines with a tap - Insert and style text anywhere on your canvas - Select, drag, and resize any element perfectly - Add notes to capture important details AI-Powered Enhancement - Transform rough ideas into mockups with our Generate feature. One tap turns your notes into quick wireframe. Share Instantly - Export your mockups as images and share them anywhere using iOS's built-in share sheet. Send to colleagues, save to photos, or drop into your favorite apps. Always in Sync - Your mockups automatically save to iCloud - work on your iPhone, continue on your iPad. No account creation, no sign-ups, no passwords. Just open and create. Perfect For: - Product managers sketching new features - Designers exploring quick concepts - Developers planning interfaces - Anyone who thinks visually Start creating mockups the moment inspiration strikes. With Mockuply, your ideas are always just a few taps away from becoming shareable designs.

Screenshots

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets4 screens
Mockuply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets at Free against Mockuply's $4.99. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets also leads on ratings volume (634 vs 7) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). Mockuply's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is free to download; Mockuply costs $4.99 up front. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Mockuply 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

Mockuply holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets has 634 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mockuply's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, Mockuply every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets versus Mockuply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomize Icon・Themes, WidgetsMockuply
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (634 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings634 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size352 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppsElliot Nash

Customer experience

Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets

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

Mockuply

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mockuply

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

Mockuply

One-time1
  • 100 Credits$3.99

Questions

Is Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets free?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mockuply free?
Mockuply costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Mockuply?
Mockuply is rated higher. Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 634 ratings, while Mockuply averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Mockuply have ads?
Neither Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets nor Mockuply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets or Mockuply?
Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets ships an update monthly, and Mockuply every 3 days. Most recently, Customize Icon・Themes, Widgets was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mockuply on October 9, 2026.

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