Comparison

X Icon Changer vs Theme Studio

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

Head to head
About

X Icon Changer

Personalize your phone's appearance by changing app icons and names. Choose from a wide selection of icon packs or use your own images to create custom shortcuts on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Change app icons
  • Customize app names
  • Use icon packs
  • Select from gallery
  • Create home screen shortcuts
  • Free to use
Features
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X Icon Changer is a totally free and useful app which can help you change & customize icons and names for any apps. The new icons can be chosen from gallery and lots of personalized icon packs. Our app will create a shortcut to the new icon on your home screen. This is the easiest way to decorate your iPhone. HOW TO USE 1. Enter X Icon Changer. 2. Choose an app. 3. Select a new icon from the built-in icon packs or your gallery. 4. Edit a new name for the app. 5. Go to the home screen to see the new shortcut icon. There are lots of selected personalized icon packs in X Icon Changer. The app and those icon packs are all free to get. Just download X Icon Changer now to decorate your home screen.

About

Theme Studio

Design custom app icons, widgets, and wallpapers to personalize your iPhone home screen. Create unique themes by mixing and matching styles, and save your creations for easy application.

Highlights
  • Custom app icon maker
  • Themed widget builder
  • Matching wallpaper generator
  • Icon pack library
  • Save and load custom themes
  • Live icon preview
Features
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Theme Studio is a design tool for creating custom app icons, themed widgets, and matching wallpapers for a personalized iPhone home screen aesthetic. You make everything in the app, save it to your Photos, then apply it yourself: icons through Apple's Shortcuts app, and wallpapers through the iOS Settings app. Theme Studio never changes your app icons, wallpaper, or any system setting automatically. HOW IT WORKS 1. Design a custom icon, widget, or wallpaper in the app. 2. Save the image to your Photos library. 3. For icons, open Apple's Shortcuts app and add the saved image to your Home Screen. For wallpapers, set the saved image from the iOS Settings app. The app walks you through these steps the first time. ICON PACKS Choose from a variety of icon styles: minimalist line art, bold chroma, retro pixel grids, and more. Each pack is designed to feel cohesive. Browse the collection, search by app name, or mix and match icon packs to design a custom home screen aesthetic. STUDIO: CUSTOM ICON MAKER & ICON CHANGER Studio is your in-app custom icon maker and icon changer. Customize any glyph: layer solid colors, gradients, photo backgrounds, or blurred wallpaper slices behind it. Tune position, scale, shadow, and color overlays, or upload your own PNG or JPEG. The live preview shows how each icon will look once you apply it. When you are happy with an icon, save it to your Photos and use the Shortcuts app to add it to your Home Screen. WIDGETS Build clock, weather, calendar, battery, app grid, photo, and quote widgets that match your home screen aesthetic. Pick fonts, colors, backgrounds, and styles, from minimalist to bold, or bake your wallpaper into the widget background for a transparent look. Widgets are added by you from the standard iOS widget gallery (touch and hold the Home Screen, then add a Theme Studio widget). WALLPAPERS Browse a library of curated wallpapers, or generate color-matched wallpapers from your icon palette. Save them to your Photos, then set them as your Lock Screen or Home Screen wallpaper from the iOS Settings app. SAVE YOUR THEMES Save your icon, wallpaper, and widget combinations as themes. Loading a saved theme brings all of its pieces back into the app at once, ready for you to save and apply. Build seasonal looks, mood-based aesthetics, or personalize your home screen aesthetic for any occasion. APPLYING YOUR ICONS Theme Studio is an icon changer built around Apple's built-in Shortcuts app, the standard, user-initiated workflow for icon customization on iOS. You save an icon image to your Photos, then add it to your Home Screen yourself in the Shortcuts app. Theme Studio guides you through this the first time, and does not change your app icons or Home Screen for you. Made by an indie developer focused on iPhone personalization. Questions, ideas, or bug reports? Reach out through Settings > Contact. SUBSCRIPTIONS & IN-APP PRODUCTS The free tier includes the Solid icon pack and non-Pro widgets. Theme Studio Pro unlocks additional icon packs, premium widgets, and custom PNG icon saving. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options are available in the app. Terms and pricing may vary by region. Information about the auto-renewable subscription: Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Cancel at any time. Manage in Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. For more information on how to cancel a subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

X Icon Changer4 screens
Theme Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Theme Studio at 5.0 against X Icon Changer's 4.5. Theme Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). X Icon Changer's advantage is ratings volume (6.1K vs 7) and chart position (#152 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. X Icon Changer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Theme Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Theme Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X Icon Changer has 6.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of X Icon Changer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Theme Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X Icon Changer ships an update every 3 weeks, Theme Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
X Icon Changer versus Theme Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX Icon ChangerTheme Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.1K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASTER PLAYInvader Digital

Customer experience

X Icon Changer

All ratings5,761 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews916 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative22.1%

Theme Studio

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

X Icon Changer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Icons not saving properly
  • App not working on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More app options
  • Ability to batch change icons
  • Streamlined icon saving process

Theme Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

X Icon Changer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

Theme Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Theme Studio Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Theme Studio Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is X Icon Changer free?
X Icon Changer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theme Studio free?
Theme Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X Icon Changer or Theme Studio?
Theme Studio is rated higher. X Icon Changer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Theme Studio averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do X Icon Changer or Theme Studio have ads?
X Icon Changer shows ads; Theme Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, X Icon Changer or Theme Studio?
X Icon Changer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Theme Studio weekly. Most recently, X Icon Changer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Theme Studio on October 28, 2026.

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