Comparison

iTheme vs Themes

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

Head to head
About

iTheme

Create custom desktop widgets for your device, including reminders, albums, clocks, and system information. Personalize your home screen with a rich variety of wallpapers and transparent widget options.

Highlights
  • Transparent desktop widgets
  • To-do reminders
  • Desktop album display
  • Customizable desktop clock
  • Oversized icon support
  • Anniversary reminders
  • System information display
  • Rich wallpaper variety
Features
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**super full desktop widget ** # supports transparent widgets to display your desktop perfectly To do reminder, desktop album, desktop clock, oversized icon, anniversary reminder, system information, etc **Wallpapers** The variety is rich and carefully selected **subscription description** Cycle: one year Payment: user's payment is credited to iTunes account Cancel subscription: to cancel, please manually turn off automatic subscription in Apple ID settings management 24 days before the expiration of the current subscription Renewal: the Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before its expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription cycle will be extended for one cycle Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy agreement: http://dfmeo1ea27fxv.cloudfront.net/iThemePrivacyAgreement.pdf

About

Themes

Personalize your device's home and lock screens with custom themes, widgets, and high-quality wallpapers. Design unique widgets with various styles, fonts, and colors to match your aesthetic. Enhance your lock screen with dynamic Depth Effect wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Download and apply custom themes
  • Arrange dynamic home screen widgets
  • Create personalized widgets
  • Add lock screen widgets
  • Choose from various clock and text styles
  • Apply Depth Effect lock screen wallpapers
  • Access high-quality 4K wallpapers
Features
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Themes: - Easily download the theme of your choice and start customizing! Add beautiful themes to your home screen in just a few easy steps, making your home screen both beautiful and fun! Customize the home screen: - You can arrange this dynamic set of widgets appear on your home screen according to the rules you define. Widgets: - Time, Clock, Countdown, Quotes, Mix - beautiful custom widgets, choose any widget and get the information you need directly from the home screen. Design your personality widgets, Depending on your preference, you can: - You can add your favorite widgets to the home screen design as needed. - Add large/medium/small widgets - Add lock screen widget - Choose from various clock、text、date and calendar styles - Choose from multiple fonts and colors - Change their size and layout arbitrarily Lock Screen Wallpapers : - Choose a Depth Effect wallpaper that suits your style and grace your Lock Screen with a cinematic, multi-layered effect. - High-quality wallpapers for both iPhone - Unique 4K wallpapers with multiple styles Come and customize your own home screen and lock screen aesthetic with ThemeKit Now! ThemeKit has the following subscriptions: Free for 3 days, then $5.99/ week, $24.99 / year. Auto-renewable subscription info: 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 prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. * Terms of Use: * Privacy Policy:

Screenshots

iTheme3 screens
Themes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTheme at 80% against Themes's 0%. iTheme also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months). Themes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. iTheme sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Themes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iTheme holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTheme has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iTheme's written reviews are positive against 0% of Themes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTheme ships an update fortnightly, Themes every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iTheme versus Themes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriThemeThemes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer建平 查IntelliClean Technologies

Customer experience

iTheme

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Themes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iTheme

Subscriptions4
  • One week Professional Edition3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Three month membership$18.993 Months
  • One month Professional Edition3 Days trial$24.491 Month
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  • One year membership3 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time1
  • Open Pro senior member$12.99
3 purchases

Themes

Subscriptions3
  • Themes Weekly Premium3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Themes Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
  • Themes Yearly Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is iTheme free?
iTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes free?
Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTheme or Themes?
iTheme is rated higher. iTheme averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Themes averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iTheme or Themes have ads?
iTheme shows ads; Themes does not.
Which is updated more often, iTheme or Themes?
iTheme ships an update fortnightly, and Themes every 18 months. Most recently, iTheme was updated on September 30, 2026 and Themes on October 10, 2026.

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