Emigre Fonts vs Wallaroo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emigre Fonts
Explore a comprehensive digital archive of type specimens and design magazines. This app allows graphic designers and typography enthusiasts to zoom in on intricate typographic details and read all published essays and interviews.
- View entire collection of type specimens
- Read all issues of Emigre magazine
- Zoom in on typographic details
- Read essays and interviews
- Easy-to-use interface
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View and read all pages of the entire collection of Emigre Fonts type specimens, and all issues of the legendary Emigre magazine, in this easy-to-use app made for graphic designers and type aficionados alike. Zoom in on typographic details, and read every essay and interview published to date.
Wallaroo
Discover and set exciting new wallpapers weekly for your iOS device. Easily customize your lock and home screens with exclusive content, from pop culture to nature. Interactive widgets let you display your favorites directly on your home screen.
- New wallpapers weekly
- Easy lock/home screen setup
- Interactive home screen widgets
- Exclusive content
- No ads or data collection
- Diverse categories
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Wallaroo is the best way to put fun and exciting wallpapers on a screen near you! Plus you get a new wallpaper every week! ⁕ Quick and Easy Wallaroo's amazing shortcut takes the hassle out of setting your iOS lock and home screen wallpaper. Pick a wallpaper, tap a button, and go! ⁕ Latest and Greatest Wallaroo adds new and exclusive content each week so there's always a perfect wallpaper at your fingertips. You'll get new wallpaper to fit the season, to tout your favorite new show, or suit your mood. ⁕ You're Unique, and Your Wallpaper Is Too! From popular culture topics like movies, anime, and television to beautiful abstract and nature-inspired wallpapers, there's something for everyone. ⁕ Interactive Widgets Put your favorite Wallaroo wallpapers right on your Home Screen. Add multiple widgets and sizes and configure them independently! ⁕ No Ads, Only Wallpapers Enjoy Wallaroo safe in the knowledge we don't collect your information, serve you ads, or push sketchy schemes. Just great FREE content from trusted developers. -- Wallaroo uses auto-renewing subscriptions. The subscription provides access to locked content and new releases each week. The subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period and will be charged through your iTunes account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://wallaroo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wallaroo.app/privacy
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Verdict
Emigre Fonts and Wallaroo both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Emigre Fonts's written reviews are positive against 58% of Wallaroo's. Emigre Fonts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Wallaroo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (213 vs 17). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Wallaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Emigre Fonts asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Emigre Fonts against 4.8 for Wallaroo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallaroo has 213 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Emigre Fonts's written reviews are positive against 58% of Wallaroo's.
Emigre Fonts ships an update every 6 months, Wallaroo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emigre Fonts | Wallaroo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | 4.8 (213 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 213 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emigre Inc. | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
Emigre Fonts
Wallaroo
Bugs and requests
Emigre Fonts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wallaroo
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when sharing
- Wallpaper not changing after install
- Shortcut installation loop
- Share button crashes app
- App crashes on Mac Studio when sharing
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- Doesn't work with Focus settings
- Share button crashes app consistently
- Right-click support missing
Requested features
4 requests- More frequent wallpaper additions
- Higher resolution downloads (5k)
- More free wallpapers available
- No watermarks on free wallpapers
In-app purchases
Emigre Fonts
No in-app purchases
Wallaroo
- Wallaroo Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Wallaroo Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
