Wallpapers Now vs Theme Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallpapers Now
Discover a vast collection of live wallpapers, including unique Liquid Glass and Depth effects. Personalize your device with dynamic backgrounds that adapt to your Focus modes and shuffle for a fresh look.
- Live Wallpapers
- Liquid Glass Wallpapers
- Depth Wallpapers
- Shuffle Mode
- Focus Mode Wallpapers
- Exclusive Content
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All new wallpaper app built for iOS 27, full of new features. Live Wallpapers,Liquid Glass friendly, Depth Wallpapers, Widgets, Shuffle Mode, Wallpapers for every Focus mode. The only wallpapers app you'll need for your device. Get the latest features and most of your new iPhone or iOS updates with world-class exclusive content. Human-curated, no pop-up ads, optimized for privacy. Terms Of Service & Privacy Policy: www.tinyworlds.app/terms-of-service/
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.
- Custom app icon maker
- Themed widget builder
- Matching wallpaper generator
- Icon pack library
- Save and load custom themes
- Live icon preview
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Theme Studio at 100% against Wallpapers Now's 64%. Theme Studio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Wallpapers Now's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Wallpapers Now sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.19 per month 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.
Theme Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallpapers Now has 4.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Wallpapers Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of Theme Studio's.
Wallpapers Now ships an update monthly, Theme Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wallpapers Now | Theme Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REAPPS | Invader Digital |
Customer experience
Wallpapers Now
Theme Studio
Bugs and requests
Wallpapers Now
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bought create your own, each prompt failed and errored out
- Can't save, there is no options in settings to allow permission
- Can't download anything, says I don't have permission
- Shuffle wallpaper kept moving around the screen when tapped
- Lost premium after update
Requested features
4 requests- Add the drake and Kendrick buckles one by sound goat
- Give us the power of creation don't charge us for everything
- Give more ability's to the artist to create our own
- Let the artist come out of everyone
Theme Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wallpapers Now
- Premium Monthly Offer$1.191 Month
- Tiny Worlds Premium3 Days trial$6.791 Month
- Tiny Worlds Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- AI Prompts$1.99
- Tiny Worlds$19.99
Theme Studio
- Theme Studio Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Theme Studio Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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