Comparison

Wallaroo vs Freckle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • New wallpapers weekly
  • Easy lock/home screen setup
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Exclusive content
  • No ads or data collection
  • Diverse categories
Features
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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

About

Freckle

Easily design unique polka dot wallpapers for your iPhone. Customize icons, colors, and gradients to create beautiful homescreens. Support indie app development with optional upgrades.

Highlights
  • Create polka dot wallpapers
  • Shuffle presets
  • Choose custom icons
  • Select colors and gradients
  • Support indie development
Features
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Freckle is a fast, easy and fun way to create beautiful polk-dot wallpapers for your iPhone. You can shuffle between a range of different presets until you find one that works for you, or purchase Freckle+ to unlock all the customisation features. Freckle+ lets you: - Choose from a wide variety of icons - Choose your own colours and gradients - Support indie app development That’s it! It’s a simple app, designed to do one thing well.

Screenshots

Wallaroo4 screens
Freckle4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wallaroo and Freckle both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Freckle's written reviews are positive against 58% of Wallaroo's. Freckle also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Wallaroo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (214 vs 13). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wallaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Freckle 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Wallaroo against 4.7 for Freckle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallaroo has 214 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Wallaroo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Freckle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, Freckle every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wallaroo versus Freckle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallarooFreckle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (214 ratings) — better4.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactoryBen McCarthy

Customer experience

Wallaroo

All ratings213 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative35.6%

Freckle

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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
Show 3 more
  • 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

Freckle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wallaroo

Subscriptions2
  • Wallaroo Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Wallaroo Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Freckle

One-time1
  • Freckle+$2.99

Questions

Is Wallaroo free?
Wallaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freckle free?
Freckle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wallaroo or Freckle?
Wallaroo is rated higher. Wallaroo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 214 ratings, while Freckle averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Wallaroo or Freckle have ads?
Neither Wallaroo nor Freckle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallaroo or Freckle?
Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, and Freckle every 8 months. Most recently, Wallaroo was updated on October 25, 2026 and Freckle on October 31, 2026.

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