Comparison

Notchify vs Island Wallpapers

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

Head to head
About

Notchify

Create personalized wallpapers for your iPhone and iPad with customizable borders and nine cutout styles. This app is completely free, ad-free, and does not collect your data. An optional upgrade offers additional features and faster exports.

Highlights
  • Customizable borders
  • Nine cutout styles
  • Home and Lock Screen design
  • Supports all iOS 18 devices
  • Ad-free experience
  • Zero data collection
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Design striking wallpapers for your Home and Lock Screen. Add your own personal touch to your iPhone with a granular customization and many styles to choose from. From Island to Notch (and home button!), Notchify has you covered. Zero ads, zero trackers. Notchify supports every iPhone that's compatible with the latest version of iOS. — The app is entirely supported off of upgrading to Notchify Pro, which unlocks new features along with Unlimited Exports: - Unlimited Exports: no delay between exporting. Export as much as you want and as many times as you want. - Choose a custom app icon with Notch and Island variants and many color options - Customize the app's appearance

About

Island Wallpapers

Customize your device with unique wallpapers designed to complement the Dynamic Island. Create your own Dynamic Island styles or choose from a curated collection. Live wallpapers are coming soon.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island compatible wallpapers
  • DIY Dynamic Island shapes
  • Unlock all wallpapers (VIP)
  • Unlock all Dynamic Island styles (VIP)
  • Live wallpapers coming soon
  • 100% ad-free for VIP users
Features
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A wallpaper app designed for Dynamic Island. The app has some built-in wallpapers that are in harmony with dynamic island. And supports DIY dynamic island wallpaper, allowing you to choose different dynamic island shapes. Stay tuned for next new feature: live wallpapers for dynamic island coming soon. Island Wallpaper VIP function: Unlock all wallpapers; Unlock all Dynamic Island styles; 100% No ads; Priority access to the latest resources. 【Automatic subscription service description】 1. Services and Prices: Quarterly subscription:¥ 6.00/seasonly Permanent VIP: ¥19 Pricing may be different in other countries, and the actual price is subject to in-app. 2. Payment: The user confirms the purchase and pays for it to the iTunes account 3. Cancel subscription: The subscription will automatically renew, if you need to cancel the auto-renewal, please turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the expiration of the current subscription cycle, and no more charges will be charged after closing. If not cancelled 24 hours before expiration, it will automatically renew. 4. Renewal: 24 hours before the expiration of the subscription service, Apple will automatically deduct the corresponding fee from your iTunes account, and the validity period of the subscription service will be automatically extended by one cycle after success. Privacy Policy:https://note.youdao.com/s/OVSYvt5u Service Agreement:https://note.youdao.com/s/5WbOmDmj

Screenshots

Notchify4 screens
Island Wallpapers3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Island Wallpapers at 4.9 against Notchify's 4.3. Island Wallpapers also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (38 vs 11). Notchify'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. Notchify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Island Wallpapers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Island Wallpapers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 38 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notchify ships an update every 6 weeks, Island Wallpapers fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notchify versus Island Wallpapers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotchifyIsland Wallpapers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.9 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB250 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGryzle LLC利君 杨

Customer experience

Notchify

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Island Wallpapers

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notchify

One-time1
  • Notchify Pro$0.99
2 purchases

Island Wallpapers

Subscriptions1
  • VIP for quarter3 Months trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro for lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Notchify free?
Notchify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Island Wallpapers free?
Island Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notchify or Island Wallpapers?
Island Wallpapers is rated higher. Notchify averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Island Wallpapers averages 4.9 from 38 ratings.
Do Notchify or Island Wallpapers have ads?
Island Wallpapers shows ads; Notchify does not.
Which is updated more often, Notchify or Island Wallpapers?
Notchify ships an update every 6 weeks, and Island Wallpapers fortnightly. Most recently, Notchify was updated on November 3, 2026 and Island Wallpapers on November 3, 2026.

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