Comparison

GradientTheme vs Photo Editor

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

Head to head
About

GradientTheme

Customize your phone's border and wallpaper with a variety of styles. This update brings new customization options to personalize your device's look.

Highlights
  • Customizable phone borders
  • Wallpaper customization
  • Variety of styles
  • Personalize device look
  • Latest update features
Features
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GradientTheme is wallpaper based app that allows users to customise their phone border/wallpaper to any style the users likes! especially this update!

About

Photo Editor

Easily enhance your photos with AI-powered tools. Retouch, slim bodies, remove backgrounds, whiten teeth, and erase blemishes with just a tap. Create stunning selfies, portraits, and social media posts with natural-looking results.

Highlights
  • AI photo editing tools
  • Body reshaping and slimming
  • Blemish and object remover
  • Background removal
  • Teeth whitening
  • Portrait blur effects
  • Premium filters and adjustments
Features
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Transform any photo in seconds with powerful AI photo editing tools. Retouch, slim, remove backgrounds, whiten teeth, erase blemishes, blur portraits, and enhance photos in just one tap. Photo Editor gives you powerful and easy-to-use editing tools to create stunning photos right on your iPhone. No experience needed. No complicated tools. Just fast, natural-looking results. Perfect for selfies, portraits, profile pictures, social posts, product photos, and everyday edits. BODY RESHAPE Slim, sculpt, or enhance your body naturally in seconds. Use Auto mode for instant results or Manual mode for more precise control. ACNE AND BLEMISH REMOVER Remove pimples, blemishes, spots, and skin imperfections with natural-looking healing tools while keeping skin texture realistic. TEETH WHITENING Whiten your teeth instantly with clean and natural-looking results. BACKGROUND REMOVER Cut out backgrounds in one tap with precise AI selection. Keep your subject and replace everything else. OBJECT REMOVER Remove unwanted objects, people, distractions, or imperfections from any photo. PORTRAIT BLUR Create a soft DSLR-style background blur and make portraits stand out beautifully. FILTERS AND ADJUSTMENTS Apply premium filters and fine-tune brightness, contrast, saturation, highlights, shadows, warmth, and more. CROP AND RESIZE Crop freely or use ready-made ratios for posts, stories, wallpapers, profile photos, and more. HD AND 4K EXPORT Save your edits in high quality with full-resolution HD and 4K export. HOW IT WORKS Choose any photo Select a tool or use one-tap AI edit Save and share instantly PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos stay on your device. No uploads. No account required. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited access to all editing tools, premium filters, HD and 4K export, and watermark-free saving. Privacy Policy: https://www.zenbyte.app/photoeditor/privacy.html Terms of Use: http://apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GradientTheme4 screens
Photo Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

GradientTheme and Photo Editor both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GradientTheme's written reviews are positive against 25% of Photo Editor's. GradientTheme also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Photo Editor's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). 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. GradientTheme sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Photo Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.0 for GradientTheme against 4.0 for Photo Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GradientTheme's written reviews are positive against 25% of Photo Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GradientTheme ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GradientTheme versus Photo Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradientThemePhoto Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermatthew cooper12228678260ZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

GradientTheme

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Photo Editor

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GradientTheme

One-time4
  • Coffee Time$0.99
  • donut time$1.99
  • burger time$3.99
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  • steak time$9.99
4 purchases

Photo Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is GradientTheme free?
GradientTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Editor free?
Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GradientTheme or Photo Editor?
GradientTheme and Photo Editor are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do GradientTheme or Photo Editor have ads?
Neither GradientTheme nor Photo Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GradientTheme or Photo Editor?
GradientTheme ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Editor every 2 months. Most recently, GradientTheme was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photo Editor on October 31, 2026.

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