Minipaper vs Koco Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minipaper
Easily create unique, minimalistic wallpapers for your phone with a variety of styles. Adjust settings to personalize your background and save or share your creations.
- Minimalistic wallpaper creation
- Multiple style options (gradients, Arch, Iridescent)
- Easy customization
- Automatic resizing for perfect fit
- Save and share wallpapers
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Minipaper is a wallpaper maker for iPhone and iPad. Pick a style, change whatever you want, and export a custom Lock Screen or Home Screen wallpaper that fits your screen exactly. No design skills, no templates to fight with, and no two exports alike. Over 30 styles, every one of them built to be taken apart and rebuilt. STICKERS Put anything on your wallpaper. Start from the RetroTech pack or a curated set of SF Symbols, type your own with text and emoji, or drop in a photo and watch subject isolation lift it straight off the background. Drag, pinch and rotate to place, resize from the corners, then finish with a clean white border or a holographic foil. Select several at once, copy a layout from one design to another, or hit sticker-bomb and let them scatter. OBJECTS, NOT JUST GRADIENTS An iPod with a click wheel and anodized case, worn from pristine to pocket-scratched. A vinyl record. A handheld console. An AC remote, a CRT monitor, an airplane seat-back screen. The skeuomorphic styles are laid out so their screens sit exactly where your Lock Screen clock lands, and the whole phone reads as the object. GRADIENTS, GLASS AND SHAPES Aurora, Mesh Gradient, Pro Gradient and Japanese Gradient. Liquid Glass, Fluted Glass, Legacy Glass and Glass Bricks. Arch, Bento, Capsules, Plateau, Rects, Grid, Notes, Text, Tide, Topography, Mountains, Polka, Prism, Calendar and Vision OS. IPHONE AND IPAD The same app on both, laid out for each. On iPad the browse list gets a sidebar, the skeuomorphic styles keep their true proportions in the middle of the canvas instead of stretching, and the controls stay in reach. Your saved designs follow you across. MAKE IT ACTUALLY YOURS Every style opens up. Colours, layout, texture, wear, type, the lot. Nudge one setting or rebuild the thing from scratch. Save your designs and come back to them later, because a wallpaper is never quite finished. EXPORTS THAT FIT Wallpapers render at your device's full resolution and follow your device's real display corner radius, so nothing is cropped, squashed or resized to fit. Export a still or a Live Photo, save it to Photos, and set it from there. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW New styles land regularly, along with collabs with apps and designers we like. Everything you have already made keeps working. Minipaper speaks English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Koco Widgets
Transform your device's home screen with customizable widgets and dynamic island features. Personalize your layout with unique designs, transparent effects, and animated elements to create a truly unique and elegant user experience.
- Dynamic Island customization
- Beautifully designed widgets
- Transparent widget effects
- Animated animal widgets
- Premium icon packs
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Flexible widget sizes
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⊕ App Store Editor's Choice ⊕ Featured on App Store Banner ⊕ App Store Spotlight Event ⊕ Chosen by 500,000+ Users [Direct Launch Widgets] Tap a widget to open your selected app directly — no redirect through the host app. Koco Widgets also brings beautifully designed widgets, Dynamic Island customization, and real transparent backgrounds to your iPhone. [Key Features] Direct Launch Widgets: Tap a widget to open your selected app directly, with no redirect through the host app. Dynamic Island Customization: Customize Dynamic Island with different styles, content, and modes designed for a more personal iPhone experience. Beautiful Widgets: Explore a wide range of thoughtfully designed widgets that blend minimalism, clarity, and functionality. Real Transparent Widgets: Create transparent widgets that blend naturally with your wallpaper, without relying on fake screenshot-based tricks. Animated Animal Widgets: Bring your Home Screen to life with adorable animated GIF animals (some features require in-app purchases). Premium Icon Packs: Personalize your app icons with curated styles that elevate your Home Screen aesthetics (premium feature). [Personalization Options] MiniApps: Combine apps, shortcuts, and actions into widgets that work the way you want. Direct Launch: Open apps directly from widgets without unnecessary extra steps. Dynamic Island: Turn Dynamic Island into a more personal display space with customizable content and styles. Custom Colors: Adjust widget colors to match your personal style and express your individuality (some options require a subscription). Font Selection: Choose from a variety of premium fonts to enhance your visual experience and add a refined touch (premium fonts require a subscription). Transparent Backgrounds: Use transparent widget backgrounds to create a clean and seamless Home Screen look. Flexible Widget Sizes: Choose from multiple widget sizes to match your layout and design preferences. [Why Choose Koco Widgets?] Direct Launch Experience: Open apps directly from widgets with a simpler, cleaner interaction flow. Exceptional Design: Every widget is thoughtfully crafted with a minimalist yet distinctive visual style. Dynamic Island Customization: Create a more personal Dynamic Island experience with flexible customization options. Real Transparency: Make widgets blend naturally with your wallpaper for a cleaner Home Screen. Clean Interface: Enjoy a sleek and intuitive interface that makes personalization effortless and enjoyable. Continuous Updates: We regularly add new designs, features, and improvements to make Koco Widgets even better. [Subscription Information] Free Features + Premium Subscription Options: Enjoy basic features for free, or subscribe to unlock all premium content. Premium Subscription Includes: Full access to all icon packs All widgets unlocked Premium fonts Exclusive advanced features [Trusted by 300,000+ Users] Trusted by over 300,000 users, Koco Widgets helps you build a Home Screen that is not only beautiful, but also truly useful. [Privacy Policy & Terms of Use] Privacy Policy: https://kocowidgets.craft.me/privacy.policy Terms of Use: https://kocowidgets.craft.me/user.agreement
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Verdict
Minipaper and Koco Widgets both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Koco Widgets's written reviews are positive against 44% of Minipaper's. Koco Widgets also leads on chart position (#144 vs unranked) and ratings volume (333 vs 72). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Minipaper sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Koco Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Minipaper against 4.6 for Koco Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 333 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Minipaper's written reviews are positive against 70% of Koco Widgets's.
Minipaper ships an update every 10 days, Koco Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minipaper | Koco Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (72 ratings) | 4.6 (333 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 70.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 333 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Insula Technology Inc. | TINY GRID LTD. |
Customer experience
Minipaper
Koco Widgets
In-app purchases
Minipaper
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Yearly - Save 80%+$19.991 Year
- Unlock Topography$5.99
- Unlock Airplane Mode$5.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
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- Unlock AC Remote$8.99
- Unlock VisionOS$8.99
- Unlock Plateau$8.99
- Unlock Mountains$9.99
- Unlock Tide Style$12.99
- Unlock iPod Style$12.99
- Unlock Notes$12.99
- Unlock Aurora$12.99
- Unlock Pro Gradient$12.99
- Unlock Ultra$12.99
- Unlock Pocket Entertainment$12.99
- Unlock Fluted Glass$12.99
- Unlock Vinyl$14.99
- Lifetime Minipaper Pro$29.99
Koco Widgets
- Annual$9.991 Year
- Life-time$9.99
- Life-time$14.99
Questions
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