Comparison

Prismatic vs GradientMaker

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

Head to head
About

Prismatic

Easily create custom solid color or multi-shade gradient backgrounds for your device. Features an intuitive color picker with transparency options and saves images optimized for retina displays.

Highlights
  • Solid color backgrounds
  • Multi-shade gradient creation
  • Customizable color picker
  • Transparency per color
  • Retina display optimization
  • Save to photo album
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Build a background and save it straight to your photo library. Start with a single solid color, or stack up as many colors as you like into a gradient and shape it however you want. Prismatic saves at your device's exact screen resolution, so what you make drops right into your wallpaper without cropping or scaling. FOUR GRADIENT STYLES • Linear — a straight ramp along any angle • Radial — rings out from a point you drag • Angular — a sweep around a center, like a color wheel • Wavy — a linear ramp bent into a wave, with depth and frequency you control Every style uses the same color list, so switching between them never loses your palette. PICK COLORS PRECISELY • Drag on a full saturation and brightness field, with hue and opacity sliders • Type an exact hex value on a keypad that only offers hex digits, so there's no wrong key to hit • Read out or set the exact RGB numbers whenever you want them • Per-color opacity, including fully transparent stops • Transparency is preserved in the saved PNG GRADIENTS WITH AS MANY COLORS AS YOU WANT • Add, delete, duplicate, and reorder color stops • Spread them evenly or place them by hand • Set the direction with a dial or one of eight one-tap presets SMOOTH, NOT BANDED Large gradients across only 256 shades per channel normally show visible stair-stepping. Prismatic renders in high precision and dithers on the way out, so what you save stays smooth even on a big screen. The preview and the exported file come out of the same renderer, so what you see is what lands in your library. SAVE WHERE YOU NEED IT • Your screen's native resolution by default • iPhone, iPad, square, HD, 4K, and 5K presets, or type your own size • Lossless PNG, saved to Photos or to Files Free, with no ads and no tracking. Prismatic doesn't collect anything about you. If it earns a spot on your home screen, there's an optional tip jar inside.

About

GradientMaker

Easily create custom gradients for wallpapers, social media, and more. Blend colors, apply blur effects, and add gradients to home screen widgets. Offers dark and light modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Color blending for gradient creation
  • Custom blur effects for images
  • Home screen gradient widgets
  • Dark and light mode themes
  • Save and edit gradients
  • Export gradients to Photo Library
Features
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GradientMaker will help you to make beautiful custom gradients that may be used for multiple purposes like device wallpapers, social media posts backgrounds, custom icons etc. Main app features: • BLENDER Here you can blend desired colours and to create wonderful gradients. Picking colours, selecting various gradient directions and using some imagination there may be made beautiful gradients that can be exported to Photo Library. • GRADIENTS Here are stored all saved gradients displaying colours info. The gradients can be edited or deleted. • BLURIFY Add custom blur effect to your images. • GRADIENT WIDGETS Add your custom gradients to home screen widgets. • THEMES Appearance may be switched between dark and light modes in app Settings, or it may be set accordingly to system's appearance. As a GradientMaker app user, you can choose the subscription plan that best suits your needs. You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within GradientMaker app. Subscription is billed monthly. Alternatively a one time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). For your convenience, subscriptions are set to automatically renew within the 24-hour period prior to the subscription end date. You can cancel your subscription at any moment in your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the terms. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. We take the satisfaction and security of our customers very seriously. Read our terms of service at https://gradientsquare.net/terms-of-use and our privacy policy at https://gradientsquare.net/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Prismatic4 screens
GradientMaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GradientMaker at 5.0 against Prismatic's 3.3. GradientMaker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Prismatic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prismatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GradientMaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GradientMaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prismatic ships an update every 4 months, GradientMaker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prismatic versus GradientMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismaticGradientMaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColbey ChittendenRadu Matei

Customer experience

Prismatic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

GradientMaker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prismatic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

GradientMaker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Prismatic free?
Prismatic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GradientMaker free?
GradientMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prismatic or GradientMaker?
GradientMaker is rated higher. Prismatic averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while GradientMaker averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Prismatic or GradientMaker have ads?
GradientMaker shows ads; Prismatic does not.
Which is updated more often, Prismatic or GradientMaker?
Prismatic ships an update every 4 months, and GradientMaker every 4 days. Most recently, Prismatic was updated on October 4, 2026 and GradientMaker on October 7, 2026.

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