iconFormat vs Hush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iconFormat
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This app allows you to create home screen background images with additional backgrounds under app icons or folders visually changing your iPhone's home screen icons ● select an image for your home screen background from the Photos app ● change image size and/or position ● make icons round, square, or give them desired corner radius (more options are available in round icons mode) ● choose any background color for icons and transparency for such background ● select any color and transparency of the icon borders ● set thickness of the icon borders ● set corner radius of the icons ● select hue and intensity of the icons background blur ● individual icons can be hidden or displayed again by clicking on the desired icon ● to save the result, press the arrow button on the right ● to set the background, go to the Photos app or enter wallpaper gallery from Lock Screen or Settings and set the saved image as the home screen background preserving original image size
Hush
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Hush is a minimal, native Safari content blocker for iPhone and iPad. It does one thing: blocks ads and keeps your browsing quieter. Enable the Safari extension once, then let Safari apply Hush’s bundled blocking rules. • Blocks ads with Safari’s native content-blocking system • Works on iPhone and iPad • No accounts, analytics, advertising, telemetry, or network service • Does not inspect, record, or transmit browsing activity or page contents • No runtime network access • Bundled rules are updated conservatively with each release To enable Hush, open the app once, then go to Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions. Hush blocks ads only. It does not remove cookie notices, social widgets, or unrelated page content. Hush includes filter data from EasyList and uBlock Origin uAssets. See the project repository for licensing and attribution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hush at none against iconFormat's 8. Hush also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). iconFormat's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. iconFormat sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Hush asks for nothing beyond the download.
iconFormat ships an update every 7 months, Hush every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iconFormat | Hush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksiy Yudin | Saad Bash |
In-app purchases
iconFormat
- Hide icon$0.99
- Resize image$0.99
- Background color$0.99
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- Border color$0.99
- Background opacity$0.99
- Border opacity$0.99
- Corner radius$0.99
- Unlock all$4.99
Hush
No in-app purchases









