Comparison

Gradientshop vs VividDeck

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

Head to head
About

Gradientshop

Create stunning, colorful gradients for your designs. Offers various generation methods including simple, mesh, layered waves, and blob effects. Export your creations in PNG or JPG formats.

Highlights
  • Simple gradient generation
  • Mesh gradient customization
  • Layered wave gradient creation
  • Blob gradient with photos
  • PNG and JPG export
  • Monthly and yearly subscription options
Features
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Gradientshop is a design tool to generate beautiful & colorful gradients. Features [Simple Gradient] Generate simple gradients with colors and direction. [Mesh Gradient] Generate mesh gradients with cool colors and customizations. [Layer Gradient] Generate nice wave gradients with layer count, wave complex, and wave height. [Blob] Generate beautiful blobs with gradients, color, and photos. Free export your gradient as PNG or JPG formats. UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION: - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Gradientshop. - Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively, a one-time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless canceled 24 hours in advance before the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service — https://kamon23.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy — https://kamon23.wordpress.com/policy/

About

VividDeck

Features
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VividDeck is your personal wallpaper studio — design stunning, one-of-a-kind wallpapers for your iPhone's home screen and lock screen in seconds, no artistic skill required. Choose from ten procedural styles: smooth linear, radial, and angular gradients, fluid mesh gradients, crisp geometric patterns, dot grids, sine waves, halftone prints, and organic noise textures. Each style reacts live as you adjust colours and parameters, so you always see exactly what you'll get. Curate your palette with the built-in colour picker or jump-start your design with over 20 hand-crafted presets grouped into five mood packs — Cosmic, Nature, Vivid, Minimal, and Warm. Dial in angle, scale, grain, and blur with precision sliders, or hit Randomize to spark instant inspiration. Key features: - 10 procedural styles including mesh gradient and halftone - 20+ curated preset palettes across 5 mood packs - Full per-colour stop editor with live position slider - Angle, scale, grain, and blur controls with lock-to-protect - One-tap Randomize with individual parameter locks - Lock Screen guide overlay for precise composition - Export at four resolutions: iPhone, iPhone Mini, iPhone 16 Pro, iPad, and Lock Screen - Save designs to your personal gallery and edit them any time - Export to Photos as full-resolution PNG Every wallpaper you create is saved to your gallery, ready to revisit, tweak, and re-export whenever your style changes.

Screenshots

Gradientshop4 screens
VividDeck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VividDeck at none against Gradientshop's 3. Gradientshop's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gradientshop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. VividDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gradientshop versus VividDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradientshopVividDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRO IT Consulting LLCLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gradientshop

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$9.99
None

VividDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gradientshop free?
Gradientshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VividDeck free?
VividDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gradientshop or VividDeck have ads?
Neither Gradientshop nor VividDeck shows ads.

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