Comparison

Walley vs Theme Studio

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

Head to head
About

Walley

Discover daily aesthetic wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad. Explore curated collections of original designs, from abstract to minimal, to refresh your screen with effortless style. Apply wallpapers directly without saving.

Highlights
  • Daily fresh wallpapers
  • 15+ organized collections
  • Original, in-house designs
  • Direct wallpaper application
  • Ad-free experience
  • Optimized for iPhone/iPad
Features
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Walley – Daily Aesthetic Wallpapers Fresh. Minimal. Curated. Walley is your daily source of stunning, high-resolution wallpapers—handpicked and crafted to bring elegance and inspiration to your iPhone or iPad. From bold abstract forms to calm, minimal visuals, each design is chosen to transform your screen with effortless style. Features You'll Love: • Fresh new wallpapers added every single day • 15+ unique, beautifully organized collections • Original & exclusive designs, crafted in-house • Apply wallpapers directly without saving • Clean, ad-free experience • Optimized perfectly for iPhone & iPad screens No clutter. No distractions. Just wallpapers that speak design. Whether you’re into bold statements or subtle textures, Walley helps your screen reflect your style—one day at a time. Walley isn’t just a wallpaper app. It’s a design experience. Download now and refresh your screen, daily.

About

Theme Studio

Design custom app icons, widgets, and wallpapers to personalize your iPhone home screen. Create unique themes by mixing and matching styles, and save your creations for easy application.

Highlights
  • Custom app icon maker
  • Themed widget builder
  • Matching wallpaper generator
  • Icon pack library
  • Save and load custom themes
  • Live icon preview
Features
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Theme Studio is a design tool for creating custom app icons, themed widgets, and matching wallpapers for a personalized iPhone home screen aesthetic. You make everything in the app, save it to your Photos, then apply it yourself: icons through Apple's Shortcuts app, and wallpapers through the iOS Settings app. Theme Studio never changes your app icons, wallpaper, or any system setting automatically. HOW IT WORKS 1. Design a custom icon, widget, or wallpaper in the app. 2. Save the image to your Photos library. 3. For icons, open Apple's Shortcuts app and add the saved image to your Home Screen. For wallpapers, set the saved image from the iOS Settings app. The app walks you through these steps the first time. ICON PACKS Choose from a variety of icon styles: minimalist line art, bold chroma, retro pixel grids, and more. Each pack is designed to feel cohesive. Browse the collection, search by app name, or mix and match icon packs to design a custom home screen aesthetic. STUDIO: CUSTOM ICON MAKER & ICON CHANGER Studio is your in-app custom icon maker and icon changer. Customize any glyph: layer solid colors, gradients, photo backgrounds, or blurred wallpaper slices behind it. Tune position, scale, shadow, and color overlays, or upload your own PNG or JPEG. The live preview shows how each icon will look once you apply it. When you are happy with an icon, save it to your Photos and use the Shortcuts app to add it to your Home Screen. WIDGETS Build clock, weather, calendar, battery, app grid, photo, and quote widgets that match your home screen aesthetic. Pick fonts, colors, backgrounds, and styles, from minimalist to bold, or bake your wallpaper into the widget background for a transparent look. Widgets are added by you from the standard iOS widget gallery (touch and hold the Home Screen, then add a Theme Studio widget). WALLPAPERS Browse a library of curated wallpapers, or generate color-matched wallpapers from your icon palette. Save them to your Photos, then set them as your Lock Screen or Home Screen wallpaper from the iOS Settings app. SAVE YOUR THEMES Save your icon, wallpaper, and widget combinations as themes. Loading a saved theme brings all of its pieces back into the app at once, ready for you to save and apply. Build seasonal looks, mood-based aesthetics, or personalize your home screen aesthetic for any occasion. APPLYING YOUR ICONS Theme Studio is an icon changer built around Apple's built-in Shortcuts app, the standard, user-initiated workflow for icon customization on iOS. You save an icon image to your Photos, then add it to your Home Screen yourself in the Shortcuts app. Theme Studio guides you through this the first time, and does not change your app icons or Home Screen for you. Made by an indie developer focused on iPhone personalization. Questions, ideas, or bug reports? Reach out through Settings > Contact. SUBSCRIPTIONS & IN-APP PRODUCTS The free tier includes the Solid icon pack and non-Pro widgets. Theme Studio Pro unlocks additional icon packs, premium widgets, and custom PNG icon saving. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options are available in the app. Terms and pricing may vary by region. Information about the auto-renewable subscription: Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Cancel at any time. Manage in Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. For more information on how to cancel a subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Walley4 screens
Theme Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Theme Studio at weekly against Walley's every 2 months. Theme Studio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Walley's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Walley sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Theme Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Walley against 5.0 for Theme Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Walley's written reviews are positive against 100% of Theme Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walley ships an update every 2 months, Theme Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Walley versus Theme Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalleyTheme Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmit RajInvader Digital

Customer experience

Walley

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Theme Studio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Walley

One-time16
  • Abstract Essence$0.99
  • Texture Tapestry$0.99
  • Pastel Pulse$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Hue Drift$1.99
  • White Whisper$1.99
  • Bloomglass$1.99
  • Fluidity Unleashed$1.99
  • Mosaic Art$1.99
  • Flowing Waves$1.99
  • Fantastic Fluid$1.99
  • PopArt Scenery$1.99
  • Animal Adventure$1.99
  • Dreamy Nature$1.99
  • Pro Collection$6.99
  • Subscription$7.99
  • Premium Membership$9.99
3 purchases

Theme Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Theme Studio Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Theme Studio Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Walley free?
Walley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theme Studio free?
Theme Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walley or Theme Studio?
Walley and Theme Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Walley or Theme Studio have ads?
Neither Walley nor Theme Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walley or Theme Studio?
Walley ships an update every 2 months, and Theme Studio weekly. Most recently, Walley was updated on October 16, 2026 and Theme Studio on October 14, 2026.

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