Comparison

Wallmates vs DarkWalls

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

Head to head
About

Wallmates

Features
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Wallmates is a creative way to stay connected through your screen. Create custom wallpapers and widgets and share them directly with friends β€” your creations appear on their home screen, adding a personal touch to their day. Snap a photo, draw on it, add text or stickers, and customize it however you like using the built-in editor. Save your projects and come back anytime to continue where you left off. Wallmates is made for sharing. Add friends, send creations daily, build streaks, and unlock achievements as you stay connected through creativity. Wallmates is more than just customization β€” it’s a new way to brighten someone’s day with something made just for them. Terms of Service: https://wallmates-service.web.app/TermsAndConditions Privacy Policy: https://wallmates-service.web.app/PrivacyPolicy

About

DarkWalls

Features
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BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO DarkWalls cuts its Duo-native wallpapers for all three screens β€” the Duo cover screen, the Duo inner screen, and standard iPhone. Each rendition is framed on its own, so the subject stays where it belongs instead of being stretched across the fold or cropped off the edge. Twenty-eight are Duo-native at launch and the set keeps growing. Open the phone and the grid reflows to the wider canvas. Close it and the layout reads cleanly in the narrower cover column, clear of the status bar. Before you save, preview how a wallpaper sits on the cover screen or the inner screen and pick the crop you want. A Duo-native filter lets you browse only the wallpapers made for your device. Leave it off and you get the whole library, with Duo-native artwork still served at its own crop. WHY OLED MATTERS OLED pixels switch off completely for true black. A wallpaper built around #000000 draws less power, deepens contrast across everything else on screen, and stops the glow that makes a phone hard to look at late at night. Wallpapers are chosen for their black values, and new artwork is measured before it ships β€” mean luminance, near-black coverage, and clean frame edges. WHAT YOU GET A hand-picked library across curated moods β€” Yoru (quiet Japanese nights), Hearth (cozy interiors by warm light), Moonlit (forests and peaks under the night sky), Samurai, Torii, Koi, Abstract, Cosmic, Rain & Mist, Silhouettes and more. Search by title or tag. Save what you like to a DarkWalls album in Photos. WHO IT'S FOR People who prefer less visual noise. If your phone lives in dark mode, if you like interfaces that whisper rather than shout, this is tuned for you. FEATURES β€” Duo cover and inner screen renditions, framed individually β€” Duo-native filter, so you can browse only what was made for your device β€” Layouts that adapt across the fold, including the cover screen's reserved status-bar band β€” New artwork measured for true-black values, not just chosen by eye β€” Text and tag search with recent history β€” One-tap save to Photos, organized into a DarkWalls album β€” Favorites kept on-device, never synced or shared β€” Home Screen Quick Actions for Favorites, Search and Random Tonight β€” No account, no login, no tracking profile DarkWalls is free, supported by a short ad before each save. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off permanently on your device. No subscription. Built for iPhone and iPhone Duo with native touches throughout β€” translucent blur, SF Symbols, haptics, quick actions, and full respect for your photo library. 倜 β€” "yoru", the Japanese word for night. DarkWalls is made for the quiet hours.

Screenshots

Wallmates4 screens
DarkWalls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DarkWalls at weekly against Wallmates's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallmates sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DarkWalls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallmates ships an update monthly, DarkWalls weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Wallmates versus DarkWalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallmatesDarkWalls
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly β€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size98 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVLADISLAV SIDORENKOAsharaf Ali

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wallmates

Subscriptions1
  • Wallmates Plus$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Wallmates Plus One-Time$1.99
1 purchases

DarkWalls

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Wallmates free?
Wallmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DarkWalls free?
DarkWalls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wallmates or DarkWalls have ads?
Both Wallmates and DarkWalls show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallmates or DarkWalls?
Wallmates ships an update monthly, and DarkWalls weekly. Most recently, Wallmates was updated on October 30, 2026 and DarkWalls on October 31, 2026.

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