DesktopWidget vs Sfumato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DesktopWidget
Personalize your iPhone's home screen, lock screen, and Dynamic Island with a wide variety of decorative widgets. Create a unique and visually appealing interface tailored to your style. Offers a rich customization experience for iPhone users.
- Home screen widget customization
- Lock screen widget design
- Dynamic Island decoration
- Personalized iPhone interface
- Rich customization options
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美化 iPhone 桌面小组件、锁屏组件、灵动岛装饰 为用户提供丰富的个性化体验，轻松打造独特的 iPhone 界面。 使用条款请参见 Apple 标准 EULA： https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sfumato
Create stunning aesthetic gradient wallpapers for your devices. Design smooth gradients, customize colors, and save reusable palettes. Import photos to extract colors or build from scratch.
- Design aesthetic gradients
- Fine-tune colors
- Create reusable color schemes
- Import photos to extract colors
- Preview on device models
- Export high-resolution images
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Design aesthetic wallpapers with Sfumato. Design gradients in a choice of types, fine-tune every colour, and build palettes you’ll want to reuse. Move control points directly on the canvas to find your expressive one. Create a palette from scratch or import a photo to extract its dominant colours. Turn a photo’s dominant colour into a new gradient. Create on iPhone and iPad, with controls and panels designed for the larger iPad screen. Remember your gradient settings and saved palette between launches. Wallpapers made for every screen: • iPhone and iPhone Duo • iPad • MacBook • 5K Display Preview your creation as a lock screen or device mockup, then export a high-resolution image in a tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sfumato at 100% against DesktopWidget's 50%. Sfumato also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. DesktopWidget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Sfumato asks for nothing beyond the download.
DesktopWidget ships an update every 3 days, Sfumato every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DesktopWidget | Sfumato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 346 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xmojong | Yang Wang |
Customer experience
DesktopWidget
Sfumato
In-app purchases
DesktopWidget
- 三天体验期黑卡会员3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- 1次永久解锁$0.99
- 20次永久解锁$0.99
- 100次永久解锁$3.99
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- 终身会员$12.99
Sfumato
No in-app purchases
