Comparison

GradientWall vs Lumora

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

Head to head
About

GradientWall

Features
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1. Create premium‑quality gradient wallpapers on demand, 2. Bookmark wallpapers you love, 3. One‑click to download & set wallpapers, 4. Fully customize gradient wallpapers according to your tastes, 5. Cross‑platform compatibility with iPhone, iPad, MacBook, with automatic iCloud data‑sync.

About

Lumora

Features
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Lumora turns your lock screen into something nobody else has. Start from a living gradient, a fine-grain texture or a bold pattern, then make it yours — colors, angle, grain, type and more. Save straight to Photos in full resolution. DESIGN, DON'T DOWNLOAD Every wallpaper is generated on your phone, so it's uniquely yours. Tweak any parameter and watch it update live behind the clock. A NEW LOOK EVERY MORNING Add Lumora's ready-made shortcut once and your wallpaper changes by itself each day. Sky Right Now goes further: mountains in the colors of the real sky, from dawn to night, timed to your own sunrise. STYLES FOR EVERY MOOD • Gradients — simple, mesh and multi-stop • Textures — grain, marble, caustics, aurora • Patterns — dots, lines, truchet, voronoi, phyllotaxis • Landscapes — thousands of photos from creators worldwide • Typography — set your own words in beautiful type • New — a Calendar with today's date, a twinkling starry sky and cut-paper hills FINISHING EFFECTS Layer grain, line and dot grids, prism, blur and a retro CRT look — each with its own controls. Or take the colors from any photo and let every style use them. MADE TO FEEL RIGHT • Full-resolution export to Photos • Light and dark, tuned for both • 13 languages • Designed for iPhone and iPad LUMORA PRO Unlock every style, effect and font, plus Sky Right Now and the full mix of styles for your morning wallpaper. • Weekly, Monthly, Yearly or one-time Lifetime • Free styles to try before you subscribe —— Subscriptions (Lumora Pro): • Lumora Pro — Weekly, Monthly, Yearly (auto-renewable) or Lifetime (one-time) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase • A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings • Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B_9WpdptNsb9uIpu_TREQ7htknoP2VF3L2IuXHtbKcM/edit • Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pYMdicwhWCTMPi1xqki_CylX8Yey1CZXP9eReKeWoiU/edit

Screenshots

GradientWall4 screens
Lumora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GradientWall at none against Lumora's 3. GradientWall also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lumora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. GradientWall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GradientWall ships an update weekly, Lumora every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
GradientWall versus Lumora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradientWallLumora
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翔 周Andrei Bogoslovskii

In-app purchases

None

GradientWall

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lumora

Subscriptions2
  • Lumora Pro — Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Lumora Pro — Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lumora Pro — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is GradientWall free?
GradientWall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumora free?
Lumora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GradientWall or Lumora have ads?
Neither GradientWall nor Lumora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GradientWall or Lumora?
GradientWall ships an update weekly, and Lumora every 3 days. Most recently, GradientWall was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lumora on October 14, 2026.

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