Comparison

ThemeDay vs VibeWidgets

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

Head to head
About

ThemeDay

Features
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Dress your iPhone for every special moment. ThemeDay automatically switches your wallpaper, lock screen, and widgets at midnight on birthdays, anniversaries, festivals, and 60+ other special occasions, then restores your default the next day. Set it up once. Your iPhone does the rest. HOW IT WORKS: Add your special dates - birthday, anniversary, Diwali, Christmas, graduation, and more ThemeDay sets up an automatic midnight switch on your phone On the special day, your iPhone wakes up with a themed wallpaper The next day, your default wallpaper is restored No daily effort. No manual changes. 65+ OCCASION THEMES: Personal: Birthdays, wedding day, personal milestones Romance: Valentine's Day, anniversary, engagement, propose day, rose day, hug day, kiss day Family: Mother's Day, Father's Day, baby shower, Raksha Bandhan, pet birthdays Indian Festivals: Diwali, Holi, Eid, Navratri, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, Baisakhi Western Festivals: Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day, Hanukkah, 4th of July Achievements: Graduation, promotion, new job, house warming, retirement Social: Friendship Day, Women's Day, World Environment Day, Pride Day, Teacher's Day FEATURES: Automatic wallpaper switch at midnight Home screen and lock screen themed together WidgetKit widgets with countdown and greetings Day-before reminder notification App icon changes based on occasion Auto restore to default wallpaper Preview themes before applying Import birthdays from Contacts Import events from Calendar THEMEDAY PRO: No ads Unlimited saved occasions (free version: 5) AI Wallpaper Generator Custom Theme Builder Multiple theme variants iCloud sync Extended theme duration All plans auto-renew. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacytermsconditionthemeday/home Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

VibeWidgets

Features
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VibeWidgets puts what matters on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen and your car's screen. CAR SCREEN Since iOS 26, the car dashboard can show small widgets. Add a VibeWidgets photo widget and the people, pets and places you love ride along with you. Pick the Night Drive theme for a dark dashboard. WORDS FOR THE DAY A Bible verse (King James Version) or an affirmation that changes every morning, on your Home Screen or right on your Lock Screen. A HOME SCREEN THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU • Photo widgets that step through your own photos, with Polaroid, film strip, soft frame and full bleed styles • Clock and date widgets in three styles • Countdowns to trips, birthdays and anything you are waiting for, on the Home or Lock Screen • Ten themes to match every widget to your style YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS Photos you add are kept on your iPhone, inside the app. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is tracked. VIBEWIDGETS PRO Three themes are free. Pro unlocks all ten themes and lets each photo collection hold 60 photos instead of 6. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.polostudio.io/vibewidgets/privacy

Screenshots

ThemeDay4 screens
VibeWidgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VibeWidgets at none against ThemeDay's shown. ThemeDay's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. ThemeDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and VibeWidgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThemeDay ships an update fortnightly, VibeWidgets every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ThemeDay versus VibeWidgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThemeDayVibeWidgets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAPP TEAMPranav More

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ThemeDay

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

VibeWidgets

Subscriptions2
  • Pro weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ThemeDay free?
ThemeDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VibeWidgets free?
VibeWidgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ThemeDay or VibeWidgets have ads?
ThemeDay shows ads; VibeWidgets does not.
Which is updated more often, ThemeDay or VibeWidgets?
ThemeDay ships an update fortnightly, and VibeWidgets every 6 months. Most recently, ThemeDay was updated on October 25, 2026 and VibeWidgets on October 28, 2026.

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