Aura vs gradeful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aura
Personalize your iPhone with a vast collection of designer widgets and wallpapers. Mix and match elements to create a unique home screen theme. Offers real-time weather and easy setup for a customized experience.
- Hundreds of designer widgets and wallpapers
- Mix and match styles for unique themes
- Clock, weather, battery, and calendar widgets
- Real-time weather powered by Apple WeatherKit
- Static and live wallpaper options
- Designed for iOS 16 and above
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Aura gives you everything you need to make your iPhone feel like yours. Browse hundreds of widgets and wallpapers crafted by designers around the world. Mix and match styles to build a home screen that's completely unique to you. WIDGETS • Clock, weather, battery, calendar and more • Multiple sizes: small, medium, large • Real-time weather powered by Apple WeatherKit • Easy setup with step-by-step guidance WALLPAPERS • Curated collections updated regularly • Static and live wallpaper options • Save directly to your photo library CUSTOMIZATION • Combine widgets and wallpapers into complete themes • Designed for iOS 16 and above Download Aura and make your iPhone yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://policy.aurawidgets.com/website-cfg/service Privacy Policy: https://policy.aurawidgets.com/website-cfg/policy
gradeful
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Create your own random wallpaper with beautiful color gradients. Swipe for a new pattern, choose your favorite color, and create widgets with custom text for your Home Screen. Features: • New wallpapers with a simple swipe • Customize colors and gradients • Dynamic mode for subtle color and pattern shifts • Preview directly in the app • Perfect for OLED devices with notch or Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets with your personal text • Save directly to Photos • Built-in gallery for favorites The basic features of gradeful are completely free. With gradeful+, you get these benefits: • All modes (Horizon, Aura, Orbit & more) • Up to 3 colors for richer gradient blends • Maximum quality (export in full resolution) • Unlimited gallery (no 7-wallpaper limit) • Hide UI (touch & hold your wallpaper) Test gradeful+ 7 days for free (monthly and yearly subscription) or choose the one-time lifetime purchase. With your purchase, you support me as an independent developer and help me continue improving gradeful and my other apps. Thank you! PS: If you have ideas, questions, or problems, feel free to email me at info.kkaupp@icloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: gradeful at none against Aura's shown. Aura's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Aura sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and gradeful sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Aura | gradeful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auralis Studio Limited | Kevin Kaupp |
In-app purchases
Aura
- Aura Membership$1.997 Days
- Aura Membership$3.991 Month
- Aura Membership$7.993 Months
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- Aura Membership$9.991 Month
- Aura Membership7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Aura Membership2 variants$19.991 Year
- Aura Yearly Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Aura Membership$39.991 Year
- Aura Membership$29.99
gradeful
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99









