Comparison

Retheme vs DuoTheme

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

Head to head
About

Retheme

Personalize your phone with a wide array of widgets, wallpapers, and icon sets. Create custom photo widgets, live wallpapers, and cohesive themes to express your unique style.

Highlights
  • Custom photo widgets
  • Live wallpapers
  • Coordinated themes
  • App icon customization
  • Clock and battery widgets
  • To-do list and countdown widgets
Features
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Retheme helps you personalize your phone with widgets, wallpapers, and full theme setups designed to match your style. From custom photo widgets to live wallpapers and icon-ready themes, Retheme gives you flexible tools to build a home screen that feels more personal, expressive, and fun to use every day. Customize your screen your way! 1. Widgets Create a home screen that looks good and works for your daily routine: • Photo Widget: add your own photos and customize them with crop, size, text, stickers, and frames • Live Widget: bring more motion and energy to your screen • Clock Widget: choose time displays that match your layout • Battery Widget: check battery status at a glance • Weather Widget: stay updated with current weather info • To Do List Widget: keep important tasks visible on your home screen • Countdown Widget: count down to birthdays, holidays, events, and special moments • Time Progress Widget: view how many days have passed and how many days remain within a time range you choose 2. Wallpapers Refresh your screen with different wallpaper styles for different moods: • Static Wallpapers for clean and polished looks • Live Wallpapers for more movement and visual depth • DIY Wallpapers to create a style that feels like your own • Playable Wallpapers that change when you tap the screen • Charging Wallpapers to make charging time more fun and dynamic 3. Themes Build a more complete and consistent home screen with: • Matching wallpapers • Coordinated widgets • Stylish app icons Whether you prefer minimal, cute, aesthetic, bold, trendy, or playful styles, Retheme makes it easier to mix and match visual elements into one cohesive setup. ▶ Why users choose Retheme • Easy home screen customization • Multiple widget types for both style and utility • Personalized photo widgets with editing options • Decorative and interactive wallpaper experiences • Theme combinations with wallpaper, widgets, and icons • Suitable for everyday personalization, seasonal updates, and special events Retheme is designed for users who want more than a basic wallpaper app. It is a personalization space where you can decorate your screen, organize useful information, and create a look that reflects your mood and identity. Make your home screen feel more like you with Retheme! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DuoTheme

Easily customize your iPhone with complete theme packs featuring matching wallpapers, icons, and widgets. Discover curated aesthetics for every mood and personality to create a personal and polished look.

Highlights
  • Complete theme packs
  • Matching wallpapers, icons, and widgets
  • Cohesive visual looks
  • Diverse aesthetic styles
  • Home and Lock Screen customization
  • Seasonal and holiday themes
Features
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DuoTheme makes it easy to customize your iPhone with complete theme packs that bring wallpapers, icons, and widgets together in one cohesive aesthetic. Made for the latest iOS, DuoTheme helps you refresh your iPhone with curated themes and matching styles. Create a Home Screen and Lock Screen that feels personal, polished, and uniquely yours, with visual elements designed to work beautifully together. From cute and playful to dreamy, minimal, glass, bold, and modern, discover aesthetics for different moods, personalities, and everyday moments. DuoTheme is more than a wallpaper app—it brings matching visual elements together so you can create a complete look without searching for every piece separately. Explore Theme Packs Discover complete visual styles built around a distinct aesthetic. ● Complete Theme Packs: Explore curated collections with matching wallpapers, icons, widgets, and visual details designed to work beautifully together. ● Cohesive Visual Looks: Bring your favorite elements together to create a coordinated iPhone aesthetic. ● Matching Styles: Enjoy complementary colors, graphics, textures, and details designed to create a unified look. ● Fresh Inspiration: Discover new themes and different ways to personalize your iPhone. Discover Your Aesthetic Find visual styles for different moods, personalities, and everyday moments. ● Cute & Playful: Bows, ribbons, hearts, pastel colors, and charming details. ● Dreamy & Soft: Gentle colors, delicate elements, and soft visual moods. ● Minimal & Refined: Clean compositions, elegant details, and understated aesthetics. ● Bold & Dynamic: Vibrant colors, expressive graphics, glossy effects, and eye-catching visuals. ● Glass & Modern: Clear effects, transparent layers, and contemporary visual details. ● Cozy & Lifestyle: Warm scenes, nature, fashion, travel, and lifestyle-inspired looks. ● Seasonal & Festive: Refresh your screen with seasonal styles for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and more. Personalize Your iPhone Create a complete look with a theme pack, or mix and match the elements you love. ● Wallpapers: Discover backgrounds across different aesthetics, moods, colors, seasons, and occasions. ● Icons: Give your app icons a coordinated style that complements your wallpaper and overall aesthetic. ● Widgets: Add stylish visual details that match your icons and wallpaper. ● Home Screen Themes: Create a coordinated setup with wallpapers, icons, and widgets that work together. ● Lock Screen: Complete your setup with a visual style that feels consistent across your iPhone. Refresh Your Screen Keep your iPhone feeling fresh as your style and mood change. ● New Looks: Explore different aesthetics and switch up your screen whenever you want. ● Seasonal Styles: Discover looks inspired by spring, summer, autumn, and winter. ● Holiday Themes: Celebrate Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and other special moments with festive styles. ● Everyday Inspiration: Find new visual ideas for different moods, moments, and personal tastes. Make Your Screen Feel Like You Whether your style is cute, dreamy, minimal, cool, horror, glass, or modern, DuoTheme helps you discover matching visual combinations that make your iPhone feel more personal. Explore your aesthetic, choose a theme pack, customize your iPhone, and create a look that reflects what you love. Discover DuoTheme and make your iPhone feel like you. Terms of Use: https://ultratheme-ios.firebaseapp.com/ Privacy Policy: https://www.koalamobile.net/

Screenshots

Retheme4 screens
DuoTheme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DuoTheme at 100% against Retheme's 17%. DuoTheme also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Retheme's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 4) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Retheme sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and DuoTheme sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DuoTheme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retheme has 1.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Retheme's written reviews are positive against 100% of DuoTheme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retheme ships an update every 11 days, DuoTheme weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Retheme versus DuoTheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRethemeDuoTheme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDao thi Ngoc MaiHONGKONG KOALA MOBILE LIMITED

Customer experience

Retheme

All ratings1,144 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative80.6%

DuoTheme

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Retheme

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription 20% OFF1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription 20% OFF1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
3 purchases

DuoTheme

Subscriptions3
  • duotheme vip week$5.997 Days
  • duotheme vip month$19.991 Month
  • duotheme vip year$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Retheme free?
Retheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DuoTheme free?
DuoTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retheme or DuoTheme?
DuoTheme is rated higher. Retheme averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while DuoTheme averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Retheme or DuoTheme have ads?
Retheme shows ads; DuoTheme does not.
Which is updated more often, Retheme or DuoTheme?
Retheme ships an update every 11 days, and DuoTheme weekly. Most recently, Retheme was updated on October 31, 2026 and DuoTheme on October 25, 2026.

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