Comparison

Frames vs MovIsland

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

Head to head
About

Frames

Features
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Make your Home Screen yours with beautiful custom widgets. Frames gives you clean, expressive widget themes for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick a style, choose the items you want to show, add your widget, and make your setup feel more personal. Customize your widget with: - Minimal, editorial, soft, and index-style layouts - Date, quote, battery, calendar, birthday, countdown, and wellness slots - Premium theme packs - Seasonal World Cup country themes - Custom backgrounds - AI-generated themes and quotes when available on device - Shareable widget images Frames Pro unlocks the full premium theme library, premium slots, custom backgrounds, and AI Theme Creator. Calendar, Contacts, and Health access are optional and used only on device to power the widget slots you choose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://github.com/danielsmori/legal/blob/main/frames/terms-of-service.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/danielsmori/legal/blob/main/frames/privacy-policy.md

About

MovIsland

Personalize your iPhone with custom widgets, live wallpapers, and dynamic island animations. Create a unique look for your home and lock screens with easy-to-use tools and a vast collection of effects.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island animations
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Work countdown timers
  • Massive wallpaper collection
  • Easy DIY customization
  • Charging animations
Features
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Transform your iPhone home screen, lock screen and Dynamic Island with our all-in-one customization toolkit - MovIsland. Discover abundant widgets, vivid animations, stylish wallpapers and practical countdown tools to create a unique look for your device. -Dynamic Island Animations Browse a huge selection of exquisite effects for Dynamic Island. We support both inner and outer island animations. Enjoy gorgeous visual scenes whether you stay in the app or use other applications. Cool charging animations are also available to light up your charging experience. -Diverse Widgets for Screens A wide range of widgets for home screen and lock screen are ready for you. Choose different styles of clock, battery and functional widgets. It features transparent design, liquid glass and rich color matching to fit all your aesthetic tastes. -Exclusive Work Countdown Set your working hours freely and view the off-work countdown anytime. Adjust widget size and style as you like. Combine beauty and practicality to bring convenience to your daily work. -Massive Wallpapers Collection Thousands of static and live wallpapers are updated constantly. You can find all kinds of popular aesthetic designs here to match your personalized setup. -Easy DIY Customization Adjust widget layout, style and details with simple steps. No complicated settings required. Fully compatible with the latest iOS systems and iPhone devices. Start to customize your exclusive iPhone screen now! -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Privacy Policy:https://secouth.com/island01/privacy.html Terms of Use : https://secouth.com/island01/terms

Screenshots

Frames4 screens
MovIsland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Frames at none against MovIsland's shown. MovIsland's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MovIsland sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frames ships an update every 5 weeks, MovIsland every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frames versus MovIsland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFramesMovIsland
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#65 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB109 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDaniel Mori旭晓 郭

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions1
  • Frames Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Frames Pro Lifetime$14.99
4 purchases

MovIsland

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$24.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MovIsland free?
MovIsland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frames or MovIsland have ads?
MovIsland shows ads; Frames does not.
Which is updated more often, Frames or MovIsland?
Frames ships an update every 5 weeks, and MovIsland every 10 days. Most recently, Frames was updated on October 31, 2026 and MovIsland on November 5, 2026.

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