Comparison

Themely vs TypeGlow

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

Head to head
About

Themely

Features
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Your Lock Screen should look like you. Themely lets you design the widget, pick the wallpaper, and match them - free, and entirely on your device. Most widget apps hand you a grid of presets and lock the good ones behind a subscription. Themely works the other way round: you build the widget yourself, everything is unlocked from the first launch, and there is nothing to buy. THREE STEPS 1. Design a widget - choose what it shows, then style it until it fits. 2. Save a matching wallpaper to Photos. 3. Follow the short in-app guide to place both on your screens. DESIGN YOUR OWN WIDGETS Build a widget instead of settling for a preset. Pick what it shows, then style it until it fits your screen: - Six widget types - Clock, Date, Photo, Countdown, Time Progress and Battery - Three sizes - small, medium and large - Twelve background styles and four type styles - Live preview while you edit, so you see the result before you save 72 WALLPAPERS THAT MATCH Every wallpaper is drawn on your device from twelve color palettes and six art styles: Mesh, Waves, Rings, Grid, Blobs and Linear. Browse by mood - minimal, pastel, gradient, abstract or dark - and save any of them to Photos at full 1290 x 2796 resolution. No watermark, no export limit. TWELVE THEME PACKS A theme pack pairs a wallpaper with a matching widget style, so your Lock Screen and Home Screen agree with each other. Apply one and Themely walks you through both steps. BUILT FOR HOW iOS ACTUALLY WORKS iOS does not let any app place a widget or change your wallpaper for you. Themely does not pretend otherwise - it saves your design, then shows a short, clear guide for the two steps you do yourself. No shortcuts to install, no profiles to trust. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Themely has no ads, no analytics and no third-party SDKs. Your widgets, favorites and settings stay on your device, and a photo you pick for a Photo widget never leaves your phone. We collect nothing. WORKS OFFLINE All artwork is generated on your device, so the whole library works with no connection and the app stays small. NO ACCOUNT, NO SUBSCRIPTION No sign-up, no email, no free trial that quietly renews. Open the app and everything is already there. QUESTIONS Can Themely set my wallpaper for me? No - iOS reserves that step for you, and any app that claims otherwise cannot deliver it either. Will my designs sync between devices? No - everything is stored locally, which is the same reason nothing is ever sent anywhere. Is it really free? Yes. No paid tier, no in-app purchase, no trial. Requires iOS 17 or later. Questions or feedback: exostudio.feedback@gmail.com

About

TypeGlow

Features
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TypeGlow turns your iPhone keyboard into something worth showing off. Browse a gallery of hand-picked keyboard themes across Anime, Gaming, and OLED collections, then make each one yours. Tune key opacity, background dim, key shapes, colors and gradients, and even the key font all previewed live before you apply. Bring your typing to life with 50+ key sounds and custom haptics, from clean mechanical clicks to playful pops. FEATURES • A growing gallery of premium keyboard themes • Deep customization: opacity, dim, key shape, colors, gradients, fonts • 50+ key press sounds and adjustable haptics • Live keyboard preview while you customize • Light and dark app appearance • Fast, smooth, and lightweight PRIVACY FIRST Your typing never leaves your device. TypeGlow has no accounts, no tracking of what you type, and the keyboard contains no networking code. Word suggestions run fully on-device from a built-in list. TYPEGLOW PRO Unlock every premium theme and remove all ads with a one-time purchase. No subscription yours forever. Some apps (like secure password fields) always use the system keyboard; that is an iOS protection TypeGlow respects.

Screenshots

Themely4 screens
TypeGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Themely at none against TypeGlow's 1. Themely also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. TypeGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Themely asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Themely versus TypeGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThemelyTypeGlow
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhanh Thong LeMuhammed Ahmed

In-app purchases

None

Themely

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TypeGlow

One-time1
  • TypeGlow Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Themely free?
Themely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TypeGlow free?
TypeGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Themely or TypeGlow have ads?
Both Themely and TypeGlow show ads.

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