Monogram Wallpapers Lite vs Pimp Your Name
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monogram Wallpapers Lite
Easily design custom wallpapers for your iPhone and iPad. Choose from a variety of backgrounds, fonts, and frames to create unique designs. Share your creations with friends or save them for personal use.
- Custom wallpaper design
- Variety of backgrounds
- Font and color customization
- Monogram frame shapes
- Share designs via social media
- Save designs to camera roll
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Monogram is the easiest way to design pretty, custom wallpaper for your iPhone and iPad. This is Monogram Lite -- a FREE version with over 60 FREE wallpapers that gets you monogramming right away! Upgrade to get unlimited backgrounds (new designs released often!), more badges & fonts! Select a background inspired by the latest fashion and home styles. Or use your own photo. Customize font, color, monogram frame shape and more. Change your lock screen design seasonally, or even daily, just because. Send a personalized surprise to friends. Share your designs via email, text or Facebook. Save your designs on your camera roll. What people are saying about Monogram: ● "This app is so addictive! I love printing my creations and using them as cards. I'm not sure I'll ever buy note cards again!" ● "Love love love this app! Obsessed with monograms & now obsessed with this app. So worth the small price." ● "Girls is the south monogram everything and this app is absolutely perfect, it's safe to say I'm obsessed." Follow @monogram_app on Instagram for design previews, DIY ideas & more monogram fun!
Pimp Your Name
Design personalized lock screen wallpapers featuring your name or initials. Choose from over 40 unique designs created by professional artists and set your custom background. Make your phone stand out with a unique lock screen.
- Create personalized name wallpapers
- Over 40 unique design options
- Preview designs before saving
- Save images to camera roll
- Set as lock screen background
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* Create backgrounds with your name! * Now you can create lock screen background with your name. We have designed 40+ unique wallpaper for lock screen. It’s easy to do – 1.Type in your name (or initials) and preview all designs in the gallery. 2.Choose from one of more than 40+ great designs our designers made for this app. 3.Save the image to your camera roll 4.Set it as Lock Screen 5.Enjoy You will see – nobody has a lock screen like this.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Monogram Wallpapers Lite at none against Pimp Your Name's shown. Monogram Wallpapers Lite also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 57%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Monogram Wallpapers Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pimp Your Name sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Monogram Wallpapers Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monogram Wallpapers Lite has 5.1K ratings behind it against 446, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Monogram Wallpapers Lite's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pimp Your Name's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monogram Wallpapers Lite | Pimp Your Name |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (446 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 446 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yellow Lab, Inc. | Marcos Roy |
Customer experience
Monogram Wallpapers Lite
Pimp Your Name
User reviews
Monogram Wallpapers Lite
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and easy to use
- 👍 Allows for customization
- 👍 Great for making wallpapers
- 👍 Fun and creative app
- 👍 Helpful for small businesses
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
- 💰 Expensive for full access
- 🔒 Limited free options
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🐛 Confusing in-app purchase system
Pimp Your Name
From 446 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy customization with name and background selection
- 🎨 Free app with good core functionality
- 👍 User-friendly interface and simple process
- 💯 Works well once users understand how to use it
- 🎭 Seasonal/themed wallpapers available
Room to improve
- 📉 Limited background options (only ~52 available)
- 💰 Requires payment/ads to access premium features
- 🐛 Text rendering issues (wrong names displayed)
- ⏳ App loading and performance problems
- 🎨 Boring and uninspired background designs
Bugs and requests
Monogram Wallpapers Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to access premium content
- Saved designs sometimes disappear
- Slow loading times on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free background options
- Ability to move/resize text and images
- Improved customer support
- Unlock all features with single purchase
Pimp Your Name
Reported bugs
6 issues- Text rendering displays wrong names (e.g., 'polly' shows as 'rolly')
- App freezes and excessive loading times
- Wallpaper won't set as phone background from settings
- Ad rewards don't work properly to unlock features
- Background selection doesn't cycle to new options properly
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- App crashes on startup
Requested features
11 requests- Add more background options (200+ backgrounds requested)
- Include specific names in database (Carlee, Zoey, etc.)
- Add more font styles and options
- Include popular character themes (Stitch, celebrities)
- Add shape, lighting, and special effects features
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- Support for multiple names on single wallpaper
- Endless/rotating background selection
- More holiday/seasonal themes (Thanksgiving mentioned)
- Cuter and more varied background designs
- Remove or reduce ads
- Make all features free without premium paywall
In-app purchases
Monogram Wallpapers Lite
- Monogram Stickers$0.99
- Monogram Fonts$0.99
- Unlimited Wallpapers$0.99
Pimp Your Name
- Pro Version$0.99
Questions
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