SimpleCoat vs Wallape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleCoat
Design custom wallpapers with precise color control and overlay options. Create single-color or gradient backgrounds, and add built-in or personal patterns for a unique parallax effect. Export your creations directly to your device's camera roll.
- Precise RGB color control
- Single-color and gradient backgrounds
- Built-in pattern overlays
- Custom pattern import from Camera Roll
- Parallax effect options
- Export to Camera Roll
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Create simple and elegant wallpapers with the flick of your finger. + Take precise control of the red, green and blue components of your wallpaper colors. + Create single-colored or gradient-colored wallpapers. + Select light or dark built-in patterns to superimpose over your wallpaper for a parallax effect. + Select patterns from your Camera Roll to superimpose over your wallpaper. + Export your creations to your Camera Roll to use on your lock and home screens.
Wallape
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Wallape helps you to create unique wallpaper of perfect size made exactly for your device. Select from thousands of wallpapers generated with special algorithms to find wallpaper you like today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleCoat at none against Wallape's 1. SimpleCoat also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.4). On price, ads 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. Wallape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleCoat asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleCoat ships an update every 9 days, Wallape every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleCoat | Wallape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Ross | Mikhail Vyrtsev |
In-app purchases
SimpleCoat
No in-app purchases
Wallape
- Donate$0.99
