Comparison

SimpleCoat vs Sfumix

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Sfumix

Features
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Sfumix is a minimalist design tool built for anyone who loves high-quality, aesthetic backgrounds. Stop searching for the perfect wallpaper online—now you can craft, blend, and customize your own high-fidelity color transitions in seconds. Made for Wallpaper Lovers: 3-Color Transitions: Blend up to three independent colors simultaneously with precision controls to create rich, balanced gradients. Analog Grain & Texture: Add film-style grain to give your wallpapers an authentic, tactile, and editorial look. Real-Time Soft Blur: Apply smooth background blur to soften color transitions and create distraction-free home and lock screens. True OLED Dark Mode: Switch instantly to pure OLED black (#000000) paired with subtle accent tones to maximize contrast and battery life. Linear & Radial Modes: Seamlessly switch between directional linear blends and centered radial glows. Personal Wallpaper Vault: Save your favorite creations to an in-app visual history and export uncompressed, high-resolution wallpapers directly to your Photos library, perfectly formatted for your device's native resolution.

Screenshots

SimpleCoat3 screens
Sfumix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleCoat at every 9 days against Sfumix's every 6 weeks. SimpleCoat also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleCoat ships an update every 9 days, Sfumix every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimpleCoat versus Sfumix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleCoatSfumix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua Rosssimone lutero

In-app purchases

None

SimpleCoat

No in-app purchases

None

Sfumix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleCoat free?
SimpleCoat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sfumix free?
Sfumix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleCoat or Sfumix have ads?
Neither SimpleCoat nor Sfumix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleCoat or Sfumix?
SimpleCoat ships an update every 9 days, and Sfumix every 6 weeks. Most recently, SimpleCoat was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sfumix on October 14, 2026.

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