GradientMaker vs Highlights Cover Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GradientMaker
Create stunning color gradients and blur effects for photos and wallpapers. Customize colors with an advanced picker and import images to apply unique effects. Save creations in wallpaper or full image sizes.
- Customizable color gradients
- Adjustable blur effects
- Import photos for customization
- Wallpaper creation mode
- Random gradient generation
- Dual sizing modes
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GradientMaker - Gradient Blur FX Pro Image Effects and Wallpaper Background Maker Create spectacular color gradients! • Fully customizable color gradient and blur effects • Custom color picker allows endless color combinations • Import photos to customize with color gradients and blur effects • "Dock Mode" creates a gradient background for a great dock color effect when used for device wallpaper • Shuffle mode to load randomized custom gradients • Add gentle blur to soften a photo, or add maximum blur for a unique and colorful iPhone/iPad wallpaper background • Two sizing modes - Wallpaper: Save image/gradient as the size of your iPhone or iPad Image: Save image/gradient as the full size of your imported image.
Highlights Cover Maker
Create unique and professional-looking Instagram Story Highlight covers with a vast library of icons and styles. Enhance your profile's aesthetic and attract more followers with custom designs and seasonal options. Also includes tools for creating a link-in-bio page and fancy bio fonts.
- 1000+ unique icons
- 500+ style combinations
- Square format saving
- Seasonal stickers
- Link-in-bio webpage creator
- Fancy bio fonts
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Polish your Instagram Profile with these unique covers for your story highlights. Blip provides a vast selection of icons and colors, making it possible for you to create your own instagram highlight covers in only 2 minutes. How this app works : * Choose among 1000+ unique icons (stickers, cities, objects, gradient, outlined) * Pick among 500+ combinations of style for your highlight cover * Save directly in your gallery in a square format, perfect to import on Instagram * Get seasonal : Christmas, Halloween and holidays stickers Our app also allows you to: * create your own link-in-bio webpage and share the link with your followers * use fancy fonts for your Instagram bio This is the best tool to get started as a small business or as an influencer. These cover icons will make your profile look pro and get more followers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Highlights Cover Maker at 4.9 against GradientMaker's 3.7. Highlights Cover Maker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 9). GradientMaker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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. GradientMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Highlights Cover Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Highlights Cover Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlights Cover Maker has 2.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of GradientMaker's written reviews are positive against 84% of Highlights Cover Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GradientMaker ships an update every 32 months, Highlights Cover Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GradientMaker | Highlights Cover Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | orbosphere | ChelleStudio LLC |
Customer experience
GradientMaker
Highlights Cover Maker
Bugs and requests
GradientMaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Highlights Cover Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Icons won't save to gallery
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More icon options, especially for holidays and seasons
- Guide with names of cities matching icons
- Bring back old icon styles
In-app purchases
GradientMaker
- Remove Ads$0.99
Highlights Cover Maker
- Premium Access 1 Week$2.997 Days
- Premium Access 1 Week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Premium Access 1 Month$7.991 Month
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- Premium Access 3 Months$17.993 Months
- Premium Access 6 Months$42.996 Months
- Premium Access 1 Year$74.991 Year
- Story Highlight Cover$3.99
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