The app shelves and icon skins are special layers on top of an image that makes it look like either your apps are sitting on top of shelves, or surrounded by a special skin, like a glow or funny character. Most of the Home screen wallpapers in the Theme section will include app shelves or icon skins. One is for the Lock screen, and one is for the Home screen. You can even add your own photo and layer icon skins or shelves over it for a personalized look. The app also features a Lock screen maker and a Home screen maker, which let you create your own image overlays from any of the included wallpapers, skins, shelves, and texts. Images are categorized as Abstract, Cartoon, Sci-Fi, Animals, Sports, Nature, and Holidays. Version 2.0 features a newly designed interface that gives users access to content through a menu screen that organizes the wallpaper images into types, like Themes, App Shelves, and Icon Skins. The app is set up to help you create a customized look for whatever mood you are in. Pimp Your Screen is different because it does more than just feature a bunch of brightly colored pictures of nature, electronics, or pretty ladies. Again, a quick Google search would yield results that are just as good. I just don’t buy into apps that have sweet graphics.
I figure I can take my own pictures for free that look just as good. I’ve never been that excited about apps that feature wallpaper images. The developer recently updated to version 2.0 with great new features, including an improved user interface, a new Themes section, and daily updates to content… Pimp Your Screen is a popular wallpaper app that features hundreds of Retina display quality images so you can make your iPhone or iPad dazzle. Also works in 2x mode on the iPad, but it is of no use, as the wallpapers aren’t compatible.If you want a new look to make your iOS device look just as good on the inside as it does on the outside, there’s an app for that. Requires: iPod Touch or iPhone with iOS 4.0 and up.
It’s funny because both lite and full versions of the app are currently free. If you really want to bite your apple, I suggest that you jailbreak it and take advantage of apps that will really allow you customize, such as video wallpapers, scrolling wallpapers, etc. If you don’t like the competition, Home Screen Maker is something you can give a try. On the flip side, I have used other similar apps that are better, such as Pimp My Screen. Aside from the excessive ads, you can create fairly good wallpapers with it. The developers apparently wants to squeeze as many clicks as they can from the free app maybe they want to buy a Ferrari. There is a completely obstructive ad on every page and each page contains a link to more ads. The preview option which allows you to see how your skin/wallpaper will look before you use it, is the most loved feature while the ads are just annoying. On the other hand, if you like to shelf it up, you can change the background and the type of shelf, preview it, and save it.īoth pages have instructions for designing your wallpaper and… also a link to ads! Once you preview the design that you like and save it, you can go to the gallery and set it on your homescreen. You can also select the grids where you need the skins according to your icon arrangement. If you select icon skins, the next page gives you options to change the background, frame, preview, and to save your custom wallpaper. When you first run this app, you are prompted by a (ugly) page that wants you to choose whether you want wallpaper based on icon skins or shelf styles. The app allows you to pick from a variety of shelve styles, icon skins, and backgrounds to create a homescreen wallpaper/skin for your amazing phone. Is your homescreen boring? Want to customize it? Home Screen Maker assists in giving unique and stylish looks to your iPhone.