How to Force Consistency Out of an Operating System

The iPhone only allows a three by three grid in the folder. The iPad wants a four by four grid, so I'm just going to have to make that the grid will be off center. It's all inconsistent now because I haven't quite decided on like what this new setup is going to be. So I haven't worried about making sure it's consistent on every single device. But I'll get there at some point. What have you noticed? In the iPad folders, you've put blank icons in there. So it's always the same. Okay. This is one way I am trying to force consistency out of an operating system that is trying to force me into an inconsistent state.