LivePapers vs HoneyCmb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LivePapers
Transform your static images into dynamic live wallpapers for your iPhone lock screen. Easily animate photos from your camera roll or capture new ones to create stunning animated backgrounds. Preview your creations and save them directly to your device.
- Create live wallpapers from photos
- Animate images in a tap
- Use photos from camera roll
- Shoot new photos for animation
- Preview with 3D Touch or long tap
- Save animated wallpapers to camera roll
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Turn any image into a Live Photo with LivePapers. Finally you can take advantage of the new features available with iOS12 to change your iPhone lockscreen. Featured by Apple on 70+ countries. -- "In just a few minutes with the app, I came away really impressed. It worked extremely well on both my iPhone 6s Plus and iPad Air 2." - AppAdvice.com -- "If you have an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus, LivePaper helps give you more ways to take advantage of Apple’s live wallpapers." - Mashable.com -- "There are a few apps in the App Store than can achieve this but the best one I’ve found by far is called LivePapers. It is dead simple to use. It also comes with more transitions and options than most other Live Wallpaper maker apps I’ve found." - CultOfMac.com LivePapers brings the power of Live Photos to your Lockscreen* Create amazing live wallpapers in just a moment. Either choose a saved photo from your Camera Roll or shoot a new one. In a few seconds LivePapers will create an animated gorgeous retina wallpaper for you. Preview it with 3D Touch or with a long tap and if you are happy with it, save to your camera roll. *) Please note that an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus (or Higher) is required to use live wallpapers. We would love to hear from you. Please let us know by sending an email at: info@iphonesmartapps.org
HoneyCmb
Discover exclusive deals and promotions from a specific store. Get instant notifications for limited-time offers and browse a variety of discounts tailored to your interests. The app provides a user-friendly interface to enhance your shopping experience and support local businesses.
- Exclusive deals and promotions
- Instant push notifications
- Browse diverse promotions
- User-friendly interface
- Support local shops
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Unlock a world of savings and exclusive promotions with HoneyCmb. Our app is designed to enhance your shopping experience by connecting you with exciting deals and offers from our store. Receive instant push notifications, ensuring you're always in the loop about the latest limited-time deals and discounts. Browse through a diverse range of promotions that cater to your preferences and interests. With our user-friendly interface, you can easily navigate, engage with us, and support your local shop. HoneyCmb empowers you to make the most of your shopping journey by offering a dynamic and engaging platform for discovering unbeatable deals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HoneyCmb at Free against LivePapers's $1.99. HoneyCmb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). LivePapers's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
HoneyCmb is free to download; LivePapers costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HoneyCmb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePapers has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LivePapers ships an update every 3 months, HoneyCmb weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LivePapers | HoneyCmb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.2 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elisa Valeria Distefano | The Gold Innovision Team LLC |
Customer experience
LivePapers
HoneyCmb
Bugs and requests
LivePapers
Reported bugs
8 issues- Does not turn photos into live photos
- Blurs the image
- App crashes when trying to set as wallpaper
- App crashes during processing
- Photo becomes blurred when converting to live
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- Cannot set exported live photos as wallpaper
- Live wallpaper does not move on lock screen
- Does not work on iPhone 6
Requested features
6 requests- Allow conversion of normal images to live images
- Improve image quality after editing
- Add more customization options
- Allow expansion of small photos to fill screen
- Invert effect: start with photo, then apply effect on press
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- Support for older iPhone models (iPhone 6)
HoneyCmb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LivePapers
No in-app purchases
HoneyCmb
No in-app purchases
