Comparison

Photo Widget. vs Live Wallpapers

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget.

Display your cherished photos directly on your iPhone and iPad Home Screen. Easily create personalized widgets from your camera roll to keep meaningful moments, like family and travel memories, always in view. Enjoy a clutter-free and personal Home Screen experience.

Highlights
  • Create photo widgets easily
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Add photos from camera roll
  • Display on Home Screen
  • Customizable photo refresh rate
  • Option to show date
Features
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Turn your favorite memories into beautiful Home Screen widgets! Photo Widget lets you enjoy your favorite photos directly on your iPhone and iPad Home Screen. Designed to be photo-first and easy to use, Photo Widget helps you turn meaningful moments into widgets in just a few taps. No complex customization, no visual clutter - just the photos that matter most to you, always in view. Whether it’s family, friends, travels, or everyday memories, Photo Widget keeps them close throughout your day. With Photo Widget, you can: • Create photo widgets in just 3 simple steps • Choose from multiple widget sizes • Add photos directly from your camera roll • Display your selected memories on iPhone and iPad Home Screens • Set how often photos refresh, at your own pace • Optionally show today’s date for a subtle, useful touch • Photo Widget is built for clarity, ease, and emotional connection so your Home Screen feels more personal! NEW: Shared Albums Create shared photo albums and let the people closest to you enjoy the same memories on their Home Screen. Whether it’s family moments, trips, celebrations, or everyday snapshots, sharing albums makes it easy to keep everyone connected through the photos that matter most. Photo Widget is built for clarity, ease, and emotional connection, so your Home Screen feels more personal. Have any questions? Please check if the answers are available in the Frequently Asked Questions in the app Settings. Have suggestions or unable to find the answers to your questions? Our support team is ready and happy to help at support@impalastudios.com! Photo Widget is an auto-renewing subscription, available weekly (with a 3-day free trial) or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase and renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app. Terms & Conditions: https://impalastudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://impalastudios.com/privacy WE LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK As always, we appreciate and value your opinion. Enjoying Photo Widget or have a suggestion? Let us know! feedback@impalastudios.com

About

Live Wallpapers

Features
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Wallpapers that actually move. Every ScreenMotion scene is a living loop: rain falls, jellyfish drift, headlights glow. Save it as a Live Photo and it plays when you wake your iPhone. Turn your own video into a Live Photo wallpaper, free. Pick the best 3 seconds, save to Photos, and set it as your Lock Screen. WHAT YOU GET • 29 moving scenes: cinematic loops and playful pixel worlds, from midnight drives and glowing reefs to deep space. • Your video to Live Photo: choose a clip or record one. No subscription needed. • Widgets that react: tap a ScreenMotion widget on your Home Screen and the scene answers with headlight flares, bubbles, shooting stars, or fireflies as it moves from day to dusk to night. • Tilt on iOS 26: save a still and turn on Spatial Scene, and your Lock Screen shifts as you tilt your iPhone. ScreenMotion shows you every step. • Nightstand mode: put your iPhone on the charger and keep a living scene with a big clock on screen. Touch and tilt still work. • Make it yours: color mood, motion, depth, and framing before you save. • Icon packs: 4 coordinated sets of 24 icons, applied with Shortcuts. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a scene or your own video. 2. Save it to Photos as a Live Photo or still image. 3. Open Settings › Wallpaper › Add New Wallpaper and choose it. iOS asks you to set wallpapers yourself; ScreenMotion guides you through it. Good to know: Live Photo playback on the Lock Screen depends on your iPhone model and iOS version. Spatial Scene needs iOS 26. Reduce Motion and Low Power Mode turn these effects off. Sound is not kept. The Home Screen wallpaper stays still; widgets are where you can tap. SCREENMOTION PRO Five starter scenes and your own clips are free. Pro unlocks every scene, all icon packs, and scene exports. Monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, the subscription renews automatically. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Privacy: https://screenmotion-legal.kprl884.workers.dev/privacy Terms: https://screenmotion-legal.kprl884.workers.dev/terms Support: https://screenmotion-legal.kprl884.workers.dev/support

Screenshots

Photo Widget.4 screens
Live Wallpapers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Live Wallpapers at none against Photo Widget.'s shown. Live Wallpapers also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Photo Widget. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Live Wallpapers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget. ships an update every 10 days, Live Wallpapers every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Photo Widget. versus Live Wallpapers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget.Live Wallpapers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (32K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings32K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpala StudiosAlparslan Koprulu

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not showing up in selection menu
  • Photos not rotating/refreshing as expected
  • Widgets disappearing from home screen
  • Inability to delete/rearrange existing widgets

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to shuffle/randomize photo order
  • Option to create multiple unique photo widgets
  • Shorter photo refresh intervals (e.g. 15s, 30s)
  • Customization options for widget appearance
  • Paid version to remove ads

Live Wallpapers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Widget.

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited widgets. Remove ads3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Unlimited widgets. Remove ads$12.491 Year
  • Unlimited widgets. Remove ads$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Live Wallpapers

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenMotion Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • ScreenMotion Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Widget. free?
Photo Widget. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Wallpapers free?
Live Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Photo Widget. or Live Wallpapers have ads?
Photo Widget. shows ads; Live Wallpapers does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget. or Live Wallpapers?
Photo Widget. ships an update every 10 days, and Live Wallpapers every 4 days. Most recently, Photo Widget. was updated on October 17, 2026 and Live Wallpapers on October 13, 2026.

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