Comparison

Live Wallpapers AR vs Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

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

Head to head
About

Live Wallpapers AR

Transform your device's background with dynamic, augmented reality wallpapers. Personalize your screen with photos, text, videos, and drawings, or convert short video clips into animated live photos. Explore a curated collection or request new designs.

Highlights
  • Create AR wallpapers
  • Add photos, text, videos, symbols
  • Draw in Augmented Reality
  • Convert videos to live photos
  • Customize backgrounds and textures
  • Browse live wallpaper collection
Features
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Create Live Wallpapers in Augmented Reality Add photos, text, videos, symbols and draw in Augmented reality. You can also fully customize everything you add. Choose from an amazing selection of backgrounds, textures and colors to make your Live Wallpaper look beautiful. Convert a video to a Live photo and set it as your wallpaper Choose a video and have it converted into a live photo which you can then set as your live wallpaper. Only 20 seconds of the video will be converted. You can choose which part of the video you want to make a live photo. Live Wallpaper Collection View a beautiful collection of live wallpapers. Filter them by category to easily find your favourite live wallpapers. If you want a live wallpaper please send a live wallpaper request and we will do our best to have it added. We hope you enjoy using AR Live Wallpapers. If there are any features you would like us to add or require assistance please contact us.

About

Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

Customize your iPhone's home and lock screens with unique, handcrafted widgets and stunning 4K wallpapers. Easily create exclusive themes for an elegant and personalized look. Integrates with HealthKit to display activity data directly on your widgets.

Highlights
  • Custom home screen widgets
  • 4K HD wallpapers
  • Handcrafted designs
  • Easy setup
  • HealthKit integration
  • Lock screen themes
Features
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Meet custom widgets that are seamlessly integrated into your iPhone home screen! Each widget is accompanied by beautiful Full HD wallpaper and together they create amazing home screen themes for an exclusive look of your iPhone. UNIQUE DESIGNS All wallpapers and widgets are handcrafted by professional designers. EASY TO SET UP Give your home screen an elegant look in a few simple steps. TRUE HD QUALITY All wallpapers are produced in stunning 4k quality. WORKS ON ALL DEVICES Widgets and wallpapers are optimized for all iPhone models running iOS14. BEAUTIFUL WALLPAPERS Wallpapers are perfectly suitable for home screen as well as lock screen. Get the app and beautify your screen with amazing widget and wallpaper themes! Created with passion by Dream App Studio team. HealthKit is used to synchronize with Apple Health and Activity, in order for the app to be able to import your activity data (steps, walking distance, floors climbed, etc) and show it in the widget right on your home screen. The app contains the following subscription options: Weekly subscription Monthly subscription Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of renewal is equal to the value that “Apple’s App Store Matrix” determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://dreamappstudio.com/privacy_policy.html Terms of Service: http://www.dreamappstudio.com/terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Live Wallpapers AR4 screens
Widgets & Wallpapers 4K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Live Wallpapers AR at free with in-app purchases against Widgets & Wallpapers 4K's subscription. Live Wallpapers AR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Widgets & Wallpapers 4K's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Live Wallpapers AR sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Widgets & Wallpapers 4K sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Live Wallpapers AR against 4.6 for Widgets & Wallpapers 4K. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 251 and 360 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Live Wallpapers AR's written reviews are positive against 58% of Widgets & Wallpapers 4K's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpapers AR ships an update every 3 months, Widgets & Wallpapers 4K every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Wallpapers AR versus Widgets & Wallpapers 4K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpapers ARWidgets & Wallpapers 4K
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (251 ratings)4.6 (360 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews57.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings251360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVyasaDream App Studio

Customer experience

Live Wallpapers AR

All ratings250 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

All ratings360 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative34.6%

User reviews

Live Wallpapers AR

From 251 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Free to use
  • 🌟 Good wallpapers
  • ✨ Live wallpapers are cool
  • 🤩 Amazing app
  • 👍 Great job overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when converting
  • 🚫 Not working on iPhone 5
  • ❌ Doesn't work on iPods
  • 😩 Kicks user out of app
  • 💸 Wasted money on upgrade

Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

From 360 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very good
  • 👍 Cool
  • 👍 Classное приложение!!
  • 👍 Very good and lively
  • 👍 Beautiful and unique

Room to improve

  • 💰 Everything costs money
  • 💰 Too expensive
  • 💰 Limited free options
  • 💰 High subscription cost
  • 💰 Not worth the price

Bugs and requests

Live Wallpapers AR

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when converting videos
  • App kicks user out
  • Live wallpapers not working
  • Videos not loading completely
  • Video to live photo conversion not working
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  • Live wallpapers don't move on lock screen
  • Cannot save pictures
  • App doesn't work on iPods
  • App doesn't work on iPhone 5
  • Upgrade crashes the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Fix iPhone 5 compatibility
  • Make own videos usable
  • Respond to user issues
  • Fix video to live photo conversion
  • Allow saving of pictures
Show 1 more
  • Fix live wallpaper functionality

Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Advertised widget not found
  • App crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free options
  • Lower subscription cost
  • More widgets
  • Widget label removed

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Live Wallpapers AR

One-time2
  • Unlock All Live Wallpapers$1.99
  • Unlock All Features$2.99
5 purchases

Widgets & Wallpapers 4K

Subscriptions5
  • Widgets & Wallpapers3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Widgets & Wallpapers7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Widgets & Wallpapers3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Widgets & Wallpapers$7.991 Month
  • Widgets & Wallpapers2 variants$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Live Wallpapers AR free?
Live Wallpapers AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgets & Wallpapers 4K free?
Widgets & Wallpapers 4K is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Wallpapers AR or Widgets & Wallpapers 4K?
Widgets & Wallpapers 4K is rated higher. Live Wallpapers AR averages 4.5 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Widgets & Wallpapers 4K averages 4.6 from 360 ratings.
Do Live Wallpapers AR or Widgets & Wallpapers 4K have ads?
Widgets & Wallpapers 4K shows ads; Live Wallpapers AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpapers AR or Widgets & Wallpapers 4K?
Live Wallpapers AR ships an update every 3 months, and Widgets & Wallpapers 4K every 3 weeks. Most recently, Live Wallpapers AR was updated on November 11, 2026 and Widgets & Wallpapers 4K on November 3, 2026.

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