Comparison

Black Lite vs Live Wallpapers 4k

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

Head to head
About

Black Lite

Discover exclusive, fully animated live wallpapers for your iPhone. These stunning visuals feature deep colors and wide color gamuts to bring your lock screen to life with incredible designs.

Highlights
  • Exclusive live wallpapers
  • Fully animated designs
  • Deep color palettes
  • Wide color gamut
  • Inspired by incredible devices
  • Stunning lock screen visuals
Features
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Exclusive Live Wallpapers for iPhone On the App Store since 2016 spanning 165 country top charts, comes with a big overhaul for iOS 26. These fully animated iPhone wallpapers are truly stunning. Deep colors make your lock screen come to life. Incredible live wallpapers inspired by incredible devices. Wide color gamut brings these wallpapers to life in a beautiful manner that perfectly matches the amazing displays on your devices. Terms & EULA : https://www.unicornapps.com/black-terms-eula Privacy Policy: https://www.unicornapps.com/black-privacy-policy support@unicornapps.com

About

Live Wallpapers 4k

Transform your iPhone's lock screen with a vast collection of interactive and high-resolution animated wallpapers. Create custom backgrounds from your own videos and enjoy daily updates with fresh content for every taste and occasion.

Highlights
  • Interactive animated wallpapers
  • Custom wallpapers from videos
  • Daily content updates
  • Category-based browsing
  • Exclusive widgets
  • One-tap download
Features
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Make your lock screen come alive. Optimized for iPhone Xs, Xs Max, X, 8, 7, 6s and iOS 12. Download now! Discover unique collection of interactive and incredible backgrounds, carefully designed for you. Impress friends and make your iPhone look inimitable! Make unique wallpapers out of your videos with Live Wallpapers 4K! Find everything your Lock Screen desires in one app! IMPORTANT: Live animations work only on 3D-touch devices. Without 3D Touch, you can only set Live Wallpapers as non-animated. ##FEATURES## *Categories for every taste: Calendars, Cities, Animals, Nature, Underwater, Flowers, Abstracts, and more *Regular special collections of content for each holiday and calendars for each month *Diverse Calendars for every month *Bright and funny animations of highest resolution quality *Daily updates. Minimum 7+ of new animations coming every week! Change wallpapers literally every day! *Share your favorite wallpapers with friends! *Exclusive Widgets for a quick check on fresh content in New, Popular and Free categories. *Cache Clear. Easily free up your device space and speed up the app *Auto-start video preview for animated wallpapers in full screen slide mode *Step-by-step instruction for easy use *One-tap download to Camera Roll HOW TO USE *Save the wallpapers you like the most to your Camera Roll *Set the animations as Live Photo wallpapers for your Lock Screen *Touch and hold your Lock Screen to watch animation move! Get the most of your iPhone's lock screen with live wallpapers! No hesitation, get it now! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Upgrade to the Premium Membership and unlock content, features and remove ads! Choose one of the following subscription options: - 1 week recurring subscription for $1.99 after 3-day free trial - 1 month recurring subscription for $3.99 - 1 year recurring subscription for $19.99 * The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Link to Privacy Policy: https://wizstudio.io/privacy.html * Link to Terms of use: https://wizstudio.io/term.html Requested access: Notifications - Allow notifications to receive all news about the app, new content, updates Photos - Allow to import backgrounds you like and set them to your Lock Screen

Screenshots

Black Lite4 screens
Live Wallpapers 4k4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Black Lite at 4.6 against Live Wallpapers 4k's 3.0. Black Lite also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 4). Live Wallpapers 4k's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Black Lite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Live Wallpapers 4k sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Black Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Lite has 4.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Black Lite's written reviews are positive against 33% of Live Wallpapers 4k's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Live Wallpapers 4k every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Black Lite versus Live Wallpapers 4k: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack LiteLive Wallpapers 4k
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonan StarkWiz Studio

Customer experience

Black Lite

All ratings4,351 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews586 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative27.0%

Live Wallpapers 4k

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Black Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Wallpapers not working as advertised
  • App crashes on launch for some users

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free live wallpaper options
  • Ability to create custom live wallpapers
  • Support for older iPhone models

Live Wallpapers 4k

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Black Lite

Subscriptions1
  • Black - Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Black - Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Live Wallpapers 4k

Subscriptions3
  • Premium3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium$30.991 Year

Questions

Is Black Lite free?
Black Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Wallpapers 4k free?
Live Wallpapers 4k is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Black Lite or Live Wallpapers 4k?
Black Lite is rated higher. Black Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Live Wallpapers 4k averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Black Lite or Live Wallpapers 4k have ads?
Neither Black Lite nor Live Wallpapers 4k shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Lite or Live Wallpapers 4k?
Black Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Live Wallpapers 4k every 4 weeks. Most recently, Black Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Live Wallpapers 4k on October 21, 2026.

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