Frozen Wallpaper vs Hue Essentials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frozen Wallpaper
Personalize your iPhone and iPad with a vast collection of winter-themed wallpapers, frames, and stickers. Easily edit and apply your creations as home or lock screens for a unique device look.
- Extensive collection of winter wallpapers
- Add frames and stickers
- Use photos from gallery or take new ones
- Edit wallpapers (zoom, rotate)
- Set as home or lock screen
- Save and share creations
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Freeze your home and lock screen instantly! Make it beautiful with fabulous Frozen Wallpaper – Winter Background & Lock Screen. This is a unique gallery of beautiful winter backgrounds, frames and stickers that help you make a unique decoration for your iPhone and iPad. ▶ A great number of frozen wallpapers on your disposal! ▶ An option to take a picture or use the one from your gallery! ▶ Swipe up and down to change a wallpaper from the collection! ▶ Double tap to edit the wallpaper: zoom in/out and rotate! ▶ Swipe left and right in the middle of the screen to choose the frame! ▶ Swipe left and right in the upper part of the screen to choose the stickers! ▶ Tap to show the menu: save, share, use as lock screen or wallpaper! There are innumerable possibilities that this free app has, and it will make your home screen or lock screen unique and awesome. First, take a photo, choose a pic from your phone's photo gallery or just take one of the most beautiful neon wallpapers and set it as a background. Then, start adding magnificent show frames that are perfect for your home and lock screen. Enjoy Frozen Wallpaper – Winter Background & Lock Screen and personalize your device in a second!
Hue Essentials
Unlock the full potential of your smart lighting system. Create custom scenes, dynamic effects, and automate your lights with schedules and triggers. Control multiple smart home bridges and devices seamlessly for a personalized ambiance.
- Custom scenes and effects
- Music and entertainment sync
- Sunrise/sunset automation
- Multi-bridge control
- Device discovery and setup
- Button and sensor automation
- Away from home control
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Imagine unlimited possibilities in your smart home. Set scenes and fast effects to your mood. Experience Dance Sensation in your entertainment area with Philips Hue Entertainment. Feel more in control with schedules and automation from sunrise to sunset. Control multiple bridges simultaneously without switching between them. Supported devices • Philips Hue bridge • Philips Hue Bluetooth lights • deCONZ (ConBee) • diyHue • LIFX Scenes & effects Create the perfect ambiance from your photos or the included photo library. Experience special animations like lava, fireplace, fireworks, or lightning. Wake up at sunrise and go to sleep at sunset with fading lights. Get into the party on the beats of your music. Sync your lights for a night of disco with strobe effects (updates 25 times/sec). Quick access Create rooms and groups to organize your lights. You can even put a light in several groups. Smart lights & controls The unique ‘Touchlink’ search allows you to find new (3rd party, Zigbee) lights. Use included wizards for easy setup of your devices. You can set scenes, actions, or even multiple scenes on a button to make your switch a real investment. Experience the right ambiance during different times of your day with your motion sensor. All of your creations are stored on the bridge. Easy for you and your family. Advanced Automation allows you to have greater control of your smart home. Turn on your lights when the door opens. Adjust your ventilation when the humidity gets too high. Open or close blinds and curtains based on temperature or sunshine. Make it look like you are at home using 'Away from Home' (out of home control). Communicate directly with your Hue bridge using the API debugger. View technical details of your Hue bridge and update its resources like lights and sensors. You want it all? Fast performance with ad-free experience. Purchase the premium version to unlock full content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Frozen Wallpaper at 5.0 against Hue Essentials's 4.1. Frozen Wallpaper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Hue Essentials's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Hue Essentials sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Frozen Wallpaper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Frozen Wallpaper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hue Essentials has 133 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Frozen Wallpaper ships an update daily, Hue Essentials every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frozen Wallpaper | Hue Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.1 (133 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milan Trickovic | Thomas Vos |
Customer experience
Frozen Wallpaper
Hue Essentials
Bugs and requests
Frozen Wallpaper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hue Essentials
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fade feature not working
- Saving automations not working
- Crashes when checking 'About' section
- Widgets and Apple Watch app issues
Requested features
4 requests- Repeat/loop function for automations
- Strobing/flashing effects
- Dark mode
- Alexa integration
In-app purchases
Frozen Wallpaper
No in-app purchases
Hue Essentials
- Effects: Christmas$0.99
- Effects: Universe$0.99
- Effects: Wonders of nature$0.99
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- Effects: Romantic$0.99
- Effects: Floral fantasy$0.99
- Effects: Spooky$0.99
- Multiple bridges$4.99
- Premium$7.99
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