MyBackground vs Dot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBackground
Discover a vast collection of rich and colorful images to use as your mobile wallpaper. This app serves as a source of inspiration for photography enthusiasts and designers, offering high-definition pictures and search functionality similar to Unsplash.
- Rich and colorful wallpaper collection
- High-definition images
- Search functionality
- Source of inspiration for designers
- Suitable for photography enthusiasts
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MyWallPaper is a great wallpaper app, a rich and colorful picture for you to use as a wallpaper. If you like to use a beautiful picture as a wallpaper, then MyWallPaper is the best choice; If you like photography or like to collect all kinds of beautiful pictures, then MyWallPaper can meet your requirements; If you are a designer usually like to find material and high-definition pictures, then MyWallPaper is your source of inspiration; MyWallPaper is also a simple version of Unsplash, you can search any picture like on Unsplash.
Dot
This app serves as a control center for a companion device, allowing users to browse and send animations, customize device appearance, and control playback. It also enables live game controls with leaderboard tracking and provides system updates.
- Browse and send animations
- Curated content packs
- Personalize device appearance
- Playback controls
- Live game controls
- Leaderboard tracking
- In-app DotOS updates
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Dot is the companion app for your Dot device, built to make content, control, and customization feel immediate. Browse animations, discover curated packs, and send content straight to your Dot. Personalize how your device looks and behaves with playback controls, boot animation selection, display tuning, Dynamic Switching based on movement speed, and in-app DotOS updates. Unlock arcade-style experiences with live game controls and leaderboard tracking. Whether you are customizing your device, managing your library, or pushing new content to Dot, the app gives you a fast, polished control center for the full Dot experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dot at Free against MyBackground's $1.99. Dot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). MyBackground's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On 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
Dot is free to download; MyBackground costs $1.99 up front. MyBackground sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyBackground ships an update every 8 months, Dot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBackground | Dot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 维 罗 | Vusi Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
MyBackground
Dot
In-app purchases
MyBackground
- Remove advertisement$0.99
Dot
No in-app purchases
