Comparison

4k Wallpapers, Widgets vs SAD Wallpaper HD

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

Head to head
About

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

Personalize your iPhone and iPad with a vast collection of high-quality live and static wallpapers, custom app icons, and home screen widgets. Express your individuality and make your device stand out with thousands of unique designs.

Highlights
  • 4K and HD live wallpapers
  • Static wallpapers
  • Custom app icons
  • Home screen widgets
  • Calendar and clock widgets
  • Inspirational quote widgets
Features
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Plaw is the final destination for cool, high-quality live and static wallpapers, custom icons and widgets to beautify your iPhone and iPad. Your smartphone is an extension of yourself. The best way to express who you are is to make your phone stand out, and Plaw can easily help you do just that. With about 2500 options of 4K, HD quality content, ranging from nature and animal wallpapers, anime themes, superhero backgrounds, and abstract screensavers to minimalistic app icons and modern home screen widgets with calendars, clocks and more. UNIQUE WALLPAPERS FOR ALL Plaw offers unique live wallpapers for all types of users. Your phone will stand out uniquely with the most fantastic moving backgrounds, dynamic themes and eye-catching lockscreen. You’ll love them if you love seeing: ※ Animals ※ Nature ※ Urban areas and cities ※ Food ※ Sports ※ Abstract art ※ Cartoon ※ Minimalism ※ The ocean ※ Good weather ※ And so much more! CUSTOM APP ICONS Plaw gives you a wide array of app icon collections so you can refresh your smartphone screen frequently. We support all tastes and interests, including: ◉ Minimalist art ◉ Neon colors ◉ Quirky symbols ◉ Wooden style ◉ Metallic looks ◉ Christmas ◉ Retro ◉ And many more! WIDGETS Plaw also comes with a selection of custom widgets that promise to lighten up your da, such as: ¤ Digital and analog clocks ¤ Solid and themed calendars ¤ Inspirational quotes that transform everyday, every hour or every 15 minutes EASY TO USE Our content is updated constantly to keep your iPhone fresh at all times. All you need to do is follow 3 simple steps: 1. Download Plaw 2. Browse live wallpapers, custom icons and widgets, or search for what you love 3. Download them into your device And it’s done! You can freely pick what to appear in the Settings. PREMIUM CONTENT Take beautifying your device to the next level with Plaw Premium Subscriptions and unlock all wallpapers and icons (the widgets are always free!) You’ll get the chance to try them out first for free. The trial period lasts for 3 days. Afterwards, you may be subscribed with 2 price points: ▬ Weekly subscription: $4.99 a week ▬ Yearly subscription: $19.99 a year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription Live Wallpapers Premium will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account 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 of your subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. FEEDBACK & SUPPORT ⊕ If you like Plaw, please don’t hesitate to rate us on the App Store! ⊕ If you have any questions, feedback, suggestions, or simply want to say “Hi!”, please feel free to contact us at plaw@lumosapps.com LEGAL By using Live Wallpapers, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: - Privacy: https://hcmaker.fr/privacy-policies/ - Terms of use: https://hcmaker.fr/terms-and-conditions/ Plaw is made with love from Paris. Have fun beautifying your phone!

About

SAD Wallpaper HD

Customize your phone's background with a collection of sad-themed images. Easily set and download high-quality pictures of sad characters to personalize your device.

Highlights
  • 100% free to use
  • One-click wallpaper save
  • Set selected image as wallpaper
  • High quality pictures
  • Wallpapers can be applied and downloaded
  • Compatible with iPhones and iPads
Features
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Do you want Sad image to appear on your phone wallpaper? This app is made for Sad lovers. Using this app you can customize your wallpaper using pictures of Sad characters. Features of Sad Wallpaper HD 2019: • This app is 100% Free to use and always will be • It does not take up much space in your memory. • One-click Wallpaper save • Set for mobile phone device. • Set a selected image as Wallpaper. • High quality pictures • There is no hidden conditions. • Wallpapers can be applied and downloaded. • This app is compatible with all iPhones and iPad versions DISCLAIMER: This app is made by Sad fans, and it is unofficial. The content in this app is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by any company. All copyright and trademarks are owned by their respective owners. The images in this application are collected from around the web, if we are in breach of copyright, please let us know and it will be removed as soon as possible.

Screenshots

4k Wallpapers, Widgets4 screens
SAD Wallpaper HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

4k Wallpapers, Widgets and SAD Wallpaper HD both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of SAD Wallpaper HD's written reviews are positive against 46% of 4k Wallpapers, Widgets's. SAD Wallpaper HD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). 4k Wallpapers, Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 45 months) and ratings volume (28K vs 2.2K). On price, rating, ads 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. 4k Wallpapers, Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. SAD Wallpaper HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAD Wallpaper HD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4k Wallpapers, Widgets has 28K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of 4k Wallpapers, Widgets's written reviews are positive against 83% of SAD Wallpaper HD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4k Wallpapers, Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, SAD Wallpaper HD every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
4k Wallpapers, Widgets versus SAD Wallpaper HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4k Wallpapers, WidgetsSAD Wallpaper HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28K ratings)4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better2.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 45 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHC MAKER - PHOTO LOGO BACKGROUND EDITOR APPS FOR FREEAbdelkrim Mabkhout

Customer experience

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

All ratings28,010 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews499 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative45.7%

SAD Wallpaper HD

All ratings2,119 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.9%

User reviews

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Free to use
  • 👍 Wide variety of wallpapers
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Most features require payment
  • 🔍 Limited free content
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable

SAD Wallpaper HD

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Helps with depression
  • 👍 Expressive wallpapers
  • 👍 Reflects user's feelings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Fails to load content
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Ads disrupt user experience

Bugs and requests

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to download or apply wallpapers
  • Crashes and freezes when trying to use features
  • Subscription issues and failed payments

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free wallpaper and icon options
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Reduced ads and less intrusive monetization

SAD Wallpaper HD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fails to load server
  • Crashes after some time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more wallpaper options
  • Improve content loading speed
  • Reduce ads or make them less intrusive

In-app purchases

9 purchases

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Icons, Widgets, Themes$0.997 Days
  • Live Wallpapers Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlock All Icons & Cool Themes$4.997 Days
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  • Live Wallpapers Premium3 Days trial2 variants$7.497 Days
  • Special Offer: 1 Year Premium$9.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Live Wallpapers3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Unlock All Icons & Cool Themes3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Unlock All Icons & Cool Themes$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Get a pack of App Icons$4.99
None

SAD Wallpaper HD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 4k Wallpapers, Widgets free?
4k Wallpapers, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAD Wallpaper HD free?
SAD Wallpaper HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or SAD Wallpaper HD?
SAD Wallpaper HD is rated higher. 4k Wallpapers, Widgets averages 4.5 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while SAD Wallpaper HD averages 4.7 from 2.2K ratings.
Do 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or SAD Wallpaper HD have ads?
Neither 4k Wallpapers, Widgets nor SAD Wallpaper HD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or SAD Wallpaper HD?
4k Wallpapers, Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and SAD Wallpaper HD every 45 months. Most recently, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets was updated on November 9, 2026 and SAD Wallpaper HD on November 3, 2026.

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