Comparison

4k Wallpapers, Widgets vs Wallpapers Maker +

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

Wallpapers Maker +

Easily create personalized device backgrounds using your own photos. Generate unique wallpapers with image cropping and beautiful gradients. Preview your creations instantly and save them in pixel-perfect resolution for your device.

Highlights
  • Create custom wallpapers
  • Use personal photos
  • Image cropping
  • Generate gradients
  • Live preview
  • One-tap save
  • Pixel-perfect resolution
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Make custom wallpaper easily and personalize your device background. Wallpaper Maker helps you create your own unique wallpapers from your favorite photos, use image crop, generate beautiful gradients, and more. Check how your wallpaper fits without leaving the app, and one-tap to save it to Photos. You will get a pixel-perfect image for the resolution of your device. It lets you personalize your phone or tablet the way you like. The app depends on ratings and reviews to succeed. I love hearing your ideas and feedback. Please rate Wallpaper Maker. It also will help others find great creative experiences – and will help me build this app better. I would really appreciate that.

Screenshots

4k Wallpapers, Widgets4 screens
Wallpapers Maker +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 4k Wallpapers, Widgets at every 2 weeks against Wallpapers Maker +'s every 4 months. 4k Wallpapers, Widgets also leads on ratings volume (28K vs 141). Wallpapers Maker +'s advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 46%). On price, rating, 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. 4k Wallpapers, Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Wallpapers Maker + sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4k Wallpapers, Widgets against 4.5 for Wallpapers Maker +. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4k Wallpapers, Widgets has 28K ratings behind it against 141, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of 4k Wallpapers, Widgets's written reviews are positive against 71% of Wallpapers Maker +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4k Wallpapers, Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, Wallpapers Maker + every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
4k Wallpapers, Widgets versus Wallpapers Maker +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4k Wallpapers, WidgetsWallpapers Maker +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28K ratings)4.5 (141 ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better141
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHC MAKER - PHOTO LOGO BACKGROUND EDITOR APPS FOR FREEAlexey Plekhanov

Customer experience

4k Wallpapers, Widgets

All ratings28,010 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews498 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative45.6%

Wallpapers Maker +

All ratings141 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

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

Wallpapers Maker +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
5 purchases

Wallpapers Maker +

One-time5
  • Development Support Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Giant Tip$9.99

Questions

Is 4k Wallpapers, Widgets free?
4k Wallpapers, Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wallpapers Maker + free?
Wallpapers Maker + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or Wallpapers Maker +?
4k Wallpapers, Widgets and Wallpapers Maker + are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 28K and 141 ratings respectively.
Do 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or Wallpapers Maker + have ads?
Neither 4k Wallpapers, Widgets nor Wallpapers Maker + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets or Wallpapers Maker +?
4k Wallpapers, Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wallpapers Maker + every 4 months. Most recently, 4k Wallpapers, Widgets was updated on September 26, 2026 and Wallpapers Maker + on September 18, 2026.

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