Comparison

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces vs Wallpapers

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

Head to head
About

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces

Bring your iPhone to life with dynamic live wallpapers and customizable watch faces. Explore a weekly updated collection to match your mood and style, and easily set them on your lock screen to impress. Personalize your device with animated backgrounds that offer a depth effect.

Highlights
  • Live wallpapers with depth effect
  • Weekly wallpaper updates
  • Customizable watch faces
  • Save favorite wallpapers
  • Set wallpapers on lock screen
  • Ad-free premium option
Features
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Animate your iPhone with awesome live-wallpapers. Ready to customize your device? Amaze everyone with the new look of your phone, choose wallpaper according to your mood or style! We update wallpapers every week. So you will always find wallpaper to your taste or mood and amaze all friends! How to animate screen your iPhone? - Save your favorite wallpaper - Install them on the lock screen - Force the lock screen - Enjoy! Important: live only work on iPhone For complete access to all Live Wallpapers features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Photos - to import backgrounds you like and set them to your Lock Screen; ------ Live Wallpapers Premium Upgrade to the Premium version and unlock all premium wallpapers, get regular content updates and remove ads! * Choose subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week Subscription 1-month Subscription 1-year Subscription * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacylivewallpapers/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/privacylivewallpapers/terms-of-use

About

Wallpapers

Transform your device's appearance with a vast collection of high-quality wallpapers updated daily. Discover hand-picked selections and unlock exclusive content with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of high-quality wallpapers
  • Daily updates
  • Editor-picked selections
  • Unlock all wallpapers
  • Premium content updates
  • Ad removal
Features
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With Fancy Wallpapers, you can finally bring your screen to life! *FRESH WALLPAPERS* Enjoy hundreds of high-quality wallpapers updated daily, hand picked by our editors! ____________ PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION (weekly and annual subscription): - Unlock all wallpapers - Get premium content updates - Remove ads - 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 - The 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 You can read our Privacy policy and terms of use at https://www.gorillatech.io/privacy-policy https://www.gorillatech.io/tos

Screenshots

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces4 screens
Wallpapers4 screens

Verdict

The call

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces and Wallpapers both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 4% of Wallpapers's. Wallpapers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 532). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Wallpapers sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 532 and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 4% of Wallpapers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces ships an update every 3 weeks, Wallpapers fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces versus Wallpapers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpapers & Watch FacesWallpapers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (532 ratings) — better4.2 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews — better4.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5321.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUladzislau NasonauGorilla Technologies

Customer experience

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces

All ratings532 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative22.0%

Wallpapers

All ratings1,809 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive4.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative92.9%

User reviews

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces

From 532 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good selection of wallpapers
  • 💯 High-quality graphics
  • 🎨 Variety of live wallpapers
  • 🔋 Low battery consumption
  • 🎨 Beautiful and creative designs

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription-based model
  • 💰 Expensive premium features
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🎨 Lack of customization options

Wallpapers

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Beautiful, aesthetically pleasing wallpapers
  • 🎨 Diverse range of wallpaper categories

Room to improve

  • 💰 Extremely expensive subscription ($9.99/week)
  • 🔒 Locked behind paywall, no free access
  • 🤯 Misleading marketing as 'free' app
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🙄 Forced to subscribe to use the app

Bugs and requests

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing issues on login screen
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Inconsistent performance on certain models

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free live wallpaper options
  • Ability to set separate lock screen wallpapers
  • Wider variety of watch faces
  • Improved iPad compatibility

Wallpapers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to exit subscription screen
  • Wallpapers fail to load

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to preview wallpapers before subscribing
  • Offer some free wallpapers without subscription

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Month Access Discount3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Access Month7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Top Watch Faces & Wallpapers3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Week subscription$6.997 Days
  • Premium access week3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Access month3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium access month$12.991 Month
  • Month subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$49.991 Year
  • Premium access annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
4 purchases

Wallpapers

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$11.997 Days
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  • Premium Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces free?
Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wallpapers free?
Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces or Wallpapers?
Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces is rated higher. Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces averages 4.4 out of 5 from 532 ratings, while Wallpapers averages 4.2 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces or Wallpapers have ads?
Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces shows ads; Wallpapers does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces or Wallpapers?
Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wallpapers fortnightly. Most recently, Live Wallpapers & Watch Faces was updated on November 2, 2026 and Wallpapers on November 2, 2026.

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