Comparison

Live Wallpaper Maker vs VideoToLive

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

Head to head
About

Live Wallpaper Maker

Design and personalize your mobile device with dynamic, moving backgrounds. Utilize your own creations or select from a vast library of professionally designed themes. This app allows for extensive customization to make your phone screen truly unique.

Highlights
  • Create live wallpapers from camera or artwork
  • Extensive catalog of professional designer wallpapers
  • Unique live wallpaper editor with parameter tweaking
  • HD quality wallpapers
  • Categorized wallpapers (Nature, Science, Animals, etc.)
  • Tutorials for setting wallpapers
  • Autoplay and touch-to-animate live wallpapers
Features
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Create and edit live wallpapers with Live Wallpaper Maker! Customize your phone and bring your screen to life with moving wallpapers. Choose between your own original artwork or one of the amazing wallpapers of our huge catalog. Explore the live wallpaper maker: thanks to this unique feature, you will create and customize your artwork as much as you want, tweaking many different parameters in order to have truly unique backgrounds. Your phone will look like no other. The catalog will be updated on a regular basis with backgrounds made by professional designers. Upgrade to premium and access a constantly growing base of cool wallpapers. Enjoy this great collection and stand out! KEY FEATURES - Make your own amazing Live Wallpapers easily with your camera! Capture what you see and bring it to life on your lock screen. - Categories for every taste: Nature, Science, Animals, Abstract… and many more added regularly! - Unique new live wallpaper editor - Live wallpaper maker - HD quality wallpapers - Tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to set a wallpaper - Unique content only available in Live Wallpaper - Intuitive interface to browse through the wallpaper categories - Autoplay on the live wallpapers - Create your own live wallpaper using the great live wallpaper maker feature - Touch and hold to watch the live wallpapers come to life as many times you want - Wallpapers for iPhone X, XS, XS Max & XR, iOS 12 support IMPORTANT: Your device needs to support the 3D Touch in order to bring your anime wallpaper to life. This feature is supported on iPhone XS & iPhone XS Max, iPhone X & iPhone XR, iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 & 7 Plus, iPhone 6s & 6s Plus. Privacy Policy and Terms of use: http://livewallpapers.fr/products/wallpaper/tos

About

VideoToLive

Transform your videos and photos into dynamic live wallpapers for your device. This professional tool allows for custom key times and photos, video trimming, and rotation. Enjoy a more personalized and engaging home screen experience.

Highlights
  • Convert videos to live photos
  • Convert photos to live photos
  • Custom key time
  • Custom key photo
  • Trim video
  • Rotate & flip video
Features
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Create stunning live wallpapers from your favorite videos. This app is a professional tool for converting videos/photos to live photos. FEATURES: - Converting videos to live photos - Converting photos to live photos - Custom key time - Custom key photo - Trim video - Rotate & flip video #VideoToLive offers auto-renewing subscription options: $2.99 per month $9.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Intro.Maker • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • 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 • 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 Terms of Use: https://tos.vidanimate.co Privacy Policy https://privacy.vidanimate.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phototolive2020/ Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/Videotolive-107089354485672/?modal=admin_todo_tour Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7nyvuUD8oUh-jVep60hVg?view_as=subscriber

Screenshots

Live Wallpaper Maker4 screens
VideoToLive4 screens

Verdict

The call

Live Wallpaper Maker and VideoToLive both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of VideoToLive's written reviews are positive against 18% of Live Wallpaper Maker's. Live Wallpaper Maker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (24K vs 596). 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. Live Wallpaper Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and VideoToLive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 — 4.4 for Live Wallpaper Maker against 4.4 for VideoToLive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Wallpaper Maker has 24K ratings behind it against 596, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Live Wallpaper Maker's written reviews are positive against 62% of VideoToLive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpaper Maker ships an update fortnightly, VideoToLive monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Wallpaper Maker versus VideoToLive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpaper MakerVideoToLive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (24K ratings)4.4 (596 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews61.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K — better596
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp RoverPolymath Company Limited

Customer experience

Live Wallpaper Maker

All ratings23,672 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative78.4%

VideoToLive

All ratings596 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

Live Wallpaper Maker

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Variety of wallpaper options

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall restricts access
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🚫 Advertised features not available
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

VideoToLive

From 596 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Converts videos to live wallpapers
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Fast conversion process
  • 🎨 Allows for aesthetic customization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🤑 Paywall for extended features
  • 🤔 Inconsistent performance
  • 📵 Incompatible with some devices

Bugs and requests

Live Wallpaper Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to exit subscription screen
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow users to create their own live wallpapers
  • Provide more free wallpaper options
  • Improve transparency around subscription requirements

VideoToLive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Videos turning into black screens
  • Saved live photos not working as wallpapers
  • Unexpected aspect ratio changes
  • Inability to save or set live wallpapers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audio support for live wallpapers
  • Improve cropping and editing tools
  • Expand compatibility to more devices
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Live Wallpaper Maker

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Live Wallpaper Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Live Wallpaper Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Live Wallpaper Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Monthly Premium Pass$9.991 Month
  • Annual Live Wallpaper Premium$29.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Pass$39.991 Year
  • Live Wallpaper Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

VideoToLive

Subscriptions2
  • VideoToLive Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • VideoToLive Premium Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Live Wallpaper Maker free?
Live Wallpaper Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VideoToLive free?
VideoToLive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Wallpaper Maker or VideoToLive?
VideoToLive is rated higher. Live Wallpaper Maker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while VideoToLive averages 4.4 from 596 ratings.
Do Live Wallpaper Maker or VideoToLive have ads?
Both Live Wallpaper Maker and VideoToLive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpaper Maker or VideoToLive?
Live Wallpaper Maker ships an update fortnightly, and VideoToLive monthly. Most recently, Live Wallpaper Maker was updated on November 8, 2026 and VideoToLive on November 7, 2026.

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