Comparison

Wallaroo vs Live Preview

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

Head to head
About

Wallaroo

Discover and set exciting new wallpapers weekly for your iOS device. Easily customize your lock and home screens with exclusive content, from pop culture to nature. Interactive widgets let you display your favorites directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • New wallpapers weekly
  • Easy lock/home screen setup
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Exclusive content
  • No ads or data collection
  • Diverse categories
Features
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Wallaroo is the best way to put fun and exciting wallpapers on a screen near you! Plus you get a new wallpaper every week! ⁕ Quick and Easy Wallaroo's amazing shortcut takes the hassle out of setting your iOS lock and home screen wallpaper. Pick a wallpaper, tap a button, and go! ⁕ Latest and Greatest Wallaroo adds new and exclusive content each week so there's always a perfect wallpaper at your fingertips. You'll get new wallpaper to fit the season, to tout your favorite new show, or suit your mood. ⁕ You're Unique, and Your Wallpaper Is Too! From popular culture topics like movies, anime, and television to beautiful abstract and nature-inspired wallpapers, there's something for everyone. ⁕ Interactive Widgets Put your favorite Wallaroo wallpapers right on your Home Screen. Add multiple widgets and sizes and configure them independently! ⁕ No Ads, Only Wallpapers Enjoy Wallaroo safe in the knowledge we don't collect your information, serve you ads, or push sketchy schemes. Just great FREE content from trusted developers. -- Wallaroo uses auto-renewing subscriptions. The subscription provides access to locked content and new releases each week. The subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period and will be charged through your iTunes account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://wallaroo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wallaroo.app/privacy

About

Live Preview

Wirelessly mirror your design artboards from Sketch to your iPad or iPhone. Experience pixel-perfect previews with automatic updates as you work, and quickly compare design iterations.

Highlights
  • Wireless mirroring
  • Pixel-perfect @3x previews
  • Automatic artboard updates
  • Quick compare between artboards
  • Works with local or cloud Sketch documents
Features
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Live Preview makes it easy to mirror your Sketch designs on your iPad and iPhone. Using the same wireless technology as AirDrop, Live Preview works anywhere—even when your devices aren't connected to the internet.  Live Preview features stunning pixel perfect @3x previews, as well as Automatic Update, which dynamically changes the preview, following you as you work. Quick Compare allows for instant switching between the last two artboards—very useful for proofing subtle design changes. Live Preview works with any Sketch document, stored locally or in the cloud.

Screenshots

Wallaroo4 screens
Live Preview2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wallaroo at Free against Live Preview's $1.99. Wallaroo also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (215 vs 3). Live Preview's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Wallaroo is free to download; Live Preview costs $1.99 up front. Wallaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Live Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Preview holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallaroo has 215 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Wallaroo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Live Preview's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, Live Preview every 13 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Wallaroo versus Live Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallarooLive Preview
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (215 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactoryKyle Halevi

Customer experience

Wallaroo

All ratings213 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative35.6%

Live Preview

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wallaroo

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when sharing
  • Wallpaper not changing after install
  • Shortcut installation loop
  • Share button crashes app
  • App crashes on Mac Studio when sharing
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  • Doesn't work with Focus settings
  • Share button crashes app consistently
  • Right-click support missing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent wallpaper additions
  • Higher resolution downloads (5k)
  • More free wallpapers available
  • No watermarks on free wallpapers

Live Preview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wallaroo

Subscriptions2
  • Wallaroo Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Wallaroo Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
None

Live Preview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wallaroo free?
Wallaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Preview free?
Live Preview costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wallaroo or Live Preview?
Live Preview is rated higher. Wallaroo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while Live Preview averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Wallaroo or Live Preview have ads?
Neither Wallaroo nor Live Preview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallaroo or Live Preview?
Wallaroo ships an update every 2 months, and Live Preview every 13 months. Most recently, Wallaroo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Live Preview on November 3, 2026.

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