Comparison

Wallpapers 4K vs Wallpapers

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

Head to head
About

Wallpapers 4K

Discover over 10,000 free wallpapers to personalize your device. New backgrounds are added daily, offering a fresh look. Easily set your chosen image through your device's settings or photos app.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ wallpapers
  • Daily new additions
  • Completely free
  • No ads
  • Easy to set backgrounds
Features
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Backgrounds is a fast, free wallpaper app with thousands of hand-reviewed HD images — and a genuinely good way to find the one you want. FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE • Thousands of high-resolution wallpapers, every one reviewed before it appears • Browse 50+ categories: nature, space, minimalist, dark, city, abstract, cars, animals, quotes, gradients and many more • Browse by color — tap a swatch and see only wallpapers whose dominant color matches, from deep blues to soft pastels • Sort anything by Latest or Popular • Search a huge stock photo library right inside the app • Seasonal categories appear as the date approaches, so Christmas and Halloween wallpapers show up when you actually want them — not in July SAVE IT IN ONE TAP Tap Save and the full-resolution image goes straight to your Photos library. Apple doesn't allow any app to change your wallpaper directly, so Backgrounds takes you the rest of the way: clear step-by-step instructions, plus a button that jumps you straight to the right place in Settings. A WALLPAPER THAT CHANGES BY ITSELF Everything you save goes into a Backgrounds album in Photos. Point iOS Photo Shuffle at that album (Settings > Wallpaper > Add New Wallpaper > Photo Shuffle) and your Lock Screen rotates through your saved wallpapers on its own. MAKE IT YOURS • Tap the heart to keep wallpapers in your Favorites • Add the Home Screen widget to see your most recent favorite at a glance — just the image, nothing else • Follows your system light and dark appearance automatically • Looks right on every iPhone size, and loads the resolution your screen needs FRESH CONTENT • New wallpapers added regularly, including a brand-new quote wallpaper every single day • Every image is moderated before it goes live, and anything can be reported from inside the app SHARE YOUR OWN Got a photo worth using as a wallpaper? Contribute it from inside the app. Add your Instagram handle and you'll be credited when other people see it. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED • Completely free • No sign-up, no login, no email required BACKGROUNDS PRO — OPTIONAL Subscribe for $0.99 per week to remove ads, download full-resolution wallpapers from Popular, and generate your own wallpapers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, renews automatically every week unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed or cancelled any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speedui.ai/privacy

About

Wallpapers

Discover aesthetic iPhone wallpapers designed to feel calm, modern, and intentional. Browse curated collections matching your mood, from soft pastels and florals to minimal textures and seasonal themes. Elevate your everyday experience with high-resolution designs for your lock and home screens.

Highlights
  • Curated wallpaper collections
  • Soft pastels, floral, minimal, modern aesthetics
  • Seasonal drops
  • Full-resolution iPhone downloads
  • Personalized feed
  • Preview before saving
Features
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Wallpapers that feel like autumn — and like you. Vellum is a curated collection of aesthetic iPhone wallpapers designed to feel calm, modern, and intentional. This season, discover warm ambers, golden light, moody florals, and cozy textures — plus soft pastels, minimal designs, and modern aesthetics for every mood. No endless scrolling, just collections worth keeping. Each wallpaper is designed to look beautiful on your lock screen and home screen, with clean compositions and high-resolution detail that elevates your everyday experience. What you'll find inside: • Curated wallpaper collections (not cluttered feeds) • A fresh autumn drop — warm tones, golden light, and cozy florals • Soft pastels, floral, minimal, and modern aesthetics • Seasonal collections inspired by autumn, winter, spring, and summer • Full-resolution downloads designed for iPhone • A personalized feed based on your taste Preview every wallpaper before you save, and build a collection that actually fits your style. Make every unlock feel intentional this fall.

Screenshots

Wallpapers 4K4 screens
Wallpapers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wallpapers 4K at none against Wallpapers's shown. Wallpapers 4K also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Wallpapers's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Wallpapers 4K sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Wallpapers sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.7 for Wallpapers 4K against 4.8 for Wallpapers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 158 and 260 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Wallpapers 4K's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wallpapers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallpapers 4K ships an update every 3 weeks, Wallpapers monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wallpapers 4K versus Wallpapers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallpapers 4KWallpapers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (158 ratings)4.8 (260 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158260 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpeedUI.ai LLCClaire Mitchell

Customer experience

Wallpapers 4K

All ratings158 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%

Wallpapers

All ratings254 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wallpapers 4K

Subscriptions1
  • Backgrounds Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
8 purchases

Wallpapers

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
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  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Wallpapers 4K free?
Wallpapers 4K 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, Wallpapers 4K or Wallpapers?
Wallpapers is rated higher. Wallpapers 4K averages 4.7 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Wallpapers averages 4.8 from 260 ratings.
Do Wallpapers 4K or Wallpapers have ads?
Wallpapers shows ads; Wallpapers 4K does not.
Which is updated more often, Wallpapers 4K or Wallpapers?
Wallpapers 4K ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wallpapers monthly. Most recently, Wallpapers 4K was updated on October 21, 2026 and Wallpapers on October 20, 2026.

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