Backgrounds! vs Talking Birds On A Wire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgrounds!
Discover a vast collection of high-quality wallpapers optimized for iPad displays. Explore diverse categories, filter by your preferences, and enjoy a seamless browsing experience with a polished interface. New backgrounds are added regularly.
- iPad-optimized wallpapers
- Multiple categories (Cars, Landscapes, Flowers, etc.)
- Filter by category
- Browse by popularity, recent, or random
- Fast speed and easy navigation
- Polished UI and beautiful design
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With great wallpapers specifically designed for iPad display, this is the best background app for iPad! Get it today for FREE and enjoy all the great backgrounds! Features: - Great wallpapers specifically designed for iPad - Lots of categories, such as Cars, Landscapes, Flowers, Animals, Holidays and more! - More wallpapers are being added. - Filter by categories - Browse by popularity, recent or random - Fast speed and easy navigation - Polished UI, beautiful design We are always adding new backgrounds, don't forget to check back! FAQ: - How to change background/wallpaper? Open the Settings app and select "Brightness & Wallpaper", or use the Photos App. The images downloaded through this app is saved under the Camera Roll. Send your comments/suggestions to hanamobiles@gmail.com or visit http://www.hanamobiles.com Disclaimer: These images are either from public domain (provided by wikipedia or other websites), or licensed under create commons and have been fully attributed, or created by our design team. If you have any questions regarding the content, contact us through hanamobiles@gmail.com.
Talking Birds On A Wire
Interact with amusing birds on a wire that respond to your voice and touch with comical animations and dialogue. Engage in over 30 games with multiple levels, and discover the unique personalities of this quirky bird family. Enjoy jokes, singing, and challenges with your feathered friends.
- Voice and touch interaction
- Funny responses and animations
- Over 30 exciting games
- Multiple game levels
- Unique bird personalities
- Interactive wire physics
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Talk to the hilarious birds sitting on the wire! They react to your voice and touch with funny responses and silly animations. Discover over 30 exciting games, each packed with multiple levels to unlock and complete! Spend time with this quirky bird family and get to know their unique personalities. These birds love to joke around, sing, and challenge each other — and you’re invited to join the fun! Try every game, beat every level, and see how far you can go! Pro Tip: Pull the wire and release it quickly — the birds might get launched into the air like rockets! Ready to laugh, talk, and play? Try all the games and complete every level in Talking Birds On A Wire!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Backgrounds! at none against Talking Birds On A Wire's shown. Backgrounds! also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (54% vs 31%). Talking Birds On A Wire's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (161 vs 14). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Backgrounds! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Talking Birds On A Wire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backgrounds! holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Birds On A Wire has 161 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Backgrounds!'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Talking Birds On A Wire's.
Backgrounds! ships an update every 6 months, Talking Birds On A Wire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgrounds! | Talking Birds On A Wire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (14 ratings) — better | 3.6 (161 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews — better | 31.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 161 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hana Mobile | Kaufcom GmbH |
Customer experience
Backgrounds!
Talking Birds On A Wire
Bugs and requests
Backgrounds!
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes when applying filters
- App continuously closes when clicking a filter or button
- Cannot install the app
- App shuts down when using the filter function
- Filter function doesn't work
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- App hasn't been working properly recently
- Won't let you add to photo gallery anymore
- Stopped working
- No app support
Requested features
7 requests- Add a search by topic/type button
- Organize new backgrounds into a 'NEW' folder
- Add more filters like anime
- Improve organization with categories (e.g., flowers, nature, cars)
- Implement swipe to go to the next page
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- Add quote backgrounds
- Improve the iPhone app experience
Talking Birds On A Wire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backgrounds!
- Backgrounds Pro$1.99
Talking Birds On A Wire
- Full version$0.99
Questions
Is Backgrounds! free?
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