Web Images Lite vs PixLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Images Lite
Browse websites and set any image as your wallpaper. This app collects images from web pages, allowing you to view them full screen, save them to your photo roll, or use them as wallpapers. It also provides features to manage website links and bookmarks.
- Browse websites for images
- Set images as wallpaper
- Save images to photo roll
- Table and list view of images
- Save website bookmarks
- View images from any URL (upgrade)
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Description Browse the web and set any image from a website as your wallpaper. This application collects the images from web pages (HTML and CSS). Click the image to see it full screen and take a screenshot so that you can use it as your wallpaper image or just save the image to the photo roll. More Features: - table and list view of the images - different backgrounds in full screen mode - it collects the links of the website so that it is easy to start at the home page and follow the links until you reach the page with the images you want - save bookmarks - toggle word wrap (tap on source) - open the URL in the web browser and send it by email - view images from any URL (after upgrade)
PixLink
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This app lets you save and organize direct image links—such as names and URLs—using SwiftData. Each saved item can be refreshed on demand, allowing the app to reload the image from its source. The app idea is to create a simple way to view live webcam images from a city: many webcams publish still images on the web, and with their direct links the app can download and display them. Nothing prevents it from being used more generally to store any direct-link images from the web, keeping them in one dedicated place instead of the Apple Photos library. The refresh feature is most useful for images that update regularly, such as webcam snapshots. Static images will be stored as well, even if refreshing them serves no practical purpose. The app supports iCloud sync, so your saved and downloaded image links stay in sync across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PixLink at every 3 weeks against Web Images Lite's every 14 months. Web Images Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Web Images Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PixLink sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Web Images Lite ships an update every 14 months, PixLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Images Lite | PixLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Fabio Brunengo |
In-app purchases
Web Images Lite
- Web Images Upgrade$0.99
PixLink
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
