Comparison

Glass Wallpapers vs Backgrounds

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

Head to head
About

Glass Wallpapers

Personalize your device's interactive notification area with a vast collection of unique wallpapers. Transform your lock and home screens with custom designs, including animated characters and visual effects. Easily download and apply your chosen styles to make your phone stand out.

Highlights
  • 100+ hand-crafted wallpapers
  • Customize dynamic island
  • Download and set wallpapers
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen support
  • Add pets and characters
  • Visual effects
Features
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Customise Your Dynamic Island Like Never Before! Looking to make your iPhone's Dynamic Island more fun and personal? You’ve found the perfect app! Dynamic Island Wallpaper offers 100+ unique, eye-catching wallpapers designed specifically to customize your Dynamic Island. From cute pets and animated characters to creative effects, there’s something for everyone. Why stick to the same boring island when you can transform it into something fun and exciting? Whether you want to make your lock screen stand out or just add some personality to your device, our app has you covered. Features: - 100+ hand-crafted Dynamic Island wallpapers - Customise dynamic island with dynamic notch or pets - Download and set wallpapers with just a tap - Wallpapers made for both Lock Screen and Home Screen - Add pets, characters, or cool visual effects around your island - Simple, clean, and fun user experience Premium Plans # Weekly Subscription – $2.99/week - Enjoy unlimited access to all premium wallpapers and features with no interruptions. # One-Time Purchase – $19.99 - Unlock lifetime access to everything — no more subscriptions! Payments are charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Contact Us: If you have any questions or suggestions about the Terms and Conditions, please do not hesitate to contact the Service Provider at dynamicislandwp@gmail.com # Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/dynamicislandwpterms # Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/dynamicislandwpprivacy

About

Backgrounds

Features
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Backgrounds for iOS allows you to visualize your music in many ways. • Display your music artwork fullscreen to enjoy the art or accompany the artwork with the title and artist or playback controls for quick access • Use the Visualizer for an incredible experience that responds to sound and adapts to your music • Sync with your Mac to accompany your experience with many more features and combinations, including syncing your Music, Web or Video wallpaper Sync your wallpaper with Backgrounds for Mac • Music - Play some music in your computer to sync your Music wallpaper across your Mac and iPad or iPhone - Sync your Video or Web items from Backgrounds for Mac that best match the current music track you are playing with Video Match • Visualizer - Use the Butterchurn / Milkdrop music Visualizer on multiple displays for breathtaking visuals • Video - Set up a video with a stream and automatically sync with your iPad or iPhone when it's running on your Mac • Web - See your web items with a url as you switch between themes on your Mac to keep both displays in sync Have any feedback or need help? Get in touch @BackgroundsMac Share your wallpaper and Backgrounds experience on Twitter / X, Reddit or Facebook @BackgroundsMac Enjoy the app and share it with your friends :)

Screenshots

Glass Wallpapers4 screens
Backgrounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgrounds at none against Glass Wallpapers's 2. Glass Wallpapers's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Glass Wallpapers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Backgrounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glass Wallpapers versus Backgrounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlass WallpapersBackgrounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD ATAHER ALI EMONJose Lopez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glass Wallpapers

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium Access$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$19.99
None

Backgrounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glass Wallpapers free?
Glass Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgrounds free?
Backgrounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glass Wallpapers or Backgrounds have ads?
Neither Glass Wallpapers nor Backgrounds shows ads.

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