Comparison

ArrayWall vs wallpaperOS

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

Head to head
About

ArrayWall

Explore and apply beautiful, handmade wallpapers to personalize your device. Browse trending designs, filter by tags, and save your favorites in HD. This app offers a clean, fast experience with regular updates.

Highlights
  • Handmade wallpaper collection
  • HD quality downloads
  • Bookmark favorite wallpapers
  • Tag-based exploration
  • Regularly updated content
  • Clean and fast user experience
Features
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Discover and personalize your device with stunning handmade wallpapers. ArrayWall brings you a growing collection of high-quality wallpapers created with love. Browse trending designs, filter by tags, bookmark your favorites, and download in HD. Whether you like nature, abstract, minimal, or bold, there’s something for everyone. Key Features: Fresh wallpapers updated regularly Easy download & HD quality Bookmark and manage favorites Tag-based exploration for every mood Clean, smooth, and fast experience Perfect for anyone who loves customizing their device with unique, beautiful backgrounds.

About

wallpaperOS

Transform your device with unique, animated wallpapers generated by mathematical and artistic principles. Customize every aspect, from speed and color to adding a functional clock overlay and ambient sounds. Enjoy an ever-changing, visually stunning display.

Highlights
  • Generative animated wallpapers
  • Customizable clock overlay
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Deep customization options
  • Auto-refresh for variety
  • Save and reorder favorites
Features
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wallpaperOS brings generative art to your screen with handcrafted animated wallpapers. Each one is built on a different mathematical or artistic foundation - from flowing polar curves to procedural forests, Mondrian-inspired compositions to Ishihara dot patterns. Every wallpaper is deeply customizable. Adjust speed, color themes, line weight, complexity, and more. A built-in clock overlay lets you turn your display into a minimal desk piece with customizable fonts, sizes, and free positioning. Ambient sounds like rain, trains, and birdsong play seamlessly in the background. Features: • Unique animated wallpapers rendered at 60 fps • 10 ambient sounds with seamless crossfade looping • Multiple color themes per wallpaper • Dark mode support with adaptive color rendering • Customizable digital clock with drag-to-position • Save and reorder your favorite wallpapers • Immersive full-screen mode • Auto-refresh for endless generative variety Free and Pro: • Free wallpapers and ambient sounds included, no purchase required • Upgrade to Pro for all wallpapers, additional sounds, custom app icons, and future additions • One-time purchase - no subscriptions, no recurring fees

Screenshots

ArrayWall4 screens
wallpaperOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArrayWall at none against wallpaperOS's 1. ArrayWall also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. wallpaperOS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArrayWall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ArrayWall against 5.0 for wallpaperOS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ArrayWall versus wallpaperOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrayWallwallpaperOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYubraj KhatriMax Marquardt

Customer experience

ArrayWall

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

wallpaperOS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArrayWall

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

wallpaperOS

One-time1
  • wallpaperOS Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ArrayWall free?
ArrayWall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wallpaperOS free?
wallpaperOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArrayWall or wallpaperOS?
ArrayWall and wallpaperOS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ArrayWall or wallpaperOS have ads?
Neither ArrayWall nor wallpaperOS shows ads.

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