Comparison

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine vs Compress Photo, Video & PDF

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

Head to head
About

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine

Transform any video into a dynamic live wallpaper for your iPhone or iPad. Easily convert videos, GIFs, and photos into personalized backgrounds to make your device stand out. Organize your content and launch creations with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Video to Live Wallpaper conversion
  • Convert photos, videos, and GIFs
  • Organize content in a creative studio
  • Widget launcher for quick access
  • Personalize home and lock screens
Features
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Innovative Live Engine, Refresh Your iPhone Like Never Before! Redefine your Home Screen and Lock screens in a brand new way, making every time you light up your screen truly unique. With the powerful Live Engine, you can easily transform any video into a live wallpaper, creating a one of a kind experience. Whether it’s travel clips, daily moments with your pet, or creative short videos, everything can instantly become your personalized iPhone background. FEATURES - Live Engine: Unleash creativity with limitless personalization. - Video to Live Wallpaper: Smooth operation, instant results. - Tool Kit: Freely convert between photos, videos, GIFs, and Live Photos. - Widget Launcher: Launch with a single tap and start creating anytime. - Creative Studio: Easily collect and organize content, building your exclusive resource library. Simple to use, yet incredibly powerful. Whether you prefer sleek and stylish or fun and playful, you’ll find it here. Start your live wallpaper journey today, make your iPhone truly stand out!

About

Compress Photo, Video & PDF

Reduce the size of photos, videos, and PDFs without compromising quality. Easily fit files into emails, meet upload limits, or free up device storage. Offers batch compression and conversion options.

Highlights
  • Smart quality compression
  • Customizable file size limits
  • Batch compression for photos
  • Video compression with quality/resolution control
  • PDF shrinking
  • File conversion options
  • Storage space saving
Features
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Make photos, videos and PDFs smaller without making them look worse. Compressor shrinks your files right on your iPhone, so they fit in an email, pass an upload limit, or stop filling up your storage. PHOTOS • Smart quality picks the smallest size that still looks the same • Fit to a size: 500 KB, 1 MB, email, or your own limit, down to the KB • Resize to a long edge or to exact dimensions • Convert HEIC to JPG, or to PNG, HEIC and PDF • Hold the result to compare it with the original VIDEOS • Compress big clips so they are easy to send • Choose the quality, resolution (4K down to 480p) and codec (H.264 or HEVC) PDFS • Shrink scanned and image-heavy PDFs for email • Text stays sharp and pages stay in order BATCH • Compress up to 50 photos at once FREE UP SPACE • Save the small copy and, if you want, delete the big original • See every file and every byte you saved in History PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is compressed on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. Compressing single photos is free and unlimited. Compressor Pro adds batch compression, unlimited videos and PDFs, size limits and custom dimensions. Terms of Use: https://www.theblackholecompany.com/termsConditions.html

Screenshots

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine4 screens
Compress Photo, Video & PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Live Wallpaper Maker Engine at 5.0 against Compress Photo, Video & PDF's 4.5. Live Wallpaper Maker Engine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). Compress Photo, Video & PDF's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Compress Photo, Video & PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Live Wallpaper Maker Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine ships an update every 2 months, Compress Photo, Video & PDF every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Live Wallpaper Maker Engine versus Compress Photo, Video & PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpaper Maker EngineCompress Photo, Video & PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings616 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB80 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer正福 邹Youssef Ismaili

Customer experience

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Compress Photo, Video & PDF

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Live Wallpaper Maker Engine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Compress Photo, Video & PDF

Subscriptions2
  • Compressor Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Compressor Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Compressor Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Live Wallpaper Maker Engine free?
Live Wallpaper Maker Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compress Photo, Video & PDF free?
Compress Photo, Video & PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Wallpaper Maker Engine or Compress Photo, Video & PDF?
Live Wallpaper Maker Engine is rated higher. Live Wallpaper Maker Engine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Compress Photo, Video & PDF averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do Live Wallpaper Maker Engine or Compress Photo, Video & PDF have ads?
Live Wallpaper Maker Engine shows ads; Compress Photo, Video & PDF does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpaper Maker Engine or Compress Photo, Video & PDF?
Live Wallpaper Maker Engine ships an update every 2 months, and Compress Photo, Video & PDF every 5 weeks. Most recently, Live Wallpaper Maker Engine was updated on October 31, 2026 and Compress Photo, Video & PDF on November 5, 2026.

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