Comparison

Wallpapers vs lockArt

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

Head to head
About

Wallpapers

Discover dynamic and 3D wallpapers optimized for iOS 26, featuring spatial depth effects that blend seamlessly with your clock display. Choose from over 300 designs crafted by professionals to personalize your home and lock screens with unique textures and trending themes.

Highlights
  • iOS 26 Spatial Depth Wallpapers
  • Custom dynamic covers
  • 300+ home and lock screen wallpapers
  • Professional designer themes
  • Static wallpapers
  • Diverse styles and trending themes
Features
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Wallpapers — Fully optimized for iOS 26. Discover brand-new ways to beautify your home screen! Fully adapted to iOS 26 — Unlock custom dynamic covers and access a huge collection of popular 3D & depth-effect wallpapers. With brand-new upgrades, add a unique texture to your phone screen. Choose from over 300 home screen & lock screen wallpapers and themes crafted by professional designers. Stylish and practical, they can be freely combined to create your exclusive personalized phone desktop with ease. 【iOS 26 Spatial Depth Wallpapers】 Spatial Depth Wallpapers are now available, specially optimized for iOS 26! Featuring smart layering and spatial design, they blend the clock display seamlessly with wallpaper elements, adding depth and personality to your screen. 【Static Wallpapers】 Browse numerous categorized popular wallpapers. Compatible with iOS 16 wallpapers, these depth-effect wallpapers deliver stunning lock screen visuals. 【Diverse Styles】 Explore all-round lock screens and exquisite desktop themes in various styles. A wide range of versatile lock screen wallpapers are ready for you to try! We have trending themes including Astronaut, Girly Pink, Minimalist Style, Brilliant Starry Sky and more. • Your free trial subscription will automatically renew to a paid subscription unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. • You may cancel your free trial or subscription anytime by disabling auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. To avoid charges, please complete the cancellation at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current free trial or subscription period. Cancellation will take effect on the last day of the current subscription term, and your account will revert to the free service. Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQ0REcFBjR0VLVWJR Terms of Service: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DQ1paTU5HbVhYQUNT

About

lockArt

Features
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Your lock screen, made just for you. lockArt is the AI wallpaper studio for iPhone. Type what you want — "lone astronaut in deep space," "misty mountains at dawn," "cyberpunk Tokyo at night" — and our AI paints a 4K wallpaper designed for your iPhone in seconds. Every wallpaper is built for the iOS 26 depth effect, so the clock peeks naturally behind the subject the moment you set it. WHY lockArt • Unlimited personalization — no more scrolling stock wallpaper apps • Built for iOS 26 depth — strong subject-background separation, every time • 4K portrait resolution, optimized for every iPhone • Curated style presets — Minimal, Anime, Cyberpunk, Nature, Cinematic, and more • Save to Photos in one tap, set as wallpaper from Settings • Your personal library — every wallpaper saved, browsable forever HOW IT WORKS 1. Describe your wallpaper, or tap one of our trending suggestions 2. Pick an aesthetic style (or skip — your call) 3. Tap Generate. In seconds, your wallpaper is ready 4. Preview with the real iOS clock layout, then save to Photos 5. Open Photos, set as wallpaper, and iOS does the rest — depth effect, automatically YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR RULES Every wallpaper you make is saved to your personal library. Browse, re-save, or delete anytime. Long-press to remove. Nothing is shared, nothing is public. lockArt PRO lockArt Pro unlocks unlimited generations and priority style access. Free users get one wallpaper per day to try it out. Subscribe monthly or yearly — annual saves significantly and includes a free trial. PRICING & SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • lockArt Monthly — $9.99/month, billed monthly • lockArt Annual — $99.99/year, billed yearly Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.koosbo.com/terms/lock-art Privacy Policy: https://www.koosbo.com/privacy/lock-art Made for iPhone. Designed for iOS 26.

Screenshots

Wallpapers4 screens
lockArt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wallpapers at weekly against lockArt's monthly. Wallpapers also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallpapers sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and lockArt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wallpapers ships an update weekly, lockArt monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Wallpapers versus lockArt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallpaperslockArt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩然 薛Mantas Grabauskas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wallpapers

Subscriptions1
  • Basic Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
2 purchases

lockArt

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
  • Yearly premium plan$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Wallpapers free?
Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is lockArt free?
lockArt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wallpapers or lockArt have ads?
Both Wallpapers and lockArt show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wallpapers or lockArt?
Wallpapers ships an update weekly, and lockArt monthly. Most recently, Wallpapers was updated on October 31, 2026 and lockArt on November 10, 2026.

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