Comparison

Monogram Wallpapers Lite vs Live Wallpaper

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

Head to head
About

Monogram Wallpapers Lite

Easily design custom wallpapers for your iPhone and iPad. Choose from a variety of backgrounds, fonts, and frames to create unique designs. Share your creations with friends or save them for personal use.

Highlights
  • Custom wallpaper design
  • Variety of backgrounds
  • Font and color customization
  • Monogram frame shapes
  • Share designs via social media
  • Save designs to camera roll
Features
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Monogram is the easiest way to design pretty, custom wallpaper for your iPhone and iPad. This is Monogram Lite -- a FREE version with over 60 FREE wallpapers that gets you monogramming right away! Upgrade to get unlimited backgrounds (new designs released often!), more badges & fonts! Select a background inspired by the latest fashion and home styles. Or use your own photo. Customize font, color, monogram frame shape and more. Change your lock screen design seasonally, or even daily, just because. Send a personalized surprise to friends. Share your designs via email, text or Facebook. Save your designs on your camera roll. What people are saying about Monogram: ● "This app is so addictive! I love printing my creations and using them as cards. I'm not sure I'll ever buy note cards again!" ● "Love love love this app! Obsessed with monograms & now obsessed with this app. So worth the small price." ● "Girls is the south monogram everything and this app is absolutely perfect, it's safe to say I'm obsessed." Follow @monogram_app on Instagram for design previews, DIY ideas & more monogram fun!

About

Live Wallpaper

Easily create personalized live wallpapers and app icons for your device. Choose from over 1000 backgrounds, creative fonts, and monograms to express your style. Make your phone a source of joy and inspiration.

Highlights
  • Create live wallpapers
  • Personalize screen backgrounds
  • 1000+ wallpapers and backgrounds
  • Creative fonts and typography
  • Monogram customization
  • Dozens of themes
Features
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Beautify your screen with unique themes and wallpapers! Let your device become a source of joy, self-expression, and inspiration! Live wallpaper maker is the easiest app to create live wallpaper and personalize your screen with the cutest custom wallpaper. Create custom wallpaper easily and personalize your iPhone background with tons of different graphic design elements. Enjoy the breeze of designing your wallpaper using our selection of over 1000+ backgrounds. Here's what to expect: The cutest 1000+ wallpapers and backgrounds: *Adorable and visually stunning patterns designed by professionals *Dozens of themes to choose from: floral, love, wood, glitter, chevrons *Get them FREE! Creative Fonts *100+ different fonts to create the perfect typography *Combine them with monogram to make unique art Monogram *Over 100+ Monogram to choose from *Personalize your monogram with filters and overlays *Classic vintage monogram to modern sleek monograms, you name it we have it and many many more features... Get the app NOW while it's FREE! ============= WALLPAPER MAKER SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS WALLPAPER MAKER offers two auto-renewing subscription options: 3 day trial, then $4.99/week OR 3 day trial, then $29.99/year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy : https://topstarlabs.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/privacy-policy.pdf Terms and conditions : https://topstarlabs.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/terms-of-use.pdf

Screenshots

Monogram Wallpapers Lite3 screens
Live Wallpaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Monogram Wallpapers Lite at 5.1K against Live Wallpaper's 201. Monogram Wallpapers Lite also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Monogram Wallpapers Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Live Wallpaper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Monogram Wallpapers Lite against 4.6 for Live Wallpaper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monogram Wallpapers Lite has 5.1K ratings behind it against 201, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monogram Wallpapers Lite ships an update monthly, Live Wallpaper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monogram Wallpapers Lite versus Live Wallpaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonogram Wallpapers LiteLive Wallpaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better4.6 (201 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better201
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYellow Lab, Inc.Sahil Pirani

Customer experience

Monogram Wallpapers Lite

All ratings5,116 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.2%

Live Wallpaper

All ratings189 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Monogram Wallpapers Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access premium content
  • Saved designs sometimes disappear
  • Slow loading times on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free background options
  • Ability to move/resize text and images
  • Improved customer support
  • Unlock all features with single purchase

Live Wallpaper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Monogram Wallpapers Lite

One-time3
  • Monogram Stickers$0.99
  • Monogram Fonts$0.99
  • Unlimited Wallpapers$0.99
4 purchases

Live Wallpaper

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Features$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Pro Features$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Monogram Wallpapers Lite free?
Monogram Wallpapers Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Wallpaper free?
Live Wallpaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monogram Wallpapers Lite or Live Wallpaper?
Monogram Wallpapers Lite is rated higher. Monogram Wallpapers Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Live Wallpaper averages 4.6 from 201 ratings.
Do Monogram Wallpapers Lite or Live Wallpaper have ads?
Neither Monogram Wallpapers Lite nor Live Wallpaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monogram Wallpapers Lite or Live Wallpaper?
Monogram Wallpapers Lite ships an update monthly, and Live Wallpaper every 2 months. Most recently, Monogram Wallpapers Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Live Wallpaper on November 3, 2026.

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