Comparison

Ukiyo vs Wallpapers Central

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

Head to head
About

Ukiyo

Discover a vast collection of over 1000 Ukiyo-e masterpieces for your iPhone. These high-resolution wallpapers, inspired by renowned Japanese artists, are optimized for iOS parallax effects. Easily save, set, and share your favorites to personalize your device.

Highlights
  • 1000+ Ukiyo-e wallpapers
  • Optimized for iOS parallax
  • Save and set as home/lock screen
  • Favorites folder
  • Slideshow function
  • Share via social media and email
  • Categorized by artist and era
Features
Read full description

Over 2,000 ukiyo-e masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Kitagawa Utamaro, Toshusai Sharaku and more, as high-quality wallpapers. Give your iPhone home screen and lock screen the timeless beauty of Japanese art. Every print has been carefully restored by hand, one by one, removing the creases and stains of old paper to bring back the vivid reds and indigo blues of the originals. Enjoy the works that inspired Van Gogh and the French Impressionists, right on your iPhone. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Only public-domain ukiyo-e masterpieces, each restored by hand for use as a wallpaper • Over 2,000 works: beautiful women, kabuki actors, landscapes, birds and flowers, and Japanese patterns • Browse by more than 80 ukiyo-e artists or by era • One-tap saving, favorites, full-screen preview and slideshow • Share wallpapers via Messages, X, Instagram, Mail and more • Light and Dark Mode support • Push notifications when new works are added CATEGORIES • Popular / Latest • By era: 1780–1804, 1804–1868, 1868–1912, 1915–1940s • By artist: Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Kitagawa Utamaro, Toshusai Sharaku, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Kawase Hasui, Yoshida Hiroshi and more • Others: Japanese Patterns, Simple HOW TO SET A WALLPAPER Open a saved wallpaper in the Photos app, tap the Share button, and choose the option to use it as your wallpaper. CAN'T SAVE? Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos and allow this app to access your photos. AD-FREE OPTIONS Watch a short video to use the app without ads for a while, or remove ads with an in-app purchase. If you reinstall the app, tap "Restore" to get your purchase back at no charge. STAY CONNECTED We share the latest news regularly. If you enjoy the app, we'd love for you to follow us. • Official website: https://dolice.net/en/apps/ukiyoe-wallpapers/ • X: https://x.com/dolice COPYRIGHT All ukiyo-e in this app are works whose copyright has expired. Each one has been carefully edited and restored for use as an iPhone wallpaper.

About

Wallpapers Central

Discover a vast collection of wallpapers, including animated, 3D, and Depth Effect styles, plus ringtones. Personalize your device, follow creators, and even upload your own designs. Earn rewards and customize your experience with a dark mode and app icon options.

Highlights
  • Depth Effect wallpapers
  • Animated LIVE Wallpapers
  • Spatial Scene 3D wallpapers
  • Customizable user profiles
  • Follow creators
  • Upload your own wallpapers
  • Curated Collections
Features
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Discover our ultimate Wallpapers app. Wallpapers Central is the iSpazio service entirely dedicated to personalizing your devices. This means: traditional wallpapers, animated wallpapers (LIVE Wallpapers), Depth Effect wallpapers, Spatial Scene 3D wallpapers, and lots of ringtones! From the HOME section you can browse and download every wallpaper available on the platform and add them to your FAVORITES. We’ve built a solid infrastructure that lets you FOLLOW CREATORS who share their work on Wallpapers Central. Once you start following someone, the app becomes more personal, unlocking a SECTION JUST FOR YOU where you’ll see wallpapers that best match your style. From the Home you can also access the UPLOAD feature, allowing you to submit your own wallpapers to share with users worldwide. Every upload goes through a review process to ensure only the highest-quality wallpapers make it into the FEED. You’ll also find COLLECTIONS, curated groups of wallpapers based on a theme or visual style—a perfect place to discover unique sets of similar designs. Our flagship feature is the DEPTH EFFECT WALLPAPERS, available in the DEPTH tab. We host the largest and finest collection of these special wallpapers. When applied to your Lock Screen, they seamlessly blend with the system, partially covering the clock for a stunning layered effect. We’ve also made setting RINGTONES easier than ever. Just open the dedicated section, listen to the previews, and tap Download. With a single step you’ll be taken straight into Settings, ready to use them instantly! Other features include: • Customizable user profiles with name and avatar • A powerful new search engine • One-tap sharing of your favorite wallpapers to Instagram Stories • Detailed info for each wallpaper: resolution, file size, download count • Optimized versions for Tablets and Desktop when available • Access to thousands of wallpapers through Categories • Browse the most downloaded and trending wallpapers in each category • Full multi-device iCloud sync: keep your Favorites, customizations, and resources always with you • Change the app icon anytime • A super-efficient Dark Mode using true black (#000000) • Push Notifications for new wallpapers or ringtones • A Rewards section with daily prizes The app is free for everyone, supported by ads that can be removed with a subscription. On top of that, we’ve created a system of Coins, Gems, and Keys that makes every download free for all. Simply collect Coins (always free) and use them for Depth wallpapers, ringtones, or even to unlock extra features! The dedicated Rewards section lets you earn prizes by completing missions—a fun, game-like experience built right into the app. -------- Wallpapers Central is a service by iSpazio SRL. Wallpapers Central is not affiliated with Apple. Logos, names, and screenshots may include components that are trademarks of Apple Inc. Terms of Use: https://wallpapers.ispazio.net/in-app-purchase Privacy Policy: https://wallpapers.ispazio.net/privacy-app

Screenshots

Ukiyo4 screens
Wallpapers Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ukiyo at 93% against Wallpapers Central's 55%. Ukiyo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Wallpapers Central's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 498). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ukiyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wallpapers Central sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ukiyo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallpapers Central has 4.6K ratings behind it against 498, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Ukiyo's written reviews are positive against 55% of Wallpapers Central's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ukiyo ships an update every 8 months, Wallpapers Central every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Ukiyo versus Wallpapers Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUkiyoWallpapers Central
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (498 ratings) — better4.6 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4984.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#100 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMasaki HirokawaiSpazio S.r.l.

Customer experience

Ukiyo

All ratings498 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%

Wallpapers Central

All ratings4,565 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative36.4%

User reviews

Ukiyo

From 498 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and stunning artwork collection
  • 👍 Intuitive and seamless user interface
  • 🖼️ High-quality Ukiyo-e prints and images
  • 💰 Worth the price/good value
  • 🎯 Easy navigation and organization

Room to improve

  • 📢 Obnoxious advertising
  • 🐢 App performance not smooth
  • 🧩 Confusing panel-to-panel navigation
  • 📐 No clear borders between images
  • 🗂️ Poor organization and categorization

Wallpapers Central

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 High-quality wallpapers
  • 👍 Variety of wallpapers
  • 💎 Excellent app design
  • 🎨 Beautiful live wallpapers
  • 🤩 Great customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🙄 Intrusive ads
  • 📱 Compatibility issues on older devices

Bugs and requests

Ukiyo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Navigation between panels is confusing
  • Messy layout due to lack of image borders
  • App performance/smoothness issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Artist names displayed on images
  • Additional category filters (Geisha, Warriors, snow scenes, mountains, water, animals)
  • Unformatted image saving to camera roll
  • Better organization system
  • More kanji and older version photos
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  • Smoother software performance

Wallpapers Central

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Wallpapers not downloading properly
  • Live wallpapers not working as expected
  • Login and purchase issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Scrolling performance problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free live wallpapers
  • Improved iPad support
  • Ability to customize app icon
  • Dark mode option
  • Better widget integration

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ukiyo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
11 purchases

Wallpapers Central

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$5.993 Months
  • Best$18.991 Year
One-time9
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 125 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 15 Gems$0.99
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  • Buy 1 Key$0.99
  • Buy 250 Coins$3.99
  • Buy 75 Gems$3.99
  • Buy 650 Coins$3.99
  • Buy 5 Keys$3.99
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Ukiyo free?
Ukiyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wallpapers Central free?
Wallpapers Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ukiyo or Wallpapers Central?
Ukiyo is rated higher. Ukiyo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 498 ratings, while Wallpapers Central averages 4.6 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Ukiyo or Wallpapers Central have ads?
Both Ukiyo and Wallpapers Central show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ukiyo or Wallpapers Central?
Ukiyo ships an update every 8 months, and Wallpapers Central every 4 days. Most recently, Ukiyo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Wallpapers Central on October 30, 2026.

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