Comparison

Live Wallpaper & Background 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

Live Wallpaper & Background

Discover a vast collection of animated live wallpapers and high-definition backgrounds for your device. Enjoy a constantly refreshing mix of visuals, with options to create your own or easily set and arrange favorites. Designed for a seamless experience on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Animated live wallpapers for Lock Screen
  • HD backgrounds for Home Screen
  • Constantly shuffled and fresh wallpaper collections
  • Save favorites and arrange them
  • Browse by collection or search
  • Create wallpapers with Image Playground
  • Designed for iOS with native interface
Features
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Live wallpapers that really move on your Lock Screen - saved as real Live Photos, not videos - and HD backgrounds for your Home Screen, in a mix that is never the same twice. LIVE WALLPAPERS - Neon, space, nature, animals, abstract motion and more - Each one saves to Photos as a genuine Live Photo, ready to set as your Lock Screen - Watch it play before you save it A FRESH MIX EVERY TIME - Every collection is shuffled each time you open it - Shuffle: one tap starts a random run through the whole library - Collection boards show different pictures on every visit HD BACKGROUNDS - Collections for nature, mountains, space, cars, anime, flowers, minimal, dark, neon, patterns, animals, city, sunset, winter and many more - Full-quality downloads sized for iPhone - New wallpapers added regularly MADE FOR YOUR LOCK SCREEN - Preview any wallpaper behind the Lock Screen clock before you save it - Step-by-step guide to set a saved wallpaper in a few taps - Save favorites, then drag to arrange them your way FIND THE RIGHT ONE FAST - Browse by collection or search by subject, mood or color - A Today widget puts the wallpaper of the day on your Home Screen CREATE YOUR OWN - Describe a wallpaper and Image Playground makes it in portrait, ready for your Lock Screen (requires Apple Intelligence) BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD - Designed for the latest iOS with a clean, fast, native interface - Light or dark appearance, and reminders as often as you like to change your wallpaper - Works on iPhone and iPad PREMIUM Save any wallpaper by watching one short ad. A Premium subscription removes the ads and unlocks every live wallpaper with unlimited saves. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wallpapers-hd.app/privacy

About

Wallpapers Central

Discover a vast collection of wallpapers, including animated, 3D, and depth effect options, 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
  • Ringtones
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

Live Wallpaper & Background4 screens
Wallpapers Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wallpapers Central at weekly against Live Wallpaper & Background's monthly. Wallpapers Central also leads on chart position (#93 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Live Wallpaper & Background's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 55%). 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. Live Wallpaper & Background sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year and Wallpapers Central sells 10 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Live Wallpaper & Background against 4.6 for Wallpapers Central. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 4.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Live Wallpaper & Background's written reviews are positive against 55% of Wallpapers Central's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, Wallpapers Central weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Live Wallpaper & Background versus Wallpapers Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpaper & BackgroundWallpapers Central
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings)4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better4.7K
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#93 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB48 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLIVE WALLPAPERS LLCiSpazio S.r.l.

Customer experience

Live Wallpaper & Background

All ratings12,476 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1,097 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative19.6%

Wallpapers Central

All ratings4,661 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative36.4%

User reviews

Live Wallpaper & Background

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Variety of wallpapers
  • 🚀 Quick wallpaper loading
  • 💡 Ability to change wallpaper colors
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Good selection of categories

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Wallpapers take time to load in color
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 💰 Many premium-only wallpapers
  • 📢 Frequent ads and premium prompts
  • 🌐 Language issues for non-English users

Wallpapers Central

From 4.7K 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

Live Wallpaper & Background

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Wallpapers not saving properly
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Live wallpapers not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar category
  • Improve live wallpaper functionality
  • Provide more free wallpaper options
  • Implement search feature
  • Add language customization

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

10 purchases

Live Wallpaper & Background

Subscriptions7
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM YEARLY$3.491 Year
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM MONTHLY$3.991 Month
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM WEEKLY$5.997 Days
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  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM MONTHLY$5.991 Month
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM WEEKLY3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM YEARLY$29.991 Year
  • WALLPAPER PREMIUM YEARLY3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • REMOVE ADS FOREVER$7.99
  • REMOVE ADS FOREVER$16.99
  • REMOVE ADS FOREVER$20.99
10 purchases

Wallpapers Central

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$5.993 Months
  • Best$18.991 Year
One-time8
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 125 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 15 Gems$0.99
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  • 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 Live Wallpaper & Background free?
Live Wallpaper & Background 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, Live Wallpaper & Background or Wallpapers Central?
Wallpapers Central is rated higher. Live Wallpaper & Background averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Wallpapers Central averages 4.6 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Live Wallpaper & Background or Wallpapers Central have ads?
Both Live Wallpaper & Background and Wallpapers Central show ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpaper & Background or Wallpapers Central?
Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, and Wallpapers Central weekly. Most recently, Live Wallpaper & Background was updated on November 8, 2026 and Wallpapers Central on November 7, 2026.

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