Comparison

Live Wallpaper & Background vs E22

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

E22

Features
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E22 EDITION est l’application en réalité augmentée du projet éditorial annuel E22 EDITION CONCEPT. Plutôt qu’un simple catalogue, E22 est une photographie éditoriale d’une année de création au sein de la résidence. Chaque édition papier est accompagnée d’une boîte d’archivage conceptuelle et de cette application augmentée. Fonctionnalités : – Scannez les images de l’édition papier avec votre smartphone ou tablette – Accédez à du contenu enrichi : textes curatoriaux, images, extraits audio ou vidéo – Découvrez les mots-clés qui symbolisent chaque année passée – Archivez, suspendez, explorez autrement les traces du temps Chaque page représente une année. Chaque année est résumée par un mot-clé. Chaque mot-clé est accompagné d’un texte. Chaque image donne accès à une couche d'information augmentée via l’application.

Screenshots

Live Wallpaper & Background4 screens
E222 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: E22 at none against Live Wallpaper & Background's 10. E22 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price 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. Live Wallpaper & Background sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. E22 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, E22 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Live Wallpaper & Background versus E22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpaper & BackgroundE22
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB962 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperLIVE WALLPAPERS LLCMona Young-eun KIM

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

E22

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

E22

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Wallpaper & Background free?
Live Wallpaper & Background is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E22 free?
E22 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Live Wallpaper & Background or E22 have ads?
Live Wallpaper & Background shows ads; E22 does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpaper & Background or E22?
Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, and E22 fortnightly. Most recently, Live Wallpaper & Background was updated on November 10, 2026 and E22 on November 4, 2026.

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