Comparison

Live Wallpaper & Background vs Beadiful

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

Beadiful

Features
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Turn a handful of beads into something you want to wear. Step into Bead Studio, your own bracelet-making space. Pick colours, thread beads onto a cord and watch your design come together. Make a name bracelet, invent a pattern or see where your next bead takes you. A BEAD BOX FULL OF POSSIBILITIES Explore 55 shapes, 44 colours and 17 finishes, from glossy and pearl to glitter, wood and glow in the dark. Mix three bead sizes, choose from 12 cord styles and add dangling charms. Every bead and tool is available from the start. MAKE IT PERSONAL Spell a name with letter beads. Blend colours in the mixing bowl and give your new shade a name. Follow a pattern idea, start with a surprise design or create your own combination. CHANGE YOUR MIND Move, replace or remove individual beads. Undo and Redo let you explore different versions. Unfinished designs are kept in your gallery so you can return to them later. SEE YOUR DESIGN SCORE Finish a bracelet to see its design score out of 10. Colours, patterns, balance, shapes, sizes, finishes and lettering all help shape the result. Open Why this score? for an explanation and an idea to try. Explore another version or keep your creation just as it is. WEAR IT AND GIVE IT See your bracelet on a hand with six skin tones to choose from. Add a gift label and save a bracelet card or wearing picture to Photos. Open Photos when you want to share it with someone. KEEP YOUR CREATIONS Name your bracelets, mark favourites, make copies and play their tunes. A bead-by-bead recipe helps you recreate a design with your own supplies. Open a saved bracelet to see its design score again. Create offline, with no ads, accounts or in-app purchases. Your designs stay in the app on your iPhone. Photos access is optional and is used only to add a picture you choose to save.

Screenshots

Live Wallpaper & Background4 screens
Beadiful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beadiful at none against Live Wallpaper & Background's 10. Beadiful also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Beadiful asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, Beadiful every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Live Wallpaper & Background versus Beadiful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Wallpaper & BackgroundBeadiful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB64 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLIVE WALLPAPERS LLCAj Ahmed

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

Beadiful

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

Beadiful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Wallpaper & Background free?
Live Wallpaper & Background is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beadiful free?
Beadiful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Live Wallpaper & Background or Beadiful have ads?
Live Wallpaper & Background shows ads; Beadiful does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Wallpaper & Background or Beadiful?
Live Wallpaper & Background ships an update monthly, and Beadiful every 10 days. Most recently, Live Wallpaper & Background was updated on November 5, 2026 and Beadiful on October 31, 2026.

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