There are many free wallpaper apps out there on Google Play Store and App Store that allow users to set unique, stunning and high quality wallpapers on their home & lock screens. We’ve listed the best ones among them that will replace your ordinary backgrounds with very eye-catchy HD wallpapers.
Here are the 5 best wallpaper apps for Android and iOS users, with their main features, app ratings, download links and more!
ZEDGE
Let’s start with ZEDGE which is one of the best free wallpaper apps for both Android and iOS. It has been downloaded over 350 million times on the Play Store and App Store so far.


As well as HD, 4K and live wallpapers that you can easily use for your home screen and lock screen, ZEDGE also offers millions of high-quality ringtones, notification sounds, alarm sounds, stickers, filters and more.
In addition, it also lets you create your own wallpapers with eye-catching stickers and texts with various font options.
Platforms | Android, iOS, Desktop |
Website | https://www.zedge.net/ringtones-and-wallpapers |
Google Play Store | Show App Page |
App Store | Show App Page |
App Rating | Google Play: 4.4 App Store: 4.0 |
Wallpapers By Google
Let’s move on to Wallpapers by Google which is one of the best wallpaper apps for Android users. It’s only available on the Google Play Store and has been downloaded more than 100 million times so far.


Google Wallpapers lets you choose your photos from your own library, access high resolution images from Google Earth collections, attractive landscapes from Google+ and more from other partners.
It offers you the ability to preview wallpapers before setting them and lets you choose different wallpapers for your home screen and lock screen.
You can also get a different wallpaper each day by picking your favorite category.
Platforms | Android |
Google Play Store | Show App Page |
App Rating | 4.0 |
Download Count | 100.000.000+ |
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Backgrounds HD (Wallpapers)
The next one is Background HD by OGC. It is one of the best free wallpaper apps for Android with over 100,000,000 installs. Just like Google Wallpapers, it’s only available on the Android market.


As the name suggests, this free wallpaper app offers high quality backgrounds, images, illustrations, videos, and even moving watches. It also lets you create your own profile, connect with more than 120 million users around the world, check out their wallpapers & designs and sell your wallpapers to them!
Platforms | Android |
Google Play Store | Show App Page |
App Rating | 4.5 |
Download Count | 100.000.000+ |
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Vellum Wallpapers
Vellum is among best wallpaper apps for iphone users with thousands of eye-catching wallpapers. It’s only available on the App Store.


Vellum lets you find thousands of very stunning and hand-picked images that you can set as your home screen and lock screen wallpaper. It offers a brand new wallpaper for each day and you can get Vellum Premium if you don’t want to miss any images.
It also lets you create blurred backgrounds very easily and preview all the images before setting them.
Platforms | iOS |
Website | https://www.getvellum.com/ |
App Store | Show App Page |
App Rating | 4.8 |
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Everpix Cool Wallpapers HD 4K
The last one is Everpix which is, just like Vellum, one of the best wallpaper apps for iphone and only available on the App Store.


Everpix offers thousands of incredible wallpapers with super HD quality enabling you to set very cool and unique backgrounds as your home screen & lock screen images.
There are many categories available in the app making it very easy to choose from and all of them are designed to fit perfectly for your phone screen size.
Another great feature Everpix has is you can also use it on your Apple Watch as well iPhone and iPads.
Platforms | iOS |
Website | https://everpix.app/ |
App Store | Show App Page |
App Rating | 4.7 |
In today’s post, we’ve talked about the best wallpaper apps for iPhone and Android users. Leave a comment below and let us know your favorite app!