Backdrops vs Walltone

Backdrops is a wallpaper app with curated collections and new wallpapers added regularly. Its team creates original designs for Android devices, including exclusive artwork available in the app. Users can submit wallpapers, artwork, or photos for review and possible placement in the Community section. Wall of the Day highlights a newly created design or a selected favorite. Google sign-in can sync favorites across devices, and favorites can be paired with Muzei to rotate on a chosen schedule. The app is available for Android, iOS, and macOS. The free plan costs nothing and includes ads, with in-app purchases available. Backdrops Pro costs $4.99, paid once and removes ads, permits saving Explore wallpapers, and includes a Pro Pack of exclusive backgrounds and future Pro features. The terms say purchases are non-refundable and limit sharing Backdrops-owned Explore wallpapers outside the app; saved copies are for personal use. The Google Play listing warns that regular use may consume substantial data and that carrier or internet charges may apply.

Walltone is a free GPL-3.0 wallpaper and theme manager for Linux. It handles static images, video wallpapers, and animated Wallpaper Engine content, with browsing and downloads from Pexels, Unsplash, Wallhaven, and Wallpaper Engine. Users can assign wallpapers per display, arrange monitor layouts, and adjust scaling. From wallpapers, Walltone generates light and dark Base16 and Material You color schemes; a color picker allows refinements and theme exports for other applications. Tag filters, search, sorting, Boolean filters, and a JavaScript-capable template engine support organization and customization. Video controls include mute and scaling. Wallpaper Engine controls include volume, FPS, audio, parallax, fullscreen pause, and texture clamping. Video or animated wallpapers can be captured as still images for login managers or GRUB. Online sources require API keys, including a Steam Web API key for Wallpaper Engine. Installation is listed through the Arch User Repository, a Nix flake, or source builds. Requirements include Linux, Node.js 18+, and playback and screenshot utilities.