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24 alternatives to Background

Full screen photos from Unsplash for your iPhone

Background is an iOS app that displays full-screen photos from Unsplash on iPhones. It provides users with a rotating collection of photography to set as wallpapers or view as screensavers. The app pulls from… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Background launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Unsplash Wallpapers for Mac (Official)▲524

   Curated, HD desktop background photos from Unsplash.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

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   Unsplash Wallpaper▲321

   Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

   2015 · leonspok.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

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   Unsplash 5.0▲1,501

   Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.

   2017 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

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   Unsplash for iOS▲451

   High-res photos you can use freely for anything on iOS.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Background▲18

   Beautiful photos from Unsplash

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Unsplash for iOS 2.0▲154

   Internet’s source of freely-usable images on your phone

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   WLPPR for iOS▲271

   Beautiful mobile wallpapers made from satellite imagery

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   HPSTR▲194

   Artistic wallpapers from Unsplash & hipster shapes

   2017 · makery.co · its alternatives →

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   Irvue 2.0▲205

   Thousands of stunning photos from Unsplash on your Mac

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Use your iPhone's camera to see any photo on your wall▲255

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Soft Wallpaper▲98

    Paint wallpaper for your iPhone in less than 30 seconds.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Wallpaper Wizard 2▲304

    Wow-worthy backgrounds for Mac

    2017 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

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    WLPPR▲425

    Beautiful mobile wallpapers made from satellite imagery

    2015 · wlppr.co · its alternatives →

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    Vellum▲165

    Free beautiful hand-curated wallpapers for the iPhone

    2017 · getvellum.com · its alternatives →

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    Shotwell▲227

    The screenshot editor for iPhone.

    Apr 2026 · shotwell.app · its alternatives →

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    Exacto▲101

    Quickly remove unwanted backgrounds from photos

    2016 · exactoapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Splashy▲195

    Auto changing Unsplash photos as desktop wallpapers

    2017 · splashy.art · its alternatives →

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    ZenScreen▲103

    Create beautiful wallpapers for iOS from the best galleries

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Splash Search▲169

    Advanced search for Unsplash

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Smooth: Wallpaper Maker▲62

    Make beautiful iPhone backgrounds

    2024 · smoothwallpapers.com · its alternatives →

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    Coaster▲114

    Search Unsplash photos and set desktop background in 1 click

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Random wallpapers from the Internet▲97

    A simple IOS shortcut to get random wallpapers

    2022 · icloud.com · its alternatives →

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    AWWWA▲137

    Animated backgrounds for iPhone with stories inside

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    GradientPage▲79

    A collection of beautiful, high-quality gradients wallpapers

    2023 · gradient.page · its alternatives →

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