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24 alternatives to Retrograde

Waves full of space

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Retrograde launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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HPSTR▲194
Artistic wallpapers from Unsplash & hipster shapes
2017 · makery.co · its alternatives →
2
Horizon wallpapers ▲95
Dynamic Apple ecosystem wallpapers
2022 · sidharthnegi.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
3
Retro Space Posters▲83
The JPL Visions of the Future space posters on 100lb paper
2016 · its alternatives →
4
OS (Old School)▲187
Turn you computer into a retro Mac
2022 · ben-vessey.com · its alternatives →
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I reverse engineered Apple's video wallpapers▲428
Ever since Apple introduced their video wallpapers I wanted to be able to put custom videos there. I decided to reverse engineer and see what I can do. I built Phosphene to sell it, but the existing competitors were polished enough that the time it would have taken to catch up wasn't going to pay off. So I'm open-sourcing it. WallpaperExtensionKit.framework is what powers macOS wallpapers. It controls what’s shows in the Settings app. It took a lot of trial and error to replicate the behavior, but the result is that your custom wallpapers appear alongside everything else. I wanted to have an…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Retro Wave Generator▲168
Bring back the 80s with this image creator
2016 · photofunia.com · its alternatives →
7
DVD Wallpaper▲90
A throwback live wallpaper for Android.
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Retro▲244
A friends-only photo journal for moments big and small
2023 · retro.app · its alternatives →
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Gradients FM▲117
300+ unique background gradients & wallpapers
2025 · gradients.fm · its alternatives →
10
Blend▲97
Make simple gradient wallpapers for your iOS Device
2016 · its alternatives →
11
WeMontage▲85
Transform your favorite images into removable wallpaper
2014 · wemontage.netlify.app · its alternatives →
12
Landscape Wallpapers▲181
Dynamic wallpapers for the apple ecosystem
2022 · sauravwagh.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Retrospecs▲85
A pixel art image processing app for iOS
2014 · 8bitartwork.co.uk · its alternatives →
14
Carbon Sand▲132
36 minimal & dynamic wallpapers for macOs or anything else.
2022 · its alternatives →
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PolyGen App▲111
Transform gradients & photos into beautiful patterns
2015 · its alternatives →
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Splashify▲194
Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows
2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →
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Galaxy Mac OS X Remastered Wallpapers▲150
Classic Mac OS X wallpapers now in 6K + P3 color gamut
2021 · osx.photo · its alternatives →
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Wallpaper Disco▲106
Downloadable wallpapers to dance up your desktop and devices
2015 · wallpaperdisco.com · 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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Retronator▲68
An adventure game that teaches you pixel art
2015 · pixelart.academy · its alternatives →
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This Wallpaper Does Not Exist▲130
AI generated wallpapers and background images
2022 · stockimg.ai · its alternatives →
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iOS (Old School)▲13
Retrofy your iPhone with this pixel perfect iOS theme
2021 · ben-vessey.com · its alternatives →
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nfnlabs.design▲88
Beautiful free wallpapers for your mobile devices
2017 · nfnlabs.design · its alternatives →
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Retronix Wallpapers▲2
live and static retro & vaporwave wallpapers in 4k
2025 · its alternatives →

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