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Lockimate vs Motionleap, intoLive & Loopy

Side-by-side comparisons of iPhone live wallpaper apps: what each one needs as input, whether it outputs a real Live Photo that animates on the lock screen, and who it suits.

The apps split on two questions. First, what do you feed them — a still photo, a video, or nothing (a ready-made gallery)? Second, what comes out — a native Live Photo that iOS 17+ plays on the lock screen when you wake the phone, or an MP4 / video loop that has to be converted first. Only a native Live Photo animates as a lock screen wallpaper.

AppInputOutputBest for
LockimateOne still photoNative Live PhotoAnimating a photo you already have, no editing
intoLiveA video or GIFNative Live PhotoTurning an existing clip into a wallpaper
MotionleapA still photoVideo (MP4)Hand-drawn motion paths and effects
LoopyA still photoClaims wallpaper-ready output; not confirmedLooping social clips

For the full roundup of every app we looked at, see the best live wallpaper apps for iPhone, and for which apps' output actually animates, live wallpaper apps that actually work.

Lockimate animates any photo into a native Live Photo in about 2–3 minutes — no editing needed.

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