Wallpaper Engine Downloads & RevenueWallpaper Engine · Google Play
Wallpaper Engine gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Wallpaper Engine is #28 in Personalization Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 19 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 14 events
- 📈Wallpaper Engine entered the top 10Top Free · Personalization · TW
- 🔎Wallpaper Engine reached #1 for “wallpaper”#1 in Netherlands search · popularity 83
- 📈Wallpaper Engine entered the top 100Top Free · Personalization · NL
- 📈Wallpaper Engine charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Wallpaper Engine charting in a new countryTurkey
- 📈Wallpaper Engine charting in a new country in 6 chartsSpain · Netherlands · Sweden · Thailand · +2 more
- 📈Wallpaper Engine entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Free · Personalization · ES · Top Free · Personalization · SE · Top Free · Personalization · TW
- 🌏Wallpaper Engine: found on Huawei AppGallery
- 📈Wallpaper Engine entered the top 100Top Free · Personalization · IT
- 📈Wallpaper Engine charting in a new countryIndonesia
- 🆕Wallpaper Engine first spotted by AppInsiderCanada
- 📦Wallpaper Engine version 2.8.8No release notes
- 🆕Wallpaper Engine released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Wallpaper Engine on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.7.4, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Wallpaper Engine downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Wallpaper Engine's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (io.wallpaperengine.weclient) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 22M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 10,000,000+ | ★ 4.1 (19k) | 2.8.8 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 12M | – | 2.8.8 | Open ↗ |
Wallpaper Engine in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 壁纸引擎 | 500k+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PersonalizationFree | #28 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #67 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #24 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #12 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #23 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #86 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #79 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #49 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #87 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #79 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #101 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #143 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #190 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #52 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #80 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #169 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #176 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #137 | |
| PersonalizationFree | #130 |
Apps near Wallpaper Engine on the chart
Personalization Free, around #28.
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Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Wallpaper Engine
From the 119 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's ability to use custom videos and GIFs as live wallpapers without ads or battery drain. However, significant complaints arise regarding stability issues, crashes during playlist adjustments, and poor optimization on specific devices like foldables.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and speed and performance.
What people like
- Useful: “Works perfectly but do need app open when sending wallpaper to phone”
- Ease of use: “User friendly and a pleasure to use”
- Speed & performance: “Tip: Use 30 FPS for it to look cool and to not destroy your battery”
- Features & content: “pretty good, I like the playlist feature”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “not working for galaxy s20”
- Speed & performance: “HOWEVER now WE kills my battery life”
- Connection & sync
About Wallpaper Engine
• Supports videos, GIFs and interactive 2D / 3D scenes as wallpapers.
• Connect to Wallpaper Engine on Windows to transfer your desktop library onto your phone.
• Allows you to customize the look and feel of your wallpapers.
• You can set up a playlist that automatically cycles your wallpapers in regular intervals or depending on the time of day.
• Wallpapers automatically pause when power savings mode is activated on your phone.
• The app is completely ad-free and also does not track your behavior.
For support with the app, please visit the Android section on our help website:
• https://help.wallpaperengine.io