MacScapes vs Wallspace

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MacScapes compared with Wallspace
Detail	MacScapes	Wallspace
What it does	Live wallpaper for Mac, drawn as it plays in any of 48 palettes, with widgets, folder icons and sound to match.	Live wallpaper app for Mac with 4K cinematic wallpapers, lock screen support, and multi-monitor capabilities without draining battery or requiring login
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: 7 scenes and 11 palettes, 6 built-in vibes, clock/date/day widgets, 2 schedule rules, 8 folder icon patterns, 30 frames per second. MacScapes Pro: $9.99 launch price (24 of 25 left), then $19.99 once for up to 3 Macs. Includes all 42 scenes, 9 Living Stills, all 48 palettes, video backgrounds,	Free forever with curated wallpapers, no download limits, multi-monitor support, and AI search. Pro upgrade: $12.99 one-time (reduced from $15.49), unlocks 4K quality, lock screen wallpapers, premium collections, custom wallpaper uploads, and community features. Multi-device licensing available: 2 M
Key features	42 GPU-rendered animated scenes in 6 categories plus 9 Living Stills 48 color palettes with palette creator and palette-from-photo 14 desktop widgets (clock, calendar, weather, moon, timer, focus timer, countdown, year, battery, world clock, season, note, system, day) Vibes bundle a scene, palette, widgets and ambient sound saved together Schedule changes by time of day, sunrise/sunset, or battery status 10 ambient sounds (rain, ocean, fire, night, forest, café, wind, stream, brown noise, pink noise) 70 folder icon patterns plus patterns cut from any scene Lock screen synchronization with current scene Photo and video backgrounds with motion options	4K live wallpapers Lock screen wallpapers Custom MP4 video support Multi-monitor support AI-powered wallpaper search Auto-changing wallpapers Under 2% CPU usage No login or account required Native Swift implementation Battery-efficient playback
What makes it different	Drawn live on GPU rather than playing video loops, so scenes recolor instantly and the whole app is only 26 MB with all scenes included Everything on your desktop—wallpaper, widgets, folder icons and sound—matched and saved together as vibes Optimized for battery life with automatic frame rate and resolution reduction when unplugged No account, no tracking, no ads, with anonymous usage counts you can turn off Runs in Apple's App Sandbox with minimal system permissions	No subscription required - one-time Pro payment or free forever No login, no tracking, no ads - complete privacy True native macOS app built in Swift, not a web wrapper Support for custom MP4 files with automatic lock screen application
Community votes	1	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	11 +1 (up) since last check	31 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	122

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