In this guide, we show you where to find some of the very best iPhone wallpapers and other backdrops for your Apple devices for free.
Raise hands who likes iPhone wallpapers?
Everyone loves to personalize their iPhone with unique wallpapers. Now, people usually set photos of their pets and kids as their iPhone wallpapers to get reminded of their loved ones every time they use their phones.
On top of that, you have people who are more fond of sophisticated wallpapers such as various high-quality color gradients, photos of nature, space images, and the like.
For many years now, our own Jim Gresham (@jim_gresham) has been curating head-turning wallpapers sourced from a variety of designers and enthusiasts. You can browse our wallpaper collections, which cover a wide variety of categories, in our Wallpapers section. You can also get our iDB app for free from the iOS App Store to not only read Apple tutorials and news but also download new wallpapers every time Jim publishes them.
That said, we want to help you find even more quality backgrounds for your mobile and desktop devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Where to find the best iPhone wallpapers
That’s why we’ve asked our videographer, Michael Billig (@michael_billig), to create a quick video to tell you boys and girls where to find the best sources of wallpapers for your iPhone and other Apple devices.
Aside from our own collections, Michael’s video also spotlights two apps that provide thousands of images for free.
One called Backdrops highlights newly created backdrops while letting you browse exclusive collections that are continually updated with new designs.
The other, dubbed Vellum, is a repository for hand-picked wallpapers that you won’t find anywhere else. What’s great about this app is its tools designed to enable anyone to create their own unique backdrop styles. For instance, you can easily create a blurred background or blur one of the existing wallpapers with Vellum without having to use other apps.
In addition to these apps, you can also find dedicated accounts on X (Twitter) that post awesome wallpapers. One such account is @WallpaperBliss, whose work we featured recently in our knitted wallpapers in country scenes collection.
Finally, you can always use copyright-free image websites like Unsplash, Pixabay, and Pexels to find nature, aerial, flower, and other amazing pictures that you can use as your iPhone or computer wallpaper.
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