I have been looking for an unusual live wallpaper for sometime, something thats natural and then I found this butterfly live wallpaper and was blown away with its beauty; its one of the best ones Ive ever seen; I absolutely love this Friendly bugs app.
Bet your surprised I chose this one eh… 😉
I’m not really obsessed with butterflies honest, but this is really beautiful and oh so life-like! I know those of you that own a mobile or tablet or PC but also love butterflies like I do, will really enjoy this live wallpaper.
You dont need to be techie to enjoy this wallpaper, most of us have mobiles and tablets nowadays and it doesn’t have to be days-off and holidays to enjoy the natural world; take it with you wherever you go.
The makers Kittehface Software have made a fab job of animating these gorgeous butterflies that look so true to life.
Every image on this page is a screen shot taken on my Nexus 10 with its dazzling 2560 x1600 (300 ppi) display which makes this app even more stunning. The 4 million pixel screen makes the colours vivid and bright and the butterflies and ladybirds are sharp and just pop out from the screen.
The only way to show you how beautiful and realistic this app is, is for you to take a peek at my video below.
You really NEED to see this, its gorgeous!
Video on the Friendly Bugs Live Wallpaper. (2.50 mins)
The butterflies are actual species I’ve seen Swallowtail’s, Monarch’s, Peacock’s and many more. As well as Butterflies you have ladybirds too. Choose from having a few butterflies on your chosen background or choose “Invasion” mode where they fill the screen.
Settings
As usual with the latest Live wallpapers around at this time there are alot of settings to play with to make it yours.
Backgrounds
This app allows you to change its background from the beautiful green of this sunlit leaf (above) which is my favourite; to some of the ones shown below.
Driftwood.
Patio Stone.
Red Leaf.
Dark Wood.
Others available are stone lichen and frosted glass these are the duller, darker ones, I prefer the ones above the best.
You also have the choice to add shadows which are overhead ferns seen here over these ladybirds, it makes it slightly darker but more natural.
I prefer the shadows off, so my leaf is a brighter green and you get the butterflies in full vivid colours like they would be in the sun.
Add your own Image background
An added bonus is the option to add your own image as the background, the butterflies will land on that instead, a neat idea! I used a photo of my dog and let them land on him…really novel.
Daydream Mode
It also works beautifully in the new “Daydream Mode” on 4.2 devices which allows me to set this Live wallpaper while its charging, or in its dock, till its tapped then it resorts back to main screen.
Ladybirds
Another of the worlds cutest insects are the ladybirds alongside your Butterflies, who have their own settings where you can choose their colourations from natural, mixed or just red. The mixed colours is a nice touch where you will see purple, green and blue ladybirds, but being a nature lover I prefer true to life colours. You can then choose how many you have on the screen at one time, I prefer to have them all.
These little Ladybirds will also do the jitterbug if you tap the screen, they will shake their booty and jiggle in unison, its really cute; you can see this on my video.
The butterflies however will be scared off but only for a few seconds!
Portrait Mode
Here are some screen shots in portrait mode too for those that want to see what it looks like for phones and those that prefer using your device in portrait mode!
My only niggle is that the butterflies don’t stay long enough on the screen for me to enjoy them enough. I wish there were just a few butterflies which stayed on the screen for at least a few minutes, whereas they simply land for several seconds and their off again.
So can you tell I love this live wallpaper its fun and affordable to bring nature indoors, its de-stressing after a hard day and its so relaxing.
Opinion
I feel they gave this app the wrong name as its a stunning app and it should have been called something like Butterfly Bonanza or Butterfly Summer as Friendly bugs could be a complete turnoff for those that dont like insects! I know for a fact more people would buy this app if they knew it was just butterflies and ladybirds; not beetles, spiders or other crawlies!
It whisks me back to long hot summer days, the feel of the gentle breeze and the sun on your face with soft bird song in the background and the rustle of trees! Are you feeling it yet….?
I adore this app, if you have a larger 8-10 inch screen tablet this is where this App really comes into its own but its still beautiful enough to get similar effect on your phone. Even though I feel its aimed at the ladies, its a stunning app for any keen Lapidopterist (Butterfly enthusiast) as the butterflies are actual species.
If you’ve had a stressful day, turn it on and sit back with a coffee and let them flutter across your screen, for fun tap the screen and watch the ladybirds jiggle in unison. Its a beautifully relaxing affordable app at only 69p its worth every penny!
Summary
Updated – February 20th 2013,
Current Version is 2.15,
Requires android 2.1 and up,
Size 4.1MB,
Pro’s
Natural,
Believable,
Colourful,
Vivid colours,
Updated regularly,
Con’s
I would like to see a few butterflies sit still just for a minute or two, to really see how gorgeous they look.
So if you love watching butterflies head over to Google Play and grab your App for only
69p
You can also try the Lite version too for free to see how you like it, you cant go wrong; give it a go let me know what you think and thanks for popping by.
Natural Ramblings 
That is a really cool app and pretty amazing what it does with stills. I agree, when I watched the video, I too thought some should be resting, but it did not take away from the beauty.
Its nice we can still enjoy nature with hi-tech, yes I do wish I could slow them down lol, Maybe they will update it.
Thanks again x