# Handy - Live Widget Wallpaper — user reviews > 1,223 indexed App Store user reviews of Handy by FAT, LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 24,236 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handy-live-widget-wallpaper/id1595736086/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/handy-live-widget-wallpaper/id1595736086.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 19,706 · 4★ 1,731 · 3★ 788 · 2★ 280 · 1★ 1,731 ## What do users think of Handy? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and easy to use - 👍 Cute and customizable designs - 💡 Supports indie artists - 🤝 Great customer service **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🔒 Limited free options - 🐛 Glitchy performance - 🤔 Confusing setup process **Commonly reported bugs** - Widgets not working as expected - Installed icons not showing up on home screen - Subscription issues and unexpected charges - Crashes and freezes when trying to use the app **Most requested features** - More sign-in options besides Apple ID - Ability to preview widgets before installing - Option to shuffle dynamic/GIF widgets - Easier way to manage downloaded content ## Newest reviews (19 of 1,223) ### 2/5 — Pay to use *2026-09-02, version 2.3.65* Can’t do anything without paying first ### 2/5 — WILL BURN YOUR PHONE! *2026-09-01, version 2.3.65* Close — it’ll heat it up so much in your hand you’ll think it’s about to explode. Any time you have Handy open itself, it increases my iPhone temperature by a measurable 5 degrees. Burns my battery in an hour, destroys my phone and wastes it down. Just NEVER have the app open and you’ll be fine. If you open it accidentally, you’re realize in seconds when your phone becomes a nuclear fission device and burns your hand / pocket. ### 1/5 — I just want Kirby Dynamic Island *2026-08-18, version 2.3.64* Surely you can give just one thing for free i am not paying that much just to get one thing. I want Kirby 😔 ### 1/5 — Bad subscription *2026-08-16, version 2.3.63* It charged me multiple times once. ### 1/5 — Arnaque *2026-08-15* Tout est payant ### 1/5 — Nothing free all behind a pay wall *2026-08-14, version 2.3.63* Great idea some nice looking things bug Jo way to try without signing up to a year. Deleted and will report all ads I see as false advertising ### 2/5 — . *2026-08-12* Tout est payant ### 1/5 — Primary Advertised Features are Paywalled *2026-08-12, version 2.3.63* The Dynamic Island GIFs, while initially enticing, require either a $20 one time payment, or a yearly subscription. ### 1/5 — Nul *2026-08-11* Tout est payant ### 1/5 — Nothing free *2026-08-10* Cash grab app ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-10, version 2.3.62* Why do I have to pay for everything or subscribe. Just give me it for free you dog app ### 1/5 — Don't bother *2026-08-09, version 2.3.62* Another mid app begging for your money. Just wanted a cute widget not another subscription ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-08-08, version 2.3.62* I paid for the yearly subscription but it wont let me access the widgets ### 1/5 — It’s not free *2026-08-08, version 2.3.62* Third edit to this profile as I found out more. I got this app, before it showed me the pay wall it gave me an unskipable option of if I like the app or not. You have to pay to use it for the things in the add, definitely not worth real money for a cool aesthetic. Also, very hard to navigate if you were just trying to get one of the cool things in your Dynamic Island on iPhone, you have to pay for any of the ones you see in the adds. ### 1/5 — MONEY HUNGRY *2026-08-08, version 2.3.62* THIS app. Is. Money hungry nearly everything is for money Recconmed if You ARE RICH ### 1/5 — Wrong marketing *2026-08-08, version 2.3.62* The gifs are good but it can’t be installed or play on dynamic island ### 1/5 — Not ideal *2026-08-07, version 2.3.62* When you download the app and open it after seeing all the widgets and stuff it has to offer they immediately try to make you PAY to use the app?? You can’t use any of the widgets or anything without having to pay to even get to see what they have ### 1/5 — Stopped Working *2026-08-07, version 2.3.62* Out of no where everything just stopped working. None of the iPod widgets’ controls work and the iPod color doesn’t even change color anymore. I’m going to request a refund if this isn’t fixed because why am I paying every year for something that doesn’t even work? ### 2/5 — I got baited *2026-08-05, version 2.3.62* I was attracted by the Pokémon thing, but actually nearly all of them that they have you will need to pay for them. But the Pokémon is cute ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t install this garbage it’s a scam *2026-09-03, version 2.3.65* When you try to exit out of the membership then a gold egg will pop up and say to open it when you do it will tell you for you to pay once and never pay again I did it and never got my money back not just that it doesn’t work for anything in the app they are scammers stay away !!!! ### 1/5 — Predatory Monetization *2026-09-02, version 2.3.65* Core idea is good - artists get paid for their designs, neat. Problem is the app feels worse than Temu with its pop up “Just buy now!” “Spin the wheel to get a discount!” absolute nonsense. Its a let down bc the themes are cool, but the way the devs push their subscription model feels disingenuine and scummy. Absolutely avoid this app ### 1/5 — Not what you think it is *2026-09-02, version 2.3.65* I wish I could get a refund. If I could I would. The widgets are not what you think it’s gonna be. The icons don’t really work except as book marks. It’s lot of backwards things to get it to work. Not worth the money ### 1/5 — Hate it *2026-08-29, version 2.3.65* You need to pay in order to just get ONE good thing it’s annoying ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2026-08-27, version 2.3.65* Awful app that constantly spams you to pay money. If you don’t want to pay to use the app don’t bother downloading it. Nothing works properly if you haven’t paid and most content is behind a paywall anyway. The widget it showed me at the top of the phone was a just a horrible bright green ad trying to get my to pay for the app again. ### 1/5 — Not Free - Clickbait Marketing *2026-08-27, version 2.3.64* The app markets its self as a platform where you can buy custom themes for your iPhone. However, the app immediate jumps the gun in asking you to give it a 5 star review in order to receive a 80% off deal on a membership unrelated to the UGC marketplace. Then in order to download free or paid themes made by others, you have to pay for a completely different membership, then you can buy their theme. Think of that for a second. You have to buy a membership in order to buy a theme made by somebody who doesn’t work for these guys! And you can’t use the themes you buy unless you’re still on their membership. Very different messaging than the ads that they were pushing on Instagram where they claim that you don’t need to spend any money on most themes on their platform. Do not download this app, promotes fraudulent memberships that give you stuff that’s originally marketed as free. You can get a much better experience by making an iOS app by yourself that does the exact same thing. For free even! ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-08-24, version 2.3.64* I tried the app and I downloaded a widget but when I tried putting it on my phone it didn’t work and this app is a scam so please do not download the app 0/10. ### 1/5 — stole my money and gave no premium benefits *2026-08-23, version 2.3.64* extremely scammy, do not recommend this app at all ### 1/5 — Unusable *2026-08-22, version 2.3.64* I saw it on a IG add decided to give it a try. They advertised pokemon so I knew it wasn’t going to be 100 percent legit. Maybe a thing to build your own Widgets and Dynamic Island pets. The UI is so cluttered it look like a Japanese wifu idle game You can’t find exactly what you want you have to settle for something half assed or you see the same type and style 50 times. It’s also the only 50 available the more you scroll down the more it refreshes what you already saw. and if you want to move at all like a gif you must pay. I paid for a year and regret it. Also you have to have your auto charge on to use the subscription benefits. If you pay for a year then turn auto charge off you can no longer use what you paid in advance for. ### 1/5 — Uncalled charging *2026-08-20, version 2.3.64* Literally charged me 10 dollars immediately when it said 38 cents per week and 20 a year no where did it say ten dollars ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So cute *2026-08-13, version 2.3.63* Love all the options to personalize my phone ### 5/5 — Love it ngl *2026-08-04, version 2.3.62* Very handy ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-07-13, version 2.3.62* Works really good enjoyed everything this app has to offer🫡 ### 5/5 — ❤️❤️❤️ *2026-07-11, version 2.3.62* This is sooooo super cute ### 5/5 — Cool app *2026-07-11, version 2.3.62* I love the my melody widget installed in but I hope they don’t give me a virus ### 5/5 — Thank you for the lifetime *2026-07-08, version 2.3.62* The app is amazing and was a solid 4/5 but now with the lifetime offer I got made it 5/5. Any app that offers a lifetime purchase instead of the dumb subscription model earns a star in my opinion ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-06-29, version 2.3.62* Hi ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-06-03, version 2.3.62* Amazing ### 5/5 — Pokemon *2026-05-22, version 2.3.60* I downloaded this just to have a poke one dancing on my screen and it’s perfect. Exactly as advertised if not better. Was easy. I paid $19 for the entire year. I will be enjoying my pokemon for the next 365 at least if not longer. ### 5/5 — Love u *2026-05-07, version 2.3.59* Love u --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*