# PHOTO ALBUM (Photo Widget) — user reviews

> 219 indexed App Store user reviews of PHOTO ALBUM (Photo Widget) by TheDayBefore, Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 785 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-album-photo-widget/id1532699974/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-album-photo-widget/id1532699974.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 633 · 4★ 72 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 37

## What do users think of PHOTO ALBUM (Photo Widget)?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Option to remove ads!
- 👍 Great app!
- 👍 Concise and functional
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Best random photo widget
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Customizable widgets
- 👍 Multiple albums supported

**Cons**

- 🐛 Widget not working after updates
- 🐛 Photos not changing as set
- 🐛 Ads are annoying
- 🐛 Issues with adding photos
- 🐛 Crashes when adding too many photos
- 🐛 White line on widget
- 🐛 Pixelated photos over time

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Photos not displaying in widget
- Unable to add more than 100 photos per album
- Widget disappearing after updates
- Inability to change widget name
- Inconsistent photo rotation behavior

**Most requested features**

- Option to remove ads
- Ability to change photo order
- Shorter photo change intervals (30s, 1min)
- Ability to lock a photo and prevent rotation
- Ability to sync across devices
- Ability to add text overlays or captions
- Support for GIFs or animated images
- Ability to preview widget layout before adding

## Newest reviews (17 of 219)

### 4/5 — Add free option

*2026-06-22*

Please add an option for ad free version via in app purchase - that will make this appa 5 star for me.

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app.
We are sorry that the remove ads function is not yet available.
We ask for your understanding regarding this matter.
We appreciate your feedback. 
It will be taken into consideration when we further develop our app. 
If you have any further questions while using our app, please let us know.
We will try our best to respond to your inquiry.
Thank you.

### 4/5 — アルバム削除でバグあり

*2026-05-21*

アルバムを削除し表示アルバムを変更したところ、新しいウィジェットを作る度に消したはずのアルバムの名前が表示されるようになってしまった
編集で別アルバムに変えるので実害はないが、消したはずのデータが残っていそう

**Developer response:** PHOTO ALBUMはウィジェットごとに異なる画像が適用可能なアプリです!
(ウィジェットごとに異なるアルバムを選択して表示することができます。)
送ってくださったレビューのおかげで、 僕たちは本当にたくさんの力をもらって行きます。
今後もより良いサービスをご提供できるよう努力してまいります。
もしご使用中にご不明な点がございましたら、いつでもご連絡ください。
友達にもたくさんの推薦をお願いします。
貴重なご意見ありがとうございます！

### 2/5 — Disappointed

*2026-04-11, version 2.1.17*

Great app, but too many ads that you can’t escape from easily. It either takes several minutes to finally get out of, or I have to turn my phone off, to get back to where I originally was in the app. I would much rather pay to avoid ads. Will try and find another app to get what I’m after 😞

### 4/5 — Please add display in full color

*2026-01-07*

This app has great functionality, without the copious ads that make other apps unusable. I especially love that you can crop photos which is super helpful for getting my widgets just right.

The only thing holding this app back is the inability to display photos in full color when using a tinted homescreen. Adding that would make this app perfect.

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app.
We appreciate your feedback. 
It will be taken into consideration when we further develop our app. 
We will always try to offer you the very best service.
Thank you for your interest and care!

### 4/5 — Keep widget colored?

*2025-10-08, version 2.1.17*

The widget itself is flawless, works like a charm however new iOS update has transparency Home Screen and the widget also changes based on apps transparency. Any way to keep the widget not be affected by ios26?

### 3/5 — 갑자기 위젯 기능이 사라졌는데요

*2025-05-05, version 2.1.16*

저만 겪는 현상인가요

### 3/5 — As fotos não mudam

*2025-04-16, version 2.1.15*

Eu queria um app que desse para por uma quantidade ilimitada de fotos e que elas mudassem de forma aleatória nos widgets. Antes esse app era assim mas faz muito tempo que aparecem as mesmas fotos. Bem frustrante

### 4/5 — Great app, a few requests!

*2025-03-11*

Alright, this is the best photo widget app I've been able to find. Simple, does what it's supposed to, offers a bit of customization. All in all, nothing wrong with it.
However, there are a few features I'd love to see implemented. One is the option to include the date the picture was taken on the widget, with customizations such as font, size, color, and especially date format. This would make it good for  seeing a memory and being able
to tie the exact date it happened to it!
Another feature I would like is choosing what order the widget's photos refresh, such as completely random, by order of date, and any other ways that would make sense.

If these two features were added as well as an option for any sort of premium, I'd happily pay a bit to have this app! All in all, this is a great app if you're looking to display your photos on your home screen without it staying the same for long times, since it has the option to choose shorter intervals between refreshes. Awesome!

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app.
And we appreciate your feedback. 
It will be taken into consideration when we further develop our app. 
We will always try to offer you the very best service.
Please feel free to contact us again any time should you have any questions or comments.
Thank you for your interest and care!

### 2/5 — 使い方

*2024-10-30*

アプリを入れた時に説明がなく使い方がわからないです。アルバムに追加することは出来たんですけどそこからホーム画面にウィジェットを追加する方法が分からないので教えて欲しいです。

**Developer response:** iPhoneのホーム画面にウィジェット登録する方法
1) ホーム画面で何も表示されていない部分を長押しします。
2) 上隅の「+」追加ボタンをタップします。
3) リストからPhoto Albumを選択します。
4) "ウィジェットを追加 ➔ 完了"をタップします。
ほかにもご不明な点などありましたら、画面のスクリーンショットをhelp@thedaybefore.meまでお送りください。
確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。

### 5/5 — Good app

*2024-09-26, version 2.1.14*

Great app, I’d pay to get rid of the ads, please add this option in the future

### 5/5 — いつも使っています

*2024-09-21*

めちゃくちゃ使いやすいです
やり方も簡単で写真を選択するだけですぐに出来ます。ホーム画面に推しの写真を置けるのでテンションが上がります。まじで最高のアプリです

**Developer response:** 私たちのアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。
貴重なご意見ありがとうございます。
今後もより良いサービスをご提供できるよう努力してまいります。
これからもPHOTO ALBUMを宜しくお願い致します。

### 5/5 — Almost Perfect App

*2024-05-17*

Concise and functional, exactly what I need. But here is to developers: Out of the over a thousand photos I have in the app a few of them get randomly displayed a lot more frequently in the widget while others I just do not often see. I believe there is a problem with your random or hash function which you might want to fix!

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app. 
Pictures are displayed randomly.
(That's not an error.)
We ask for your understanding regarding this matter.
If you have any further questions while using our app, please let us know.
We will always try to offer you the very best service.
Thank you.

### 3/5 — Updates wipe album choices

*2023-12-01, version 2.1.10*

The past two times I’ve updated this app it clears all my widget album choices to the first album so I have to keep going back and manually reset the albums. Very annoying. Otherwise, ok app.

### 3/5 — ウィジェット使えなくなった

*2023-09-28*

iOS17.0.1にしたらウィジェットが使えない。 追加も出来ない。早急な対応求む。 «追記» ご対応頂き治りました。

**Developer response:** 私たちのアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。
iOSのエラーで発生する現象です。
1) デバイスを再起動させてからもう一度お試しください。
(携帯電話の電源を完全に切ってから再起動してください。)
2) その後、アプリを一度実行させてください。
そして、再試行をお願いします。
3) それでも動作しなければ画面のスクリーンショットをhelp@thedaybefore.meまでお送りください。
これからも PHOTO ALBUMをよろしくお願い致します。
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解決できてよかったです。
その他のお問い合わせがございましたら、お気軽にお寄せください。

### 2/5 — I LOVE IT!! HOWEVER….

*2023-09-24*

So I been using this ever since I started using widgets on my iPhone and I absolutely love it as it was simple and easy. So when I got my iPad I wanted to do the same thing, but for what ever reason I couldn’t use it as I always come up with just a black box. I tried using different sizes, uninstalling to reinstalling and I still run into the same issue. It works perfectly fine on iPhone but I don’t know if this is just a glitch or if this widget is for iPhone only.

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app. 
If so, first of all, please proceed in order.
1) restart your mobile phone.
(Please try again after turning your phone completely off and back on.)
2) And after turning off and turning on the phone, run the app once.
3) If it still doesn't work, please send us a screenshot, to help@thedaybefore.me, 
we will try our best to respond to your inquiry.
Thank you.

### 5/5 — 아주 좋은 사진 위젯 어플

*2023-09-23*

위젯 2x1 크기로 했을 때 편집한 사진 적용이 제대로 안 되는 경우가 있어서 아쉬워요~ 어플에서 볼 때는 편집한 크기•방향으로 잘 보이는데 위젯에서는 적용이 안 되는 경우가 종종 있습니다. 그것 말고는 아주 잘 쓰고 있는 좋은 사진 위젯 어플입니다 :D

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요~포토앨범입니다.
애용해주셔서 감사합니다~
우선, 보내주신 내용을 바탕으로 여러가지 테스트를 진행중에 있으나, 아직 해당 현상이 재현되지 않고 있어서 정확한 안내를 바로 드리기 어려운 점 양해 부탁드립니다. 
(또한 동일현상으로 다른 사용자분들의 신고도 전혀 없어서 관련 정보도 너무 부족한 상황입니다.)
하여, 관련화면들을 모두 캡쳐해서 help@thedaybefore.me 로 보내주시면, 보다 면밀히 확인해보겠습니다~
(가능하시다면 동영상으로 보내주시면, 저희가 테스트를 진행하는데 많은 도움이 됩니다~)
감사합니다.

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2023-08-31, version 2.1.6*

Esta app es muy buena, solo me gustaría que agregaran intervalos de tiempo menor de 1 minuto para cambiar fotos en el widget.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 機能しない

*2024-09-22*

iOS18になってからアルバムの写真が表示されなくなった。お気に入りだったのでショックです。何かやり方間違ってるのでしょうか？

**Developer response:** 私たちのアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。
以下の内容を"順番に"進めてください。
1) 最新バージョンにアップデートしてください。(v 2.1.14)
2) 携帯電話の電源を完全に切ってからもう一度つけてください。
3) アプリを一度実行させてください。
4) ちなみに、携帯電話を再起動した後にウィジェットが表示されるまでには2~3分ほどかかる場合があります。
ほかにもご不明な点などありましたら、いつでもお気軽にお問い合わせください。
確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。

### 1/5 — No se miran las fotos

*2023-12-31, version 2.1.11*

Desde hace algunos días las fotos ya no se ven y el widget se queda en negro

### 1/5 — Not functioning after latest iOS 17.2 update

*2023-11-02, version 2.1.9*

The widgets are not functioning after the latest 17.2 update on iPhone

### 1/5 — Un asco de app

*2022-11-26, version 2.1.5*

Tiene tremendos bugs y aún no lo solucionan!!!

### 1/5 — La suplicación con la última actualización de software no funciona

*2022-09-23, version 2.1.4*

No funciona

### 1/5 — 今までみたいに

*2022-08-08*

ウィジェット長押しからフォントやフォントの大きさの設定が出来る様に戻してもらいたいです。 あと、アルバム名の表示の位置ですけど、今までの様に下段(上段)の真ん中に位置が合う様にしてもらいたいです。

**Developer response:** 私たちのアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。
お問い合わせいただいた内容だけでは正確な回答を致し兼ねますので、
より詳しい内容をお送りいただければ確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。
画面のスクリーンショットをhelp@thedaybefore.meまでお送りください。 
確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。
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1)  ウィジェット編集の位置が変更されました。
アプリを実行してアプリのメイン画面に移動-アルバム選択-右上の飾りアイコンで"フォント"と"フォントの大きさ"の変更が可能です。
2) そして、このページの"並び替え"で設定可能です。
今回のアップデートで、より新しい機能が多様に提供されます。
ほかにもご不明な点などありましたら、いつでもお気軽にお問い合わせください。
これからも PHOTO ALBUMをよろしくお願い致します。

### 1/5 — アルバムの設定がとてつもなく遅い

*2022-03-26*

はい、タイトルの通りです。

**Developer response:** 私たちのアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。
お問い合わせいただいた内容だけでは正確な回答を致し兼ねますので、
より詳しい内容をお送りいただければ確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。
画面のスクリーンショットをhelp@thedaybefore.meまでお送りください。 
確認のうえ、ご連絡致します。

### 1/5 — 俺だけでしょうか

*2021-12-31*

アルバムがひとつしか作れないのですが？！
これは何かの、バグですかね？！

**Developer response:** ご使用に不便をおかけして申し訳ありません。 
私たちはそれをすぐ修正しました。 
ところがiPhoneの場合には、Appleでこれを検収する時間が必要です。 
このアップルの検収期間により最新バージョンが配信されるまで多少お時間をいただくことはございますのでご了承くださいませ。
(Appleは検収所要時間などを開発会社にも知らせません。) 
後日最新バージョンが配信されましたら、その際にアップデートお願いいたします。 
ほかにもご不明な点などありましたら、いつでもお気軽にお問い合わせください。

### 1/5 — ios15非対応？

*2021-12-30*

最初アルバムを1つ作ったら、それ以降アルバム作成のボタンが消えてしまい新たにアルバムが作れません。ios15なのが原因かもしれないので対応よろしくお願いします

**Developer response:** ご使用に不便をおかけして申し訳ありません。
私たちはそれをすぐ修正しました。
ところがiPhoneの場合には、Appleでこれを検収する時間が必要です。
このアップルの検収期間により最新バージョンが配信されるまで多少お時間をいただくことはございますのでご了承くださいませ。
(Appleは検収所要時間などを開発会社にも知らせません。)
後日最新バージョンが配信されましたら、その際にアップデートお願いいたします。
ほかにもご不明な点などありましたら、いつでもお気軽にお問い合わせください。

### 1/5 — Versión de pago

*2021-09-27, version 2.0.9*

Buen día quisiera saber el costo de la app, no veo la opción de costos y compra en la app…

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Optional feature

*2026-05-17, version 2.1.17*

I love this app, it’s the best app I’ve used for photos but I just wished it had a feature to cycle the photos in order.. I keep getting the same photos every other cycle.

### 5/5 — Option to remove ads!

*2025-10-21*

Love the CarPlay widget! 

Please offer a one time pay option to remove the ads! They are annoying and you have a great app! This is the BEST photo album widget app in the Apple Store. It works as intended and there are frequent updates. I think I have tried all the apps and by far this is the best!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album. Thank you for using our app. 
And we appreciate your feedback. 
Photo Album will always strive to provide the best services with our simple design and numerous functions. 
Thank you for your interest and care!

### 5/5 — iPhone or Mac

*2025-09-30, version 2.1.17*

I love this app.
I use it on my iPhone but find its much better on my Mac.
What you set your screen resolution to, determines how many widgets you can fit.
I have mine set so I can fit six large square or three large rectangle widgets across the screen and three large and one small row of widgets down the screen.
So row 1 has six large square.
Row 2 has three large rectangle.
Row 3 has two large square and two large rectangle.
And the final row has six small square and three small rectangle widgets.
Each tile has a separate photo album set, and they change image every 1 minute.
I set my Mac wallpaper to dark grey and the widgets cover the screen like floating tiles that constantly change image.
So much better than a single static wallpaper!

### 5/5 — Sehr gut

*2025-05-03, version 2.1.16*

Tolle App  - bitte passt eure App an. Sie funktioniert nicht mehr richtig. Kein Bilderwechsel mehr

### 5/5 — .

*2025-03-12, version 2.1.15*

One of the best
App

### 5/5 — 최고의 어플이지만! 개선해주셨으면 합니다.

*2025-03-05*

위젯에서 보이고싶은 한장만 계속 보이게 되고 다른 사진들은 그 탭을 들어가야만 보이게 하고싶습니다. 하지만 현재 이 어플의 사진변경주기에는 항상 한 사진만 뜨게하는 설정은 없었습니다. 그래서 매번 한 앨범에 한 사진만 넣었는데 그렇게 하니까 내용확인이 어렵더라구요. 사진변경주기에 변경금지같은 항목을 넣어주셨으면 합니다! 이거말고는 진짜 너무나도 좋은 어플이라 잘 사용하고 있습니다. 어플 만들어주셔서 감사합니다.

**Developer response:** 포토앨범을 애용해주셔서 감사합니다~^^ 
우선, 너무 죄송하지만 문의주신 기능은 현재는 제공되지 않고 있습니다. 
이 점 양해를 부탁드립니다~ 
그러나, 보내주신 내용은 저희가 소중히 듣고 향후 개발시 참고하도록 하겠습니다~
포토앨범에 애정과 관심을 가지고 좋은 의견 보내주셔서 감사합니다~!!
앞으로도 여러가지 기능들을 편리하게 사용하실 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠습니다~
감사합니다~!!^^

### 5/5 — Best Random Photo Widget

*2025-02-23, version 2.1.15*

I found this comes with good results. Others apps always stuck on same image and often collect monthly subscriptions. But this app works well and it is free.

### 5/5 — 깔끔하고 좋은데 png는 흰 배경으로 나오네요 ㅠㅠ

*2025-01-25*

군더더기 없이 원했던 위젯 기능이라 너무 좋은데 png 파일 배경은 검정이나 투명이 아닌 흰 배경으로 나오는 점이 아쉽습니다ㅠ 이 부분이 개선된다면 더 좋을 것 같습니다.

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요~포토앨범입니다. 
애용해주셔서 감사합니다~
우선, 투명배경을 문의주시는거라면, 투명도 조절은 아이폰 기술적으로 불가능한 부분입니다. 
(아이폰 자체에서 제약을 두고 있는 부분입니다.) 
하여 저희도 너무 아쉽고 안타까운 부분입니다. 
양해 부탁드리겠습니다.
확인 부탁드리며 관련하여 추가 문의사항 있으실 경우 언제든 다시 연락주세요~
감사합니다.

### 5/5 — Photo Order

*2025-01-16, version 2.1.15*

Hi, great app, one thing I would love to be included would be to be able to sort the photos in each album into chronological order.
Otherwise, simple and effective. *****

### 5/5 — What happened?

*2024-09-29*

Love this app but it stopped working after upgrading to iOS 18. It doesn’t show any images. Will update rating if it gets fixed.
Update: Issue fixed so I’m giving it 5 stars. Thank you for the quick response.
Suggestion: Add an option to add images directly from Files, not just from Photos

**Developer response:** Hello, this is Photo Album.
Thank you for using our app.
It is mostly caused by an error in ios.
So please proceed in order.
1) Please update to the latest version. (v 2.1.14)
2) restart your mobile phone. (Please try again after turning your phone completely off and back on.)
3) Please run the app once.
4) Please note that it may take 2-3 minutes for the widget to appear after rebooting the phone.
If you have any further questions while using our app, please send us a screenshot with a detailed explanation, to help@thedaybefore.me, we will try our best to respond to your inquiry.
Thank you.

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