# Photo Widget. — user reviews > 407 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Widget. by Impala Studios, rated 4.60/5 from 31,432 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id1074246199/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id1074246199.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25,159 · 4★ 2,907 · 3★ 1,248 · 2★ 717 · 1★ 1,401 ## What do users think of Photo Widget.? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💯 Customizable photo widgets - 🎨 Ability to choose own photos - 🆓 Free app with no paid version required - 🤩 Simple and easy to use - ⭐️ Great for displaying memories **Cons** - 🕰 Slow photo refresh rate - 🖼 Blurry/low-quality photo display - 📆 Unnecessary date display on photos - 🙈 Intrusive ads - 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection **Commonly reported bugs** - Widgets not showing up in selection menu - Photos not rotating/refreshing as expected - Widgets disappearing from home screen - Inability to delete/rearrange existing widgets **Most requested features** - Ability to shuffle/randomize photo order - Option to create multiple unique photo widgets - Shorter photo refresh intervals (e.g. 15s, 30s) - Customization options for widget appearance - Paid version to remove ads ## Newest reviews (10 of 407) ### 3/5 — ´ *2026-08-31* Les pub ses énervent ### 2/5 — Was good until deceitful paid updates *2026-08-30, version 1.2.5* Had for years, used to always have photos of my deceased cat on my Home Screen. Recently had a text banner overlaid on the image, so I click to try and disable… and am prompted to subscribe. Two qualms: -The “Most Popular” option is 3 days free, then $4/week… or $208/year. Right below it is $25/year. Misleading with the highlighted top option and hoping folks just click it cause it’s the most popular. -Below both options is “Continue for Free”… I’ve been using the app for free for years, so I click that. And it prompts me to start paying for the $4/week version. Great app up until this misleading and predatory attempt. ### 3/5 — Mostly love *2026-08-24, version 1.2.5* I love being to see my favorite pictures easily changing. It’s always a surprise. I HATE the black banner wanting me to share that album. I’ve tried several things to remove it but no change. This needs to be addressed. ### 2/5 — Pretty bad *2026-08-23, version 1.2.5* I’m not into the way it crops the widgets and the dates/pop ups in the the widget are obstructive and intrusive ### 4/5 — Good *2026-08-18, version 1.2.5* Does everything it needs to ### 2/5 — ads *2026-08-08, version 1.2.5* the ads are actually so annoying i don’t see why this needs to happen when it’s just ruining my phone and im seriously not willing to pay for no ads. ### 2/5 — Great App *2026-07-31, version 1.2.4* Ads have been added. Major bummer. One thing - when you open the app can it just land on the screen which has the + sign - currently the app opens on a single photo and adds more clicks to get to main screen to load a photo. ### 3/5 — RANDOM SHUFFLE PLEASE *2026-07-30* Please give us an option for random shuffle of the pictures. Other than that app is perfect!! **Developer response:** Hallo! Es freut uns total zu hören, dass die App für dich so angenehm ist und du sie als bisher beste kostenlose Option siehst. Dein Wunsch nach einer echten Auto-Shuffle-Funktion für Alben ist absolut nachvollziehbar, denn genau das macht das Wechseln so lebendig. Danke, dass du das so konkret beschreibst, das hilft uns sehr. Wenn du magst, teile uns bitte die Details zu dem Shuffle-Verhalten, das du beobachtest, an support@impalastudios.com mit, damit wir es gezielt prüfen können. Wir schauen uns das Shuffle-Verhalten an, damit die Bilder genau so gemischt werden, wie du es dir vorstellst! ### 4/5 — like it *2026-07-25, version 1.2.3* I like the app but when u add a widget it shows the date at the bottom I don’t really mind it but I would prefer if it wasn’t there. no other complaints ### 4/5 — this app is really easy to use and I love it, but I wanna say smth rq *2026-07-15, version 1.2.3* I got this app and started using it because what else would I do with it lol, and I stopped using it after a while because I got bored of the widgets I had and I was too lazy to make a new album or delete the photos, and I came back the day I’m writing this and the pictures I put on the widgets don’t show anything 75% of the time. It might be my internet because I’m at a motel and internet is kinda bad, but I just wanna say this in case it’s not the internet. Developers please look at this ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Deceptive *2026-09-04, version 1.2.6* Offers paid or continue for free but it’s not free. It’s 3 days fee then you have to pay. Very misleading. The thing is I would have actually paid for it if it was more honest about it. But I won’t give money to companies that use such deceptive tactics. ### 1/5 — 유료 구독 강제. 안하면 못씀. *2026-09-02* 뭐 대단한 기능이라고 무료판조차 없이 무조건 유료 구독임? ### 1/5 — Changed conditions *2026-08-28, version 1.2.5* Use it for athletics bar code. Pop with change to pay or ads (whatever that means) when bar code needed. Deleting and finding an alternative. ### 1/5 — Horrible Update *2026-08-27, version 1.2.5* Used free for years with no ads… ridiculous to charge to put my own photos on my homescreen. Will be deleting ASAP ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-08-23, version 1.2.5* The amount of ads is ridiculous ### 1/5 — Не качайте *2026-08-13* Это ужас простооо когда ставишь фотки и выходишь вместо них показывают картинку самого приложения вс ем смысл ??!?!?!? ### 1/5 — Реклама *2026-08-10* Ужасно ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-08-09, version 1.2.5* Ads pop up so fast that you can’t do ANYTHING without paying for the subscription. Ads won’t close when they’re done playing. The app used to be good, now it’s useless. ### 1/5 — Disgusting *2026-07-23, version 1.2.3* Suddenly, I have three phones and all of them got viruses once I downloaded this app. I recommend try a different app because this app gave three of my phones viruses. I had the iPhone 11 virus iPhone 14 virus iPhone 15 Pro Max virus you guys ain’t gonna stop me cause I’m a fix that iPhone 15 Pro Max before the virus fully got away please don’t download this app. I also recommend find a safe Apple approved app widget app don’t use ones like these for the people that already have this. Delete it before the virus could get to your phone ### 1/5 — 😲 *2026-06-27, version 1.2.3* 💨💨🚒🚒 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pleasant *2026-08-17* It makes my day seeing all the favourite pictures ### 5/5 — Я считаю что *2026-08-13, version 1.2.5* Шикарное приложение хоть и с рекламой но все ровно удобно ### 5/5 — Отзыв *2026-07-17* Отличное ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-07-15, version 1.2.3* I love the app but, I wish I could put my photo albums into folders ### 5/5 — First Review *2026-07-13, version 1.2.3* Why did they change it where the photos are not in order anymore? It was easier that way instead of mixed up ### 5/5 — Это игра ТОП! *2026-07-11* Если честно то я скажу, что это приложение ТОП!!! Всё сразу работает! Мне это травится, у меня было похожее приложение «Miko” и у меня не чего не получалось, и я его удалила и решила скачать вашу игру! И мне она нравиться! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-07-06, version 1.2.3* I love the Photo Widget. I’m constantly sending the videos to my friends and family. It just. It just gives me a good feeling looking at these old photos without having to go through my massive library myself. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-07-04, version 1.2.3* its a simple fundamentally great app, just download it ### 5/5 — Fan *2026-07-04, version 1.2.3* Tastic ### 5/5 — Pratique *2026-06-30* Je m’en sers pour titrer avec un widget une page d’applications de l’iPad. 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