# Photo Widget — On Home Screen & Today View

> Display custom photo widgets on iOS home and today screens. (iPhone/iPad app by Francis Bonnin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id885129715 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Francis Bonnin](https://appshunter.io/developer/284043095)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 298 App Store ratings · 83 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: Russian, American English, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), Chinese (Simplified, China), French (France), Japanese
- Released: 2014-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id885129715/reviews.md

## What is Photo Widget?

Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets.

Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes.
From anywhere in your device, with a simple top to bottom swipe, you'll have access to your own information and actions.

Each Photo widget allows to view one or more photos from the photo library of your device.
This is the quickest access to the favorite photos of your beloved family and friends.
Add from 1 to 6 photos in each widget, in order to maximize the available space.
Those photos can be viewed in fullscreen by touching them.

The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device.
Dark mode of iOS13 is supported.
You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view).
To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another.
Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

## Key features

- iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets
- Customizable Today View widgets
- Display 1-6 photos per widget
- Fullscreen photo viewing
- Unlimited widget creation
- Organize widgets into lists
- Dark mode support

## What do users think of Photo Widget?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✨ Quick and easy content display on home screen
- 🎨 Customizable photo widgets with grid options
- 🔧 Works well with iOS 14 and widget integration
- ⚡ Fast developer support and bug fixes
- 📱 Allows multiple widgets with different images
- 🎯 Useful for creating personalized phone aesthetics

**Cons**

- 😕 Confusing user interface with steep learning curve
- 🐛 Widget doesn't appear in widget menu for many users
- 🖼️ Poor image quality and blurry photo display
- ⚫ Black screen and display glitches reported
- 🔄 Photos disappear or fail to load after few days
- ❌ Limited functionality compared to free alternatives
- 💰 Not worth the $0.99 price point
- 📋 Lacks clear documentation and tutorials
- 🖼️ Watermark placement aesthetically unpleasing
- 🔀 Multiple widgets display same image instead of different ones

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Widget doesn't appear in widget menu when adding to home screen
- Black screen display issues
- Photos disappear after several days of use
- Large widget displays as black box
- Multiple widgets show identical images
- App crashes or fails to load photos
- Blurry or low-quality image rendering
- Widget not compatible with iOS versions below 14 (not clearly labeled)
- Only allows adding one photo despite claims of multiple
- App doesn't show up when searching widget menu

**Most requested features**

- Photo shuffle/slideshow capability
- Image resizing options
- Named photo arrays for easier widget selection
- Share functionality when tapping photos
- Swipe through photos in widget sets
- Pin lock security for app
- GIF support for animated displays
- Home screen widget support (not just Today view)
- Better image quality and resolution
- Improved watermark design or removal option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 83)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id885129715/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 大変気にいってます

*2024-05-10*

すばらしいです毎日見ています。

**Developer response:** ありがとう！

### 5/5 — Love it

*2023-05-23*

I love it works great for what I wanted!

**Developer response:** Thank you very much!

### 5/5 — ❤️

*2022-11-20*

Классное приложение

### 1/5 — 正方形にしか表示できない

*2022-01-10*

トリミングできないし、タップしたら元の写真を表示してほしいだけなのに、それも出来ないゴミアプリ。

### 5/5 — Display your own content quickly and easily

*2021-10-16*

As one who almost NEVER makes reviews of things I couldn’t avoid telling you how great this app is! If you like to have single screen visuals of many things you want to be fast to pull up on your device this is the app for you! Also this app works well with widgets to display any selected content on your Home Screen! It’s a must have!

### 3/5 — Option NEEDED!

*2021-05-04*

The ability to resize image

**Developer response:** Done!

### 5/5 — Ok

*2021-02-28*

Good

**Developer response:** Thank you.

### 1/5 — Just get a free alternative

*2021-01-26*

There’s no reason to pay $1 for this. Just get one of the free alternatives because it doesn’t add anything new. It actually lacks some features that others have like being able to shuffle through a list of photos.

**Developer response:** Feel free to do so.
Just be aware that when an app is free, there are big chances that it contains ads or that they use your information to make money in a way or another.

### 1/5 — Bad

*2020-11-29, version 5.0.5*

So bad please don’t get it doesn’t even work stick to widget smith

### 2/5 — Sad

*2020-10-31*

Please, like the other apps like photo widget etc. Put “requires iOS 14” at the top, this app doesn’t have that and it’s makes me think that you can put widgets on your home screen without Ios14. Waste of money, I did not pay a dollar to see my photos on today’s views. I really wasted a dollar for this...welp time to delete

**Developer response:** Hi,
The app does not require iOS 14, and it existed before iOS 14.
Initially, with this app you could add photos as Today View widgets. Those kind of widgets existed since iOS 8, and they are displayed in the the Today view.
IOS 14 made it possible to create new kind of widgets : Home screen widgets. 
Those widgets (that can have 3 different sizes) can be added on your Home screen on iPhone (they can also be added in the Today View on iPhone and iPad).
So, with the iOS14 release, I have adapted my app to also handle those Home screen widgets (but the older Today View widgets are still handles).
If you are looking for Home screen widgets that would work on iOS13, and lower, then you are out of luck : You will never find some on the App Store, since Apple only added this feature with iOS14.

## Frequently asked questions about Photo Widget

### What does the Photo Widget app do?

This app allows you to create and display custom photo widgets directly on your iOS device's home screen and today view. You can select multiple photos for each widget and access them with a simple swipe.

### How many photos can I add to a widget?

Each photo widget can display between one and six photos from your device's photo library. This allows you to maximize the visual space available on your widgets.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free experience for users.

### What iOS versions are supported?

The widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The app also supports the dark mode introduced in iOS 13.

### Can I add multiple widgets?

Yes, you can add as many widgets as you want. These widgets can be displayed in up to three different lists, accessible from both the Today view and the main application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.2 — 2025-07-02

* Minor fixes and improvements.

### 6.1 — 2024-07-10

Reduced disk space usage.
Minor fixes and improvements.

### 6.0 — 2024-05-05

Thank you for using this application.
Here are the great new features in this version:

 - Widget settings are now saved when you exit the app while editing (you don't have to press Done).
 - New touch action to zoom in and out the photo in Home screen widgets (when multiple images are displayed).
 - Ability to crop the photo (with different predefined proportions if needed) after the photo is selected.

### 5.3 — 2021-06-02

possibility to crop the photo during import.

### 5.2 — 2020-12-26

• Possibility to set a widget name (to be used when identifying the widget to pick in the home screen widget modification popup)
• Background color customisation for all Home Screen Widgets.
• Border color and thickness customisation for all Home Screen Widgets.
• For Home Screen Widgets containing multiple items : possibility to customise the separator thickness.
• Smaller fixes and improvements.

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