# Photo Widget — user reviews

> 83 indexed App Store user reviews of Photo Widget by Francis Bonnin, rated 3.90/5 from 298 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id885129715/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-widget/id885129715.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 182 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 55

## 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

## Newest reviews (11 of 83)

### 3/5 — Option NEEDED!

*2021-05-04*

The ability to resize image

**Developer response:** Done!

### 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.

### 4/5 — For a paid app, not quite 5 stars.

*2020-10-07*

Great app, works well, but, feels more complicated than it is, or, its is more complicated and a tutorial needs to be accessible.
Also, if the “PW” logo was superimposed in the corner of the image instead of saying “photo w.” under neath, that would look a lot more pleasing esthetically.

**Developer response:** Thank you.
About the name below the photo widget, unfortunately, it is not possible to remove it (or even customise it). 
It is automatically set to the name of the app by Apple.
Hopefully they will allow to change that in a future iOS update.

### 2/5 — Ummm

*2020-09-26, version 5.0.3*

I  don’t know what is going on and it’s not working for me

### 2/5 — Broken large widget

*2020-09-26*

Latest update breaks the largest widget on the home screen. Just displays a large black box. I’m using this app to display multiple images using stacks. ☹️

**Developer response:** Hi,
Latest 5.0.5 version should fix the issue of some big widgets not being displayed properly.
You can contact me at contact@pacolabs.com if you still have some problems.

### 5/5 — Ben

*2020-09-23, version 5.0.2*

Nbsnsnsns

### 5/5 — Improvement Point

*2020-09-22*

Thank you for good app.
But When I choose a small size widget, there is a decrease in image quality.
Fix please.

**Developer response:** Hi, thank you for kindly reporting the problem. I indeed managed to reproduce it, and a fix has been submitted (it is currently in review by Apple)
EDIT: You can update to version 5.0.3 and the images will have an higher quality.

### 2/5 — Needs Work

*2020-09-22, version 5.0.1*

This app is hard to learn how to work! Needs some work done.

### 3/5 — defections aren’t clear.

*2020-09-22, version 5.0.1*

how do i add my second widget it only allows me to add one photo

### 2/5 — 浪费钱，只能设置一张？2感觉没啥用

*2020-09-22*

无用……

**Developer response:** 您可以添加任意数量的照片。
在应用程序中，按右上角的+按钮创建一个新的小部件项目（最多可添加6张照片）。
然后，在您的手机主屏幕上，添加一个照片W.小部件（并选择3个可用的大小之一）。
一旦这个主屏幕小部件被添加，触摸并按住它，以编辑它。
然后，你就可以在应用程序中选择你之前创建的小部件，在一个列表中（为了显示它）。

### 2/5 — Hard to use

*2020-09-21*

It’s really hard to use and i wasn’t really sure what I was doing because there is no tutorial or anything telling you how to use.

**Developer response:** Open the app, and create some widgets (by clicking the top right plus button).
Once your widgets are created, follow the instructions displayed in the footer of the app (it also contains a link to the apple support page explaining how to add the widgets on your Home screen)

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 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。

### 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

### 1/5 — Bilder verschwinden

*2020-09-28*

iOS 14: Nach ein paar Tagen wird nur noch das erste Bild vom ersten Widget angezeigt, die anderen sind auch in der Liste der verfügbaren Widgets nicht mehr da. 

Einzige Hilfe: Löschen, neu installieren, alle Foto-Widgets neu einrichten. Nach dem 5. Mal hab ich es dann runtergeworfen.

**Developer response:** Die neueste Version 5.0.5 sollte das Problem beheben, dass einige große Widgets nicht richtig angezeigt werden.
Sie können mich unter contact@pacolabs.com kontaktieren, falls Sie immer noch Probleme haben.

### 1/5 — Black Screen

*2020-09-27*

I’ve restarted my phone and I still have a black screen. 
I had it for 3 days and nothing has changed.

**Developer response:** Hi,
Latest 5.0.5 version should fix the issue of some big widgets not being displayed properly.
You can contact me at contact@pacolabs.com if you still have some problems.

### 1/5 — 能不能测试完再发布新版本？

*2020-09-26*

全是bug

**Developer response:** 嗨，我的天
名字本身不能直接更改，但可以单独更改应用程序的完整语言。
进入iPhone设置应用，将列表滚动到底部，直到看到应用名称。
选择它，你会看到更改语言的设置。

### 1/5 — Photos are blurry

*2020-09-24, version 5.0.2*

All of my photos are blurry

### 1/5 — Terrible outdated app - do not download

*2020-09-22, version 5.0.1*

It seems like it’s a new app to correspond with widgets but it’s not.

### 1/5 — 画質が悪い

*2020-09-21*

画質が悪いです
無料のやつより
画質が悪いです
1番小さいサイズの画質が悪いです

**Developer response:** 仰る通りです。
ご報告ありがとうございます。
私は確かにそれを再現することができました。
修正案が提出されており、まもなく利用可能になります（現在Appleがレビュー中です）。
バージョン5.0.3にアップデートすると、画像の品質が向上します。

### 1/5 — Not worth my money. Want a refund

*2020-09-21*

Don’t tell me there’s a new version I got it. Only three pictures and not easy to use.  Not satisfied

**Developer response:** Once the widget is added in your home screen, you have to long press it to be able to edit it and to select which item (defined in the app) it will display. By default, it displays the first item of the list in the app. So, in the app, create as many items as you want. Then, add a Photo widget on your home screen and edit it to select the item you want it to display.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 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

### 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!

### 5/5 — Ok

*2021-02-28*

Good

**Developer response:** Thank you.

### 5/5 — Все устраивает

*2020-10-25*

На самом деле качество фото можно менять в настройках. Приложение хорошее.

**Developer response:** Спасибо

### 5/5 — Great app - great developer

*2020-10-03*

A really useful app with iOS 14 and older versions. Has some features that some other photo apps don't have. The developer also works fast to fix any problems. Good work!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your patience in helping me solve the problem :)

### 5/5 — Ich weiß nicht wie auf dem Bildschirm das geht

*2020-09-26*

Leider weiß ich nicht wie ich das auf mein Bildschirm kriege

### 5/5 — Travel

*2020-09-23, version 5.0.2*

Dru

### 5/5 — Pretty much perfect

*2020-09-23*

This app is exactly what I was looking for and is totally worth the price. I’m even more impressed that you can do photo grids and they always come out perfectly. Having pictures on my Home Screen just gives my phone that true custom feel. My only wish though is that I could name each photo array in the app so when I’m looking for the correct one in the widget editing section I can just quickly look for the name I chose and then apply it instead of seeing Photo 1 (List 1) etc. Other than that there is nothing else I could ask for. This is definitely one of my favorite iOS 14 compatible apps.

**Developer response:** Hi, thank you very much for your review.
You are right, something, like a name, should be added.
I still have to finish the basic adaptation of my other widgets apps, but once done, I'll definitely improve that)

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