Comparison

PhotoLink widget vs Widget Web 27

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhotoLink widget

Create custom widgets for your home screen to display favorite photos or save frequently accessed web pages. Access saved content offline, organize with folders, and enjoy automatic content rotation.

Highlights
  • Create custom photo and web page widgets
  • Offline access to saved web pages
  • Web page bookmarking and direct launch
  • Photo and web page organization with folders
  • Automatic content rotation via timer
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Create your own widgets with the information you want to see at a glance. PhotoLink lets you turn photos, web pages, schedules, notes and useful information into your own Home Screen widgets. Keep the things you use every day right on your Home Screen — your work schedule, a favorite website, a shopping list, a reminder, the weather forecast, exchange rates, or a photo you love. Create widgets that fit the way you use your iPhone: • Add your favorite photos • Display any web page directly on your Home Screen • Keep schedules and timetables visible • Create simple notes and to-do lists • Save useful websites and bookmarks • Check weather and forecasts • View currency exchange rates • Display text, quotes, formulas and other useful information • Organize widgets into folders • Rotate multiple items automatically Web pages on your Home Screen Have a website you check every day? Add it to PhotoLink and keep it available directly from your Home Screen. Use it for work information, timetables, dashboards, news, reference pages, shopping lists, or any other website you want to keep within reach. Use PhotoLink for • Work schedules and timetables • Calendars and agendas • To-do lists and reminders • Shopping lists • Favorite websites and bookmarks • Weather and forecasts • Currency exchange rates • Important notes and reference information • Photos and memories Make your Home Screen yours Instead of opening an app every time you need information, put that information where you can see it. Create your own widgets and keep the information that matters most right on your Home Screen. PhotoLink — your information, always within reach.

About

Widget Web 27

Display websites and images directly on your iOS home and lock screens. Interact with web pages through links and special JS-Widgets, with features like geolocation and automatic updates. Customize appearance with transparent backgrounds, dark mode, and ad blocking.

Highlights
  • View websites in home screen widgets
  • Interactive JS-Widgets
  • Geolocation support
  • Transparent lock screen widgets
  • Automatic web page updates
  • Ad blocker
  • Customizable widget style
Features
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• View websites in a widget on the iOS home screen and lock screen. • To navigate, tap on web page links in the iOS widget. • Use special JS-Widgets with instant interaction. • Geolocation support for websites in widgets. • Transparent background for lock screen widgets is supported. • You can also view images from the internet in a widget, such as photo of the day. • The widget can automatically update the state of the web page. So you haven't missed any important information. • Choose a time interval to refresh the web page, or simply click on the widget to refresh it. • Use Dark Mode for any website to match your home screen style. • Use Ad Blocker to remove ads from your web page in a widget. • Customize the widget style to match your home screen wallpaper. • The functions of the widget can be customized by long pressing on it. ----------- Please don't rate it low because some web pages don't work, but write to support from the settings menu to fix it. _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Screenshots

PhotoLink widget4 screens
Widget Web 274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Widget Web 27 at none against PhotoLink widget's shown. Widget Web 27 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). PhotoLink widget's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PhotoLink widget sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Widget Web 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for PhotoLink widget against 4.2 for Widget Web 27. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 170 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of PhotoLink widget's written reviews are positive against 67% of Widget Web 27's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoLink widget ships an update every 4 months, Widget Web 27 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoLink widget versus Widget Web 27: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoLink widgetWidget Web 27
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (92 ratings) — better4.2 (170 ratings)
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews — better67.4% of reviews
Number of ratings92170 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB42 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIanis PlumitVitaliy Alekseev

Customer experience

PhotoLink widget

All ratings92 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%

Widget Web 27

All ratings170 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

PhotoLink widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Widget Web 27

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App constantly asks to rate it
  • Ad bubble in the bottom corner
  • White screen on page load since iOS 18
  • Widgets not showing up in the widget list
  • Widget loses its position in the webpage
Show 9 more
  • Scheduled refresh doesn't work
  • Widget only works the first time it's set
  • Pro version doesn't display all of crop area
  • Crop feature duplicates and crop lines show on widget
  • Widget shows white screen after refresh
  • Snapshot can slip on reload
  • Difficult to frame webcam photos, no useful preview
  • App takes up a large amount of storage
  • Cannot select the top part of the site due to modal window

Requested features

10 requests
  • Larger square widget option for iPads
  • Ability to interact with website through widget
  • Remove "widget web" caption
  • Allow trying premium features for one webpage
  • Add larger 4x2 widget size
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  • Backup saved widgets for import between devices
  • Ability to group widgets in categories
  • Option to adjust browser font size
  • iCloud support for storing links
  • Fix iOS 18 white screen issue

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PhotoLink widget

One-time7
  • Buy developers a coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ad$2.99
  • Multiple Widgets$3.99
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  • All$4.99
  • Buy developers a pizza$4.99
  • Buy developers a lunch$9.99
  • Buy developers a dinner$19.99
2 purchases

Widget Web 27

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99

Questions

Is PhotoLink widget free?
PhotoLink widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Web 27 free?
Widget Web 27 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoLink widget or Widget Web 27?
PhotoLink widget is rated higher. PhotoLink widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Widget Web 27 averages 4.2 from 170 ratings.
Do PhotoLink widget or Widget Web 27 have ads?
PhotoLink widget shows ads; Widget Web 27 does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoLink widget or Widget Web 27?
PhotoLink widget ships an update every 4 months, and Widget Web 27 every 6 weeks. Most recently, PhotoLink widget was updated on October 21, 2026 and Widget Web 27 on October 24, 2026.

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